
Just for Laughs founder’s sex-assault civil trial disrupted by insults and threats
MONTRÉAL — The civil trial of Gilbert Rozon was disrupted by a rare outburst on Thursday when one of the women accusing the Just for Laughs founder of sexual assault lashed out at him during a break.
The plaintiff’s husband also allegedly grabbed Rozon and threatened to strangle him outside the courtroom after the disgraced former comedy mogul denied the woman’s allegations during his testimony.
The altercation led the judge to postpone the proceedings until Friday morning.
Rozon is being sued for nearly $14 million by nine women who accuse him of sexual assault and misconduct, including actress Danie Frenette, who alleges he raped her twice in 1988, when she was working for the Just for Laughs comedy festival.