Nollywood actress Rita Edochie has responded to the defamation lawsuit filed against her by her colleague, Judy Austin, challenging Austin to produce her marriage certificate to actor Yul Edochie.
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Austin sued Rita and her former husband, Emmanuel Obasi, seeking ₦1 billion in damages and other reliefs from each of them.
In the suit filed through her lawyer, Anozie Obi of Rubicom Legal Partners, Austin asked the court to compel Rita to publish a full and unreserved retraction and apology in two national newspapers and on her social media platforms.
The newspaper reported that Rita opposed the union after Yul publicly unveiled Austin and had repeatedly urged her to leave the actor.
Austin also asked the court to grant a perpetual injunction restraining Rita, her agents and privies from further publishing or circulating defamatory statements about her.
