JUDGMENT

Mohd Arief Emran Arifin J:

A) Background Facts - Claim Based On Slander And Malicious Falsehood

[1] This is the second part of the saga between the Plaintiffs and the Defendant.

[2] In the earlier suit, I have found that the 2nd Plaintiff, Star Planet Sdn Bhd, did breach its contract with the NSP Entertainment Sdn Bhd, and is directed to pay NSP Entertainment Sdn Bhd damages.

[3] Out of the dispute between the parties, Wee Meng Chee, the artist that should have undertaken the concert under the wings of Star Planet Sdn Bhd, is now alleged to have defamed the Plaintiffs.

[4] The Plaintiffs allege that Wee Meng Chee had defamed them in the two videos published by Wee Meng Chee on 14 December 2019 and on 31 December 2019.

[5] The Plaintiffs claim that the words pleaded in the Statement of Claim by the Defendant were uttered to embarrass and cause harm to their reputation, and that the words did cause harm to their reputation. The Plaintiffs also allege that the slanderous videos did refer to them.

[6] The Plaintiffs allege that the words uttered by the Defendant, in their natural or ordinary meaning or by way of an innuendo, did defame them. The particulars of the allegations appear a