All About Shila Amzah

Boycott

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MH370 was not my fault. I'm so sorry. Please.

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Shila Amzah was criticized, threatened, insulted and even asked to leave China as part of the fallout from the MH370 aviation disaster. A majority of the passengers on the aircraft were Chinese nationals and hence some of the country's anger over the loss of their people were directed at Shila because she was Malaysian. Shila was not the only Malaysian to receive this kind of treatment as other Malaysian Chinese artists were also turned into punching bags online. Fortunately, some of Shila’s fan stood behind her and backed the singer up. "She is a singer, not related with aircraft. She cannot represent the Malaysian government!" said one of her fans.

Controversy

2014: Shila Amzah <Love> Live in Malaysia defamation

She was accused by Malay media of not inviting Malay media to cover the concert, which the concert promoters Mega Ultimate refuted with screenshots of their e-mailed invitations to all media including Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian, and testimonies from staff responsible for the follow-up phone calls. It then evolved into an online war of words and some Malay media, artists and bloggers even threatened to boycott her. The storm was intensified, forcing Shila and her father ND Lala to fly back from China to conduct a press conference to clarify the incident. She was also accused that the concert held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was sponsored by the country’s biggest gambling corporation. Commenting on calls for an apology to Malay media, who have threatened to boycott the singer, both father and daughter felt that there was no logical reason to offer an apology for the defamatory claims, but would not hesitate to do so if it would help to defuse the tension.