Summary: a defamation
suit was thrown at a cosmetic businesswoman and her daughter by the Malaysian
actress, Maria Farida. The defendant
Hadijah and Shazleen crime was libel as it was done on social media Instagram
and Facebook. The plaintiff received malicious messages from the defendant and
invading her privacy and being disrespectful by taking her photographs to be
used as an advantage for the defendant’s business expansion. The two woman
continues to release remarks that caused defamation to the plaintiff on TV entertainment
programmes.
Action : Due to failure
of the defendants to produce themselves at court during the trial, the court
ordered them to make an apology statement and seek the concern of the plaintiff
before making it official on media channels. The total claim was RM400,000 with an
additional of RM50,000 in costs. The plaintiff requested for an injunction
against the defendant however there was no confirmation by the court granting
them.
Review: the
discriminating remarks thrown upon the defendant to the plaintiff was untrue
and the claims made were directly to the actress. All the acts done were to
only bring down the career of Maria and to bring up her own cosmetic business
conjoined with her daughter. All allegations made were libel and done on a digital
platform communicating with a huge scale of social media user. The severity of
the defamation has caused her reputation and career to be stained. The above
case can be further supported with Chris
Brown Sues Alleged Rape Victim for Defamation.
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