KUALA LUMPUR – Actress Amelia Henderson has filed an appeal against the decision of the Sessions Court here ordering her to pay over RM200,000 in damages to film and drama producer A. Aida for breaching the filming contract for the drama Sekali Lagi Cinta Kembali.
Lawyer Wan Nurliyana Abdul Rahman, who represented Amelia – full name Amelia Thripura Henderson – said when contacted by reporters that the notice of appeal was filed on April 18 at the high court.
According to the lawyer, case management for the appeal is set for May 26 via e-Review before high court deputy registrar Rozana Husin.
On April 7, Henderson was ordered by the sessions court here to pay more than RM200,000 in damages to A. Aida – real name Datuk Zaidah Awang – through her company, A. Aida Production Sdn Bhd, after allowing the company’s claim against the actress.
Judge Zulqarnain Hassan ordered Henderson as the defendant to pay general damages of RM90,000, RM101,325 for filming costs and RM18,000 in costs to A. Aida, and return the advance payment of RM3,920 after signing the contract agreement.
The judge also allowed A. Aida’s application to obtain an injunction to prevent Henderson from publishing a similar defamatory statement against her, besides requiring the actress to apologise to the plaintiff on her Instagram account @ameliath, and delete the video containing the defamatory statement within seven days of the judgment.
On July 28, 2022, A. Aida Production sued Henderson for breach of contract when the actress withdrew herself from filming the drama at the last minute.
According to the statement of claim, Henderson had received the initial payment of RM3,920 after signing the contract agreement and agreed to give full commitment to film the drama.
However, the plaintiff claimed that Henderson made the decision to withdraw herself despite negotiations held between the two parties, before a contract termination notice was given to the actress. – Bernama, May 10, 2023
