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Saturday, November 14, 2015
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A Bad Review is Not Libelous
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By: Atty. Rod Vera
There is a previous article on libel and the public figures (read HERE). Now, from gathering of information from the apologetic news portal, the celebrated stylist is suing a fashion blogger mainly on the issue that most trending woman on earth wore a “used” dress on the biggest show last October 24, 2015.
This representation is fashion-deficient so friends were sought to define the job of a stylist. So, a stylist chooses the attire for a person. It’s that simple. What was just newly discovered was the difference between the designer and the stylist. The designer is known for the quality of the design, while the stylist is known for the choice. Also, the stylist doesn’t actually own or lay any proprietary right to the clothes.
No doubt that a stylist is a specialized profession where craft and artistic acumen is desired. People pay over six figures to be told what to wear. A celebrity stylist is a celebrity for all intents and purposes. And as it was stated before, celebrities have a lesser degree of defamation standards.
Libel under the Revised Penal Code is the public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary OR any act, omission, condition, status or circumstance tending to cause dishonor, discredit or contempt (Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code). The Cybercrime Law (RA 10175) created the crime of online libel. In fact, the Cybercrime Law increased the penalty of libel.
Now, the degree of how the libel hurt the offended party is subjective. The more private the person, the higher the degree of privacy that is reasonably expected. Now, the more famous person, the lesser degree of privacy. A celebrity wants to be famous, thus the baggage that comes with notoriety must be the burden to be expected.
The accused in this issue is a fashion blogger. While his defense could use the freedom of expression and the press, there could be a better argument. The nature of the accuser in relation to the access to the public should be a factor. Also, the profession being high profile increases the chances of criticism.
The craft of “styling” is akin to other skills such as cooking, composing music or directing films. They put out their product for their target market to appreciate and pay for it, sometimes indirectly.
Now, ask yourself this, if we allow this controversial libel lawsuit to prosper, what is to stop a director from suing a movie critic? What is to stop a chef from suing a customer who tweeted that the food tasted bland? What is to stop a musician from suing the audience who booed him onstage?
Now, ask yourself this, if we allow this controversial libel lawsuit to prosper, what is to stop a director from suing a movie critic? What is to stop a chef from suing a customer who tweeted that the food tasted bland? What is to stop a musician from suing the audience who booed him onstage?
If you make yourself public, you make yourself open to criticism. More so, if the criticism is targeted to your craft. A bad review is not libelous.
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Friday, November 13, 2015
Could You Just Keep Her Away from Me
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As MO and ST were moving out of puberty, each was guided to a different path. MO and ST had different gifts, with the former being good at drama and the latter being versatile. Thus, by the time they were in their teens, their careers were taking shape toward different directions. Both MO and ST were gems of their network as any project that included either of them had magic at the box office during their prime years. Therefore, a rivalry was unthinkable because both seemed secure at their positions.
Nonetheless, MO allegedly had badmouthed ST when they were still together in the network. Because novelty has a certain span and could fade just like that, the projects of ST started to lessen. The entry of new and younger talents meant creating space for them and the older talents, such as MO and ST, had to prove they were still bankable and could still bring in the fans. Then, news stunned the network and its followers, as ST announced she was leaving and joining another station. It seemed that ST wanted to try a new environment and that was all, or so the public thought.
As soon as ST was settled in her new network, she was given importance but the exposure was not as wide as before. Nonetheless, her projects came one after the other. Then, after a few years, MO decided to leave the network as well. With no alternative network, MO found herself signing up where ST was. Together in one home, the network dared what has not been done in more than a decade, which is to put MO and ST in one show. While all were optimistic, the series was short-lived because MO had to attend to certain issues. Unknown to ST, MO was allegedly badmouthing her still at their new home.
There is no place like home. Once again, ST announced that she was leaving and returning to her roots. Back home, ST was given acting projects, but much has changed and she was no longer the star that she used to be when she left. Then, irony of ironies, MO signed up for a couple of projects with the same station. While ST has continued to shun any issue related to MO, the latter was overheard expressing that even if they were back home, she did not want to have anything to do with ST. Almost two decades have past and significant changes have happened in their lives, but still, that ill-feeling of MO toward ST remains and only she could truly identify the reason for such.
I never had a rivalry with Madonna. You don't knock another sister, ever. There's room for everybody on this planet; you don't have to be like anyone else. –Cyndi Lauper
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