In August, the sessions court ordered social media influencer Ariz Ramli, better known as Caprice, to pay preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew RM200,000 in damages for defamation.SHAH ALAM: The sessions court today dismissed social media influencer Caprice’s application to stay payment of RM200,000 in damages to preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew for defaming him in 2023.

Judge Zuhrina Nor rejected the appeal filed by Caprice, whose real name is Ariz Ramli, 40, in August against the court’s decision in a defamation suit brought by Ebit over seven allegedly defamatory statements made in podcasts and video clips published by the influencer.

On Aug 17, the sessions court ordered Caprice to pay Ebit RM200,000 in damages for defamation.