Khaberni - The Cairo Economic Court postponed today, Tuesday, the trial of the artist Shalimar Sharbatly, wife of the Egyptian director Khaled Youssef, in the case accusing her of libeling and slandering the actress Hala Sedki, to the session of April 13th for the payment of civil claims.
The Economic Affairs Prosecution had referred Sharbatly to trial before the Economic Court, after Hala Sedki had filed a report accusing Shalimar of insulting her using phrases considered to be libel and slander, demanding legal action.
The details of the story date back to last July, where Hala Sedki broke her silence to reveal the details of what she described as a "systematic campaign", accusing a known lady of being behind it, following an incident that took place in the North Coast.
Hala Sedki confirmed in a video she posted on her official Instagram account that she was surprised by a smear campaign targeting her while she was abroad, noting that she learned about it from friends and several journalists who told her about a statement published by a well-known lady discussing the incident with derogatory implications for her person.
"Old and ugly"
As she stated in the post, "I was surprised by the statement published by the lady whose entire name is evil, and the attack on me describing me as old and ugly", as she accused her of bribing some people to execute her orders and create a group via WhatsApp to write posts for them and ask them to publish them.
She added that the reason her name was involved in the incident is because she was an eyewitness to what happened in the North Coast area, by virtue of being a neighbor, where a verbal altercation escalated into a "fight" between the lady accusing her of being behind the systematic campaign against her and a neighbor, which involved abuse and insults.
The case dates back to the circumstances of the theft of Shalimar Sharbatly's personal jewelry, an incident that occupied the Egyptian public last year, and sparked a series of statements and reports, involving public figures including Hala Sedki and director Omar Zahran.
