<p>SHAH ALAM: Rapper and influencer Caprice has been ordered to pay preacher Ebit Lew RM220,000 in damages immediately after the Sessions Court dismissed his application to stay the payment.
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Rapper Caprice ordered to pay RM220,000 in damages to preacher Ebit Lew and RM2,000 in costs, after a court dismissed his request to stay the payment. He must also remove seven statements and refrain from further comments.
- Caprice must deposit RM220,000 and RM2,000 in court costs immediately.
- He was previously ordered to apologise and remove seven statements within 48 hours.
- The case arose from a 2023 video where Caprice allegedly defamed Ebit Lew.
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SHAH ALAM: Rapper and influencer Caprice has been ordered to pay preacher Ebit Lew RM220,000 in damages immediately after the Sessions Court dismissed his application to stay the payment.
According to Berita Harian, Judge Zuhrina Mohamed Nor ordered Caprice, whose real name is Ariz Ramli, 40, to deposit the money into the account of Ebit's lawyers and pay RM2,000 in costs.
Ebit, whose real name is Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, 42, was represented by Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader and Fatin Izyan Mazlan, while Mohd Rezan Ezra Muhammad Mosinal appeared for Caprice.
The court previously ordered Caprice to apologise and pay Ebit RM220,000 after finding that he defamed the preacher in 2023.
