Vic Sotto, humihingi ng P35 milyong danyos laban kay Darryl Yap

- Bossing Vic Sotto seeks P35 million against Direk Darryl Yap on 19 counts of cyberlibel cases filed against the latter

- The cases stemmed from a Dec. 31, 2024 post of Yap where he mentioned an upcoming movie that features TVJ, which is an acronym for "Tito, Vic and Joey," as well as the subsequent releases of the teaser trailer of the movie TROPP

- The teaser trailer mentioned the name of Vic Sotto, as a woman asks Pepsi Paloma about the occurrence of a crime

- According to the counsel of the veteran actor and host, each malicious post represents one count of cyberlibel

Vic Sotto has just slapped Darryl Yap with a P35 million case for damages on 19 counts of cyberlibel for alleged "defamatory imputations" made by the latter against him.

The alleged defamation stemmed from a Dec. 31, 2024 post of Yap on Facebook announcing the making of a movie featuring TVJ entitled TROPP.

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Thereafter, the teaser trailer was released by the director and where the name of "Vic Sotto" was clearly mentioned.

Based on the report of Inquirer Plus, the counsel of Sotto noted that each malicious post equals to one count of cyberlibel.

“The defamatory character of respondent’s Facebook post cannot be denied in the reactions it triggered from the public, including the tirade of invectives and lewd comments online,” a statement from the complaint of Sotto shows.

As a result, Sotto is seeking a total of P35 million in damages. He seeks P20 million in moral damages and P15 million in exemplary damages.

Darryl Yap is a Filipino filmmaker, director, and screenwriter known for producing controversial films and online content. He is behind VinCentiments, a social media platform that produces short films and viral videos that often deal with issues of life, society, and politics.

Recently, his repost of several photos of Vic Sotto arriving at the Muntinlupa City RTC to file a case against him has gone viral. The post was originally made by News5, which Direk Darryl then reposted along with the caption “Pepsi goes back to court.” It can be recalled that Bossing Vic filed 19 counts of cyberlibel against Direk Darryl for the mention of his name in a teaser trailer of the director’s new movie about Pepsi Paloma. The Muntinlupa RTC has also ordered the director to answer within five days the “Eat Bulaga!” host’s petition for Write of Habeas Data.

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He also recently took to Facebook and underscored that the trailer of his Pepsi Paloma movie was very clear. He also said that the caption was clear as well. In the same post, he also asked the legal counsel of Vic Sotto about the title of the movie. "Sino bang nagsabi na ang tinutukoy ng title ng pelikula kong #TROPP #TROPP2025 ay ang kliyente mo?" the controversial director asked.

Source: KAMI.com.gh