THE Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court recently ordered actress Amelia Henderson to pay more than RM200,000 in compensation to film and drama producer A. Aida for breaching the contract of a drama series titled “Sekali Lagi Cinta Kembali” last year. Judge Zulqarnain Hassan made the decision for Amelia to pay RM90,000 in general damages, refund the advance of RM3,920 paid after the contract was signed, and pay the plaintiff RM101,325 for filming costs and RM18,000 in expenses.
The judge also ordered the actress to issue a public apology to A. Aida within the next seven days, and to take down videos containing elements of defamation that were posted on her Instagram page. A. Aida was seen to be overcome by emotions and shed tears after the court’s decision.
On July 28 last year, A. Aida filed the suit against the breach of contract when Amelia withdrew at the last minute, from filming the drama.
According to the statement of claim, the plaintiff alleged that Amelia received the first payment of RM3,920 after she signed the contract agreement and agreed to give her full effort to make the drama a success.
However, the plaintiff claimed that Amelia made the decision to withdraw despite negotiations between the two parties before the contract termination notice was given to the actress.
