Actress Martha Ankomah is refusing to accept Kumawood singer Lil Win’s public apologies, claiming that it lacks sincerity and appropriate retraction. The dispute goes on. The High Court has postponed the case until February 2025 in order to negotiate a settlement in a GH₵5 million lawsuit. Will Lil Win’s reputation be preserved by his next action?
In the GH₵5 million defamation case before the High Court, actress Martha Ankomah has rejected Kumawood star Kwadwo Nkansah, also known as Lil Win, for his public apology.
According to the actress, the apology lacked the components of a sincere regret and a proper retraction.
As the parties continue to negotiate an out-of-court settlement, a fresh public apology that satisfies acceptable standards is anticipated.
The Accra High Court has postponed the case until February 25, 2025, so that the parties can disclose the details of the settlement.
Both parties and their attorneys expedited the process of reaching a mutually agreeable settlement during the approximately three-hour-long case, which was heard in camera (in chambers) on Friday, December 13, 2024.
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Lil Win, the defendant, and Martha Ankomah, the plaintiff, were both in court with their respective attorneys.
Actress Martha Ankomah filed a defamation lawsuit against the well-known Kumawood star on February 14 of this year, claiming that the actor had made derogatory remarks about her.
In a widely shared video, Nkansah, better known by her stage as Lil Win, was seen disparaging the actress for supposedly saying something. The video also included an enraged Lil Win disparaging Martha’s notoriety in the movie business.
Martha Ankomah filed a lawsuit on February 14 at the High Court in Accra, seeking damages, including a settlement of GH₵5 million.
The plaintiff, Ankomah, is also demanding that the defamatory words be retracted and apologized for with the same level of importance as when they were first published.
The plaintiff is requesting the following from the court:
payment of GH₵5 million in damages for the defendant’s defamatory remarks.
compensation for the harm done to the plaintiff’s reputation.
aggravated damages for the careless and malevolent release of the offensive material.
an injunction for the defendant to retract the aforementioned defamatory remarks and issue an apology with the same level of prominence.”
Since then, Lil Win and his legal team have made an appearance, and both sides are thinking about reaching an out-of-court agreement.
SOURCE: PULSE GHANA
