OCTAVIA Spencer has won a court ruling for wrongful termination after a weight-loss firm shut down a sponsorship deal with the Oscar-winning actor.
Spencer sued Sensa Products in August after the company cancelled its contract with the star and refused to pay the remaining US$700,000 (RM2.4mil) owed under its terms. The firm is said to have taken umbrage at the actor’s use of the hashtag #spon to identify sponsored tweets from her account that mentioned its products.
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