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“I will fight this case with courage because I have no malicious intent,” reads a portion of Fashion Pulis blogger Michael Sy Lim’s statement about celebrity stylist Liz Uy’s PHP11-million lawsuit filed against him.
He posted his statement on his blog on Tuesday, but it has been up on his Instagram account as early as Monday afternoon.
Lim’s statement reads as follows:
It is sad that a public figure such as Liz Uy decides to file a case against me. Her feelings of being wronged by my post was based on a common truthful observation about her body of work relative to Maine Mendoza of AlDub which many people other than me also pointed out. Is it a crime for ordinary people, bloggers, showbiz writers and journalists to point out valid observations about those in the public eye? Other bloggers, writers, journalists and I should not be cowered by the filing of cases just to suppress the freedom to express and of the press. I will fight this case with courage because I have no malicious intent. My lawyer is also studying the filing of counter charges for malicious prosecution and damages for this suppression of our freedom of the press and expression.
Uy filed charges of libel and slander against Lim on Monday after the latter posted several blog entries, saying Uy had been making her client, Maine Mendoza, wear “recycled” clothes.
On Instagram, Uy urged people to “stop the hate”. She explained that she could’ve easily remained silent but “if we always let him get away with cyber bullying, then he will continue to propagate untruthful claims and malicious gossip on his blog and social media accounts.”
May the best person win!
Photo: Fashion Pulis/Instagram
