SINGAPORE: Former Singapore actor Joshua Ang has
become embroiled in a legal tussle with Citispa CEO Gerald Teo who
claims that Ang had defamed him.
Last month, Ang posted comments on Twitter and Facebook that Teo
believed to be defamatory.
Although Teo had earlier demanded that Ang remove the comments from
his Facebook page and Twitter account, Ang has not done so.
The two parties met on Wednesday in an attempt to resolve the
matter out of court but could not reach an agreement.
They are now expected to face each other in Court on November
4.
The 32-year-old Citispa CEO was tight-lipped when approached for
comment about the matter.
"I will reserve any comments to the appropriate time.
"I do not intend to have my case tried by the media as I believe
that that would be improper," said Teo in a statement to
channelnewsasia.com.
"I can only add that I had tried to resolve matters amicably but
negotiations broke down because Mr Ang does not appear to want to
negotiate sincerely."
As for Ang, he too declined to speak in detail about the dispute,
only saying that he is still open to settling the matter privately
even though Wednesday's talks had failed.
"I would like to thank everyone for their encouragement and support
during this period.
"While I have every intention of defending this lawsuit vigorously,
I remain open to an out-of-Court settlement provided that it is
fair," said the 22-year-old in a statement.
-CNA/ha
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anyone knows what happened?
