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.
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