Julie Snyder, one of Quebec’s most famous television personalities, told a civil trial on Thursday that she was sexually assaulted by Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon in Paris more than three decades ago.
Snyder recounted her alleged assault as part of a nearly $14-million civil lawsuit against Rozon, now 70, by nine women — excluding Snyder — who are suing the former comedy mogul.
In 1991, when 23-year-old Snyder was the host of the TV show “Sortir,” she went to Paris for work. Looking to extend her time in the city so she could go skiing with friends, she was invited to stay at the Just for Laughs company apartment.
On the third day of her stay in that Paris apartment, Rozon showed up and they chatted together, Snyder testified. After, she went to bed, and was woken up to a feeling of pressure on her back.
“I opened …