Rosmah’s defamation suit: Nov 24 hearing for Harith Iskander’s lawyers to discharge themselves

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has set November 24 for a hearing in a defamation suit filed by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor against comedian and actor Harith Iskander. Lawyers Sangeet Kaur Deo and Harkiranjit Kaur Manjit Singh have applied to discharge themselves from representing Harith in the case. The application, which was discussed during a case management proceeding held online today, is set to be heard via Zoom at 2:15pm on November 24.

Rosmah, who filed the suit on June 9, claims that Harith insulted and body-shamed her during his stand-up comedy performance at a hotel in Melaka. She seeks general, aggravated, and exemplary damages, an injunction to prevent the statements from being republished, and a written apology in two mainstream newspapers and on social media accounts.

Harith, however, denies that the image was defamatory and argues that the TikTok clip was published without his knowledge or consent and does not reflect the full context of the comedy performance.

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