gstar28 Vic Sotto files cyberlibel case vs Darryl Yap for ‘Pepsi Paloma trailer’

Vic Sotto shares his reaction after filing cyber libel case vs Darryl Yap for the ‘Pepsi Paloma trailer’ on Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Muntinlupa Prosecutor’s Office. Image: INQUIRER.net/ Jessica Ann Evangelista

Updated 5:48 pm

Vic Sotto on Thursday filed 19 counts of cyberlibel complaint against filmmaker Darryl Yap in connection with the release of the trailer of the Pepsi Paloma movie that the latter is directing, which imputes that the actor-host was one of the alleged rapists of the late sexy star in the 1980s.

Article continues after this advertisement

Sotto, accompanied by his wife Pauleen Luna, arrived at the Muntinlupa regional trial court to personally file his complaint against Yap, as he sought moral damages amounting to P20 million, and exemplary damages amounting to P15 million.

FEATURED STORIES ENTERTAINMENT Ivana Alawi says Los Angeles home was nearly destroyed in fires ENTERTAINMENT 'Pepsi Paloma' script handed by emissary to Vic Sotto's 'sibling who's a senator' ENTERTAINMENT Alexie Mae Brooks relinquishes Miss Iloilo title to pageant veteran

The complaint will be handled by the National Prosecutor’s Office which will handle the criminal complaint to determine probable cause.

READ: Darryl Yap says after Vic Sotto files case: ‘Pepsi goes back to court’

Article continues after this advertisement

Atty. Enrique dela Cruz, counsel of actor Vic Sotto, shows the media a copy of the complaint-affidavit for cyberlibel that he filed against Darryl Yap. Image: INQUIRER.net/ Jessica Ann Evangelista

Sotto’s legal counsel Enrique Dela Cruz underscored that the basis of the complaint was Yap’s public posts and the teaser video of the latter’s upcoming film “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma,” where Sotto’s name was dropped in the confrontation scene between Gina Alajar as Charito Solis and former child star Rhed Bustamante as Paloma.

Article continues after this advertisement

The filmmaker also heavily teased on his social media accounts the assailed Paloma trailer, as well as made several references believed to be alluding to Sotto, such as his use of the terms “Laban O Bawi,” (a popular segment of “Eat Bulaga”), and “Hindi Lyrics Ang Kanta” (pointing to the urban legend that the Eraserheads’ song Spoliarium is an ode to Paloma).

In a statement, foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei defended his country’s attack on Israel and “strongly condemned” the sanctions, saying they were “illegal and unjustified.”

In a news release over the weekend, PISI said it purchased random rebars from hardware stores in Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte, Samal Island, Cotabato City, Pagadian City, and Iligan City on Sept. 9 to 13.

Article continues after this advertisement

“Labing siyam na beses po na nagpahayag o nagpost na mapanirang imputation ‘yung respondent. Dito po sa criminal case ang finile lang po natin ay si Mr. Darryl Yap,” Dela Cruz told reporters after the filing.

In a brief interview, Sotto stated that he holds no personal grudge against Yap and he is just against people who practice “irresponsible” actions on social media.

Article continues after this advertisement

“A lot of people have been asking me what’s my reaction; ito na po ‘yun, this is my reaction. Ako, wala naman akong pinipersonal, I’m just against irresponsible people lalo na sa social media,” he said.

Meanwhile, a separate habeas data petition was filed by Sotto before the Muntinlupa RTC Branch 205, which subsequently granted the writ.

jili online casino

INQUIRER.net also obtained a copy of Sotto’s judicial affidavit, in which he categorically denied raping Paloma.

He also bared threats to his life and security, as well as of his wife and children, attaching screenshots of such threats on social media due to Yap’s alleged posts.

“I felt unsafe and afraid since I read comments from strangers threatening to rape my wife and my minor child. I also felt that my right to privacy was being violated because this rape accusation is NOT TRUE and the dissemination of this wrong information is fooling a lot of people,” he said.

“As advised to me by my lawyers, under the Data Privacy Act, information related to any proceeding for any offense committed or alleged to have been committed by such person, as well as the result of such proceedings is sensitive personal information. Since Darryl admits that the subject of the case is the case filed by Pepsi Paloma against me, he is without a doubt processing my sensitive personal information.”

“In this case, respondent Darryl Yap, without even seeking my consent, is processing my personal information and sensitive personal information by repeatedly mentioning my name as the alleged rapist of Pepsi Paloma. He even appears to have made a whole movie about it. In one of his Facebook posts, he even posted a snippet of an old newspaper article regarding the filing of the case against me. Also, at the end of the teaser video, there is likewisegstar28 a statement regarding the filing of the rape case against me by Pepsi Paloma on 17 August 1982. What is worse is that he maliciously and purposefully left out the fact that the said case was already dismissed because it is not true.”

In his judicial affidavit, Sotto further claimed that the case filed against him was dismissed, saying: “Since the case was dismissed in 1982 and more than four decades have lapsed, I can no longer locate as of the moment the records related to the case. However, I have here (witness handing over a document) a printout of a news article reporting the dismissal of case filed against me. It was also reported in several news channels and to widely known that the case was dismissed.”

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

SIGN ME UP

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

Luna, likewise, issued a separate judicial affidavit supporting her husband’s position.

READ NEXT Darryl Yap says after Vic Sotto files case: ‘Pepsi goes ... Rufa Mae Quinto to post P1.7-million bail after voluntary surr... EDITORS' PICK Braced with fire defenses, Getty art center faces LA flames More villages affected by floods in Bicol Tolentino backs INC peace rally Alexie Mae Brooks relinquishes Miss Iloilo title to pageant veteran Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow, death toll hits 16 Eastern Samar town gets first river ambulance MOST READ Greenhills Shopping Center stays on US watch list UAAP: Casiey Dongallo, Jelai Gajero leave UE, transfer to UP 'Pepsi Paloma' script handed by emissary to Vic Sotto's 'sibling who's a senator' Rep. Castro says INC rally a move to shield VP Sara Duterte Follow @FMangosingINQ on Twitter --> View comments