MONTREAL — The women accusing Gilbert Rozon of sexual assault are guilty of collusion, the defence argued Tuesday in the Just for Laughs founder’s civil trial.

Defence lawyer Mélanie Morin told a Montreal courtroom that the testimony of several of the nine plaintiffs was contaminated by communicating with each other and sharing their stories over the years since allegations against the disgraced former comedy mogul were made public.

Morin said the language used by the plaintiffs to describe Rozon’s alleged assaults became more uniform over time. Several of the women spoke about experiencing blackouts and described Rozon as having “wild eyes,” despite not having used such language in their original police complaints, she said.

The plaintiffs weren’t trying to fabricate stories, Morin sai

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