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Showbiz Roundup: Vic Sotto, Darryl Yap face off in court; MMFF 2024 box office
Vic Sotto and director Darryl Yap appeared at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 for a hearing concerning Sotto's petition for a writ of habeas data against Yap's upcoming film, "The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma."
Sotto filed the petition to compel Yap to remove all promotional materials and content related to the film that allegedly depict Sotto's personal information.
Additionally, Sotto requested that Yap be prohibited from further disseminating any materials associated with the film on all platforms.
The director, Yap, is also facing 19 counts of cyberlibel from Sotto related to the same movie.
The court has issued a gag order pertaining to the case and previously denied Yap's motion to consolidate the cases filed against him.
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The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 205 denied director Darryl Yap's request to consolidate two cases filed against him by Vic Sotto concerning the film "The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma."
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Director Darryl Yap has asked a Muntinlupa court to cancel a hearing on Vic Sotto's petition for a writ of habeas data and to consolidate it with the cyber libel case.
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The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 has denied director Darryl Yap's request to consolidate two cases filed against him by TV host Vic Sotto concerning Yap's film "The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma."
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The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 issued a gag order in the cyber libel case filed by Vic Sotto against filmmaker Darryl Yap.
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Director Darryl Yap announced that his controversial film "The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma" is finished and is being prepared for review, despite legal issues and distributor pullouts.
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