Court to hear GH¢5m defamation suit against LilWin on July 31

An Accra High Court will hear a GH¢5m defamation lawsuit against Kumawood actor and movie producer, LilWin, on July 31, 2024, as reported on myjoyonline.com.

The new date was set following the completion of a Case Management Conference on July 25, 2024.

Justice Forson Agyapong, the judge presiding over the Case Management Conference, ordered that LilWin be informed of the hearing and the court’s decisions through the usual means.

Martha Ankomah is suing LilWin for defamatory remarks he made about her in a viral video.

The actress filed the defamation suit in response to LilWin's attacks on her for showing reluctance and declining an offer to work with Kumawood, among other issues.

LilWin criticized Martha's previous statements during media interviews, which downplayed the storylines of recent Kumawood movies compared to the Agya Koo era.

He was captured in a viral video using harsh and unprintable words towards the actress.

On February 15, 2024, Martha Ankomah, through her lawyers, sued LilWin. In a copy of the writ of summons available to GhanaWeb, Martha is seeking damages in the sum of 5 million Ghana cedis for the defamatory statements made by LilWin.

She is also demanding compensatory damages for the damage to her reputation.

The summons read, in part: "A declaration that the words, 'Who knows you? If not for GTP and senior government officials who signed you on at GTP, who would have signed you? What kind of star are you? Even your own daughter doesn't know you. I don't even know why GTP bypassed the likes of McBrown, Mercy Asiedu, and co and made Martha Ankomah their brand ambassador. If you had been a male actor, you would have suffered. When you become an actress, and you become a star, men take care of you; men rent accommodation for you; men buy you houses; men buy cars for you. You would have suffered as a man, but for the fact that you are female.'"

"It is men who look after you. You have become a star, that is why men take care of your needs; you don't use your money on anything," published of and concerning the plaintiff and contained in paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Statement of Claim are defamatory of the plaintiff. Therefore, the plaintiff is seeking Damages in the sum of 5 million Ghana cedis for the defamatory statements made by the defendant. Compensatory damages for the damage done to the reputation of plaintiff."

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