Rozon's Fate: Just for Laughs Founder Faces Sexual Assault Trial Ruling

0:00Tomorrow, Gilbert Rosan, the guy who founded just for laughs, finds out if he has to pay up to nine women accusing him of sexual assaults and rapes. From way back, the 70-year-old Quebec showbiz mogul faces a nearly $14 million civil lawsuit after a 10-month trial wrapped up. The case kicked off last December, with Judge Chantal Trimbley overseeing everything and she's set to drop her ruling around 11 a.m. Both sides get a heads up an hour before, so expect quick reactions once it's public. Rosan flat out to nice at all, claiming the women teamed up for cash as part of the Me Too Wave. He stepped down from his comedy empire in 2017 and sold it off later, but these allegations keep following him. One big change hit right before trial, Quebec updated its civil code to block lawyers from digging into victim sex lives or why they stayed in touch. Both abusers, calling that stuff irrelevant stereotypes. Rosan's team pushed back hard, though the women ended up not using the new rule.

1:03Now the balls in the judges' court, and whatever she decides, could set a tone for these kinds of cases moving forward in Canada. Stay tuned as this unfolds. Local news, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.