The director of the unreleased film on the late actress Pepsi Paloma has asked a Muntinlupa court to issue a gag order against veteran actor Vic Sotto in connection with a cyber libel complaint filed by the latter.
In a motion filed before the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205, Darryl Yap, through his abogado Raymond Fortun, said Sotto’s statements on the complaint might negatively affect the movie, “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma.”
“Further considering that the verified return shall involve an unreleased film by a prominent director, any disclosure of the verified return would not only violate the Respondent’s freedom of expression, but it shall also cause grave and irreparable damage to the Respondent’s artistic license and outcome of the film,” the motion read.
Sotto filed a complaint for 19 counts of cyber libel against Yap because of the “malicious and defamatory statements” against him in a teaser of the movie directed by Yap. The actor is seeking P35 million in damages.
Politiko reported that Yap’s latest movie is allegedly a smear campaign backed by Senator Imee Marcos to tarnish the reputation of Sotto’s brother, Vicente Sotto III, and hurt his chances of a Senate comeback.
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