Local actor Jaspers Lai posted on his Facebook alleging that a Malaysian media company owes him a production fee that is purportedly in the ballpark of 5-figures.
He said that he had worked with the undisclosed company a few months ago, shooting many episodes for a programme but had not received any payment for his efforts.
Lai wrote on his Facebook that the company said that they would pay him a deposit, but didn’t do so.
He added that after the show was aired, the company then allegedly stopped responding to his attempts to reach out, except for when they told him to wait for his money and claimed that they are having problems with funding.
He also wrote that it is okay for the company to do this to him, but he feels the pain for his workers, staff, director and editors who “also have to eat and support their families”.
Lai added that as a result, he paid his collaborators from his own pocket.
The actor also spoke to Lianhe Zaobao and shared that it was the first time he had been owed such a huge sum of production fee, which is reportedly in five figures (Singapore dollars).
When asked to name-drop the company, Lai said that he doesn’t want to do that and wants to leave a way out for the company, and hopes that the issue can be sorted out without going the legal route.