(From left) Pauleen Luna and Vic Sotto with their youngsters. Picture: Instagram/@pauleenlunasotto
Pauleen Luna-Sotto is grateful after the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court docket (RTC) partially granted the writ of habeas knowledge petition of her husband Vic Sotto in opposition to director-screenwriter Darryl Yap, in relation to the trailer of the latter’s upcoming film “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma.”
In a 20-page resolution on Monday, January 27, Presiding Choose Liezel Aquiatan of the Muntinlupa RTC Department 205 ordered the removing of the film’s controversial trailer which supposedly talked about Sotto’s title because the alleged rapist of the late Nineteen Eighties attractive star Pepsi Paloma.
Whereas the Court docket ordered the removing of “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma’s” controversial trailer from public platforms, the film will push by means of with its premiere on February 5 as scheduled.
“The Court docket can not suppress the whole movie, as it’s primarily based on the life story of Pepsi Paloma the place the respondent secured the consent of the mom and brother, derived from public information like newspaper clippings, footages and is protected by inventive freedom and public curiosity,” the order acknowledged.
Following the courtroom order, Luna-Sotto took to her Instagram web page on Monday, January 27, to precise her gratitude to the Lord as the choice “was in [their] favor.”
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“We give because of the Lord for this courtroom resolution. The outcomes are in and the result is in our favor, confirming that the fabric launched was malicious in nature. We gained this case,” she started whereas sharing a photograph of herself, Sotto, and their two daughters.
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“This victory is for our youngsters and household, and we humbly carry our gratitude to Almighty God,” Luna-Sotto continued.
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The host-actress hoped the courtroom’s resolution would function a reminder of how “phrases and actions have nice energy,” whereas reiterating the significance of being sort and respectful.
“Let this be a reminder that our phrases and actions have nice energy and that kindness and integrity ought to at all times information us. Please, allow us to all be aware and accountable about posting/sharing malicious content material about folks,” Luna-Sotto mentioned.
“We urge everybody to behave with kindness, integrity, and respect, striving to uplift each other as a substitute of inflicting hurt,” she additional added.
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In the meantime, Sotto’s authorized counsel Atty. Enrique Dela Cruz thanked the Muntinlupa Court docket for the partial granting of Sotto’s petition in opposition to Yap. He added that his camp will give attention to the cyber libel grievance lodged in opposition to the director-screenwriter.
Final January 9, Sotto filed 19 counts of cyber libel in opposition to Yap in reference to the film’s trailer.