Egyptian belly dancer Fifi Abdo filed a lawsuit against Egyptian actress Shireen Saif El Din after the latter made public remarks accusing Fifi of ruining her marriage to Egyptian actor Midhat Saleh and being the main reason behind their divorce. Fifi was in outrage for being disgraced in such a way by Shireen and so decided to take the matter to court, saying she will not under any circumstance be humiliated in such a way.
According to the UAE based daily, Al Bayan, Fifi felt it was her duty to defend her name and image against such false allegations that were published all over tabloids. Fifi added that she has nothing to do with the Shireen and Midhat’s divorce, but only wanted Midhat to pay back money he owed her.
Fifi had filed a complaint against Egyptian singer Midhat Saleh for giving her checks without credit as a payback for money she had loaned him early last year. Fifi had filed the complaint in June 2002 after Midhat refused to pay her back the money by ignoring all her attempts to contact him.
Abdo had warned Midhat that she would take him to court if he did not return her money which totaled over one and a half million Egyptian pounds. Midhat had given the dancer three bad checks each for half a million Egyptian pound.
The court sentenced Midhat to three years of prison for counterfeiting, but he demanded a retrial of the case. Midhat told the court that he did not take the money from Abdo as a loan but instead it was an investment by her in his new recording studio. Midhat added that every investment has the possibility of loss or gain and that he should not be obliged to cover Fifi's losses.
The daily added that Midhat had filed a second complaint against Fifi for ruining his name and reputation by her false accusations. Midhat demanded three million Egyptian pounds in compensation from the dancer saying it is the least he deserves after are the lies she has been spreading about him to the public.
Their case has been taken to a civil court in Cairo and awaits a final verdict. Fifi is very optimistic that the court ruling will be in her favor whereas Midhat is hopeful that he will be cleared from all accusation. –Albawaba.com
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