WATCHING MACHINE: Dahil sa Recycled Gown daw ni Maine Mendoza, 11M libel suit isinampa laban sa Blogger

TULUYAN nang sinampahan ng celebrity stylist na si Liz Uy ng 11 million libel suit ang blogger ng FashionPulis.com na si Michael Sy Lim.  Ito ay kaugnay sa dalawang nalathala na post sa nabanggit na website tungkol kay Liz:  una, ang kontrobersyal na gown ni Maine Mendoza (aka Yaya Dub) sa historic Tamang Panahon special ng Eat Bulaga na ginanap sa Philippine Arena last October 24, kung saan sinabi ni Lim, "Stylist Makes Maine Mendoza Wear Recycled Gown on Historical TV Event,” posted on October 25, at pangalawa ay ang “Insta Scoop: Liz Uy Makes Maine Mendoza Wear Same Jacket She Wore Weeks Ago in Preview Photoshoot,” na nailathala naman last October 29.

Ayon pa sa kanyang tweet, “It was an epic TV event. Any local designer would have created a bongga gown from scratch” to which “Eat Bulaga host Allan K who was tagged in the post replied, “Wag na lagyan ng issue yung gown. Ang importante nang isuot ni Meng yun, history ang turn out. Argument, anyone?”

Mabilis naman itong sinagot ni Lim saying, “IMO, @mainedcm (Maine’s Twitter account) deserves the best. Not from Francis Libiran’s 2013 collection. LUMANG LUMA NA.”

Sa umpisa ay ipinagkibit-balikat lamang ito ni Uy at ang sabi pa’y ayaw  niya nang patulan ang mga akusasyong ipinupukol sa kanya ng netizens sa mga post sa FashionPulis.

Pero yung second post ang nagtulak kay Uy na magsampa na ng libel suit.  Makikita sa naturang post ang photo ni Maine na nakasuot ng black and red Gucci jacket na lumalabas na kaparehong jacket na isinuot ni Uy sa isa sa mga Instagram posts niya.

Bagamat hindi si Uy ang stylist ni Maine sa kanyang Preview photoshoot, sa Instagram account ng nabanggit na magazine ay sa pangalan niya naka-credit ang pagiging creative director nito habang ang kanyang brother na si Vince Uy ang stylist.

In a post on her Instagram account, Uy explained why she decided to file charges against Lim.

“As a former fashion editor, I was trained to uphold FAIR and RESPONSIBLE journalism at all times. When I transitioned into celebrity styling and accidentally became a public figure myself, I learned to embrace that being scrutinized by the public is part and parcel of that position.

“However, sometimes things can be taken too far and place me in a bad light, discrediting my hard work, my team, and my styling company. I am not the first victim—many others have chosen to remain silent. I could have done the same, but in the end, I realized that if we always let him get away with cyber bullying, then he will continue to propagate untruthful claims and malicious gossip on his blog and social media accounts.”

Sagot naman ni Lim tungkol sa kasong isinampa ni Uy laban sa 

kanya:

 

“It is sad that a public figure such as Liz 

Uy decides to file a case 

 against me. Her feelings of being wronged by my post was based on a common truthful observation about her body of work relative to Maine Mendoza of AlDub which people other than me also pointed out. Is it a crime for ordinary people, bloggers, showbiz writers and journalists to point out valid observations about those in the public eyes?

“Other bloggers, writers, journalists and I should not be cowered bythe filing of cases just to suppress the freedom to express and of thepress. I will fight this case with the courage because I have no malicious intent. My lawyer is also studying the filing of counter charges for malicious prosecution and damages for the suppression of our freedom of the press and expression.”

 

Para matapos na ang sari-saring espekulasyon tungkol sa controversial jacket na una raw sinuot ni Uy sa kanyang Instagram post bago lumabas ang November issue ng Preview Magazine kung saan si Maine Mendoza naman ang may suot ng naturang jacket, ay narito ang kanilang statement published on Style Bible:

“Maine Mendoza Wore the Gucci Jacket First” – Preview Mag

An incidental twinning is certainly not a mortal sin, but to put this issue to bed once and for all, we’ll just go ahead and say it: Maine Mendoza wore this Gucci jacket for Preview’s cover shoot before Liz posted her own photo wearing the jacket.

Those who’ve had the chance to read the lengthy team credits posted in the captions of the cover images on our Instagram and Facebook will find that it wasn’t even Liz who styled the November cover. It was her brother Vince Uy, contributing creative director for Preview, who styled both Maine and Alden Richards for the shoot. The clothes worn by Maine, all from Gucci, were flown in exclusively for the cover shoot dated September 30, 2015.
 

At para matuldukan na ang issue tungkol sa gown na isinuot ni Maine Mendoza sa Tamang Panahon special ng Eat Bulaga, nag-issue na rin ng kanyang official statement ang Filipino Fashion Designer na si Francis Libiran.

Fashion Designer Released Statement About Kim Chui-Maine Mendoza Recycled Gown Issue!

The gown was first seen when a fashion show was held at the Edsa Shangri-la where Kim Chui wore the dress as a model for the 'Francis Libiran Metrowear Icon'.

Then the gown was bought by Eat Bulaga Production to be used in the concert for a cause held at the Philippine Arena. 

Halos lahat nagsalita na kaya mabuti pang sagarin na natin.  Hinggil pa rin sa recycled gown issue ay ibinahagi naman ni Kim Chiu ang kanyang saloobin tungkol dito via her Twitter account, “no hate please?. a gown is just a gown… its how you make people happy. I think that's more important. happy Sunday everyone!!spreading GV”

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