Neelofa settles defamation suit with portal over award, turban launch

Neelofa settles defamation suit with portal over award, turban launch

The terms of the settlement, however, were not revealed.

TV host and actress Neelofa earlier claimed that the articles published by the Rotikaya portal were defamatory. (Instagram Pic)
KUALA LUMPUR:
The High Court here today recorded the consent judgment of a suit filed by popular TV host and actress Neelofa against the operator of the Rotikaya news portal after both parties agreed to settle the matter amicably through the mediation process.

Neelofa, 29, whose real name is Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor, had filed the suit against Rotikaya Media Sdn Bhd over articles on the launch of her Be Lofa turban and shawl collection at Zouk and the Women’s Icon Award which was awarded to her.

Lawyer Amira Farhana Mohd Yasir, representing Neelofa, said judicial commissioner Aliza Sulaiman recorded the consent judgment in chambers today.

However, the terms of the settlement were not revealed to the media.

Neelofa filed the suit last April, claiming that articles published by Rotikaya on its website were defamatory.

She alleged that the articles, by implication or innuendo, claimed that she was denied an award from the Malaysian government and gave the impression that she was a person of no morals and a hypocrite.

The actress also claimed that the contents of the articles were not true and she was not given the opportunity to respond to the allegations.

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