Judicial Commissioner Mohd Firuz Jaffril struck out out the suit by Maliah Surip, 36, of Kosmo!, and Mohd Ifqdar Abdul Rahman, 35, from Utusan Malaysia, and ordered them to pay costs of RM30,000 to Shila and her father.
He ruled that the statements by Shila and ND Lala at the press conference were not malicious but reasonable.
He said the statements were made to clarify an issue.
Journalists and celebrities need one another, he said, adding that celebrities needed journalists to boost their popularity and journalists needed celebrities to increase their newspaper circulation.
Lawyers Ellia Zuraini Mat Zin and Umi Farhanah Mohd Nasir represented both the journalists, while Shila Amzah, whose real name is Nurshahila, and her father, ND Lala, whose real name is Amir Hamzah Salleh, were represented by lawyer Mahendra Kumar.
Maliah and Ifqdar filed the suit on Dec 17, 2015 after Shila and her father held a press conference at Mega Music World, Cheras, on Sept 24, 2014 to explain the singer’s decision to upload a photograph on her Instagram.
The photograph, with a caption questioning the Malay media for being more interested in writing gossip about Malay artistes, instead of their achievements in the industry, was uploaded on Sept 15, 2014.
Maliah and Ifqdar claimed the singer and her father had questioned their credibility as journalists, and sought damages, costs and other relief deemed fit by the court.
On March 31 this year, the High Court here dismissed Shila’s suit against Maliah and two others over an alleged defamatory article published in Kosmo! on Sept 17, 2014 and ordered Shila to pay costs of RM20,000 to the three defendants.