US EditionGilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, ordered to pay eight of nine accusers $880K
Justice Chantal Tremblay awarded damages to eight women after finding proven assaults and misconduct, while rejecting Gilbert Rozon’s defamation counterclaims.
- On Tuesday, Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay ordered Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to pay more than $880,000 to eight of nine women who sued him for sexual assault and misconduct.
- The civil trial began in December 2024 following a 2020 Quebec Court of Appeal ruling that converted a class-action lawsuit into individual suits; plaintiffs initially sought nearly $14 million for incidents occurring between 1980 and 2004.
- Rejecting Rozon's four defamation counterclaims, each seeking $275,000, Tremblay ordered him to pay plaintiffs' legal costs and awarded Danie Frenette more than $155,000 and Annick Charrette $95,000.
- In a statement, law firm Trudel Johnston and Lespérance said the decision proves the justice system can respond to sexual violence, stating, "This victory also belongs to all survivors of sexual assault."
- Tremblay wrote that the judgment aims to bring the trial to a close, reaffirming that attacks on personal integrity require a "legal response proportionate to the extent of the harm suffered.
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Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon ordered to pay $880K to 8 plaintiffs in sex-assault civil trial
A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Gilbert Rozon, the Just For Laughs founder, to pay just under a little more than $880,000 to eight of the nine women who have accused him of sexual assault and misconduct in a civil trial.
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon ordered to pay $880K to 8 plaintiffs
A Quebec Superior Court judge rendered the decision Tuesday. Nine plaintiffs in the civil case were seeking $14 million. A Quebec Superior Court judge rendered the decision Tuesday. Nine plaintiffs in the civil case were seeking $14 million.
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MONTREAL — Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Just for Laughs, has been ordered to pay a total of more than $880,000 to eight of the nine women who had accused him of sexual assault and misconduct.
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