Dewi Perssik Continues to Be Troubled by Hoaxes and Malicious Slander

This unpleasant situation is once again being experienced by the dangdut singer Dewi Perssik. Recently, the owner of the saw dance has become an easy target for fake news, or hoaxes spread by irresponsible netizens on social media. The woman, who is affectionately called Depe, expressed her astonishment as to why she is always the target of baseless negative news.

In fact, she feels she has not done anything to harm others. Nevertheless, Depe tries to respond to this heated situation with a cool head and continues to think positively amidst the barrage of unpleasant issues.

"Well, I don't understand how this happened. Maybe it's because I'm too bright, huh? I’ll just take it positively, Mas. The important thing is that I have clarified this well," said Dewi Perssik when met in the Tendean area, South Jakarta, recently.

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1. Dewi Perssik's Outrage Over Hoaxes and Defamation

Dewi Perssik wearing a dress © instagram.com/dewiperssik9

Although trying to be patient, Depe does not deny that her patience as an ordinary human certainly has its limits. Especially if the false narrative is continuously circulated massively and systematically by certain parties.

2. Affirming No Hesitation to Take Legal Action

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She emphasizes that she will not hesitate to take decisive action through legal channels if the spreaders of the hoaxes continue to insist on spreading defamation even after it has been clarified.

"But if they still insist, then there is no other way, it means they might want to go the legal route. But as long as I have clarified that it is not true, then that's it," Depe asserted.

3. Concerned About the Quality of Haters' Comments

Dewi Perssik wearing a brown dress © instagram.com/dewiperssik9

Furthermore, the woman from Jember, East Java expressed deep concern about the quality of comments and narratives constructed by her haters. According to Depe, the language used by those spreading hoaxes is very inappropriate, harsh, and invades sensitive private matters, including linking it to false health issues.

"Because I feel very sad that those who talk about me use such language, dirty language to personal matters, Covid and others. In fact, all of that is not true," she revealed.

4. Confused by the Motives of Haters

Dewi Perssik wears a dress © instagram.com/dewiperssik9

Depe fully realizes that the online world is a free space that is very difficult to control. She feels confused by the motives of those who criticize her without a clear basis.

As a public figure, she feels she does not have the full power to silence each netizen's voice or stop their fingers from making negative comments.

5. Depe Chooses the Path of Peace

Dewi Perssik wears a gown © instagram.com/dewiperssik9

"But it's fine. We're confused, right? We don't know who made this, who commented, we don't recognize them. So, what can we do? We can't shut their mouths, we can't stop or avoid things like this," she said.

In the midst of the storm of slander she is facing right now, Depe ultimately chooses the path of peace by praying for her haters to become aware. She tries to be wise by considering this trial as God's way of expiating her past sins.

6. Not the First Case with Haters

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For her, incidents like this are not the first time happening throughout her career in the Indonesian entertainment industry, so she chooses not to blow it out of proportion. "So for me, I just pray for them to be okay, and this might be a way to erase my past sins. The point is I still have to be wise in facing this because this is not the first time, but has happened often," she said.

7. Have You Ever Been Taught a Lesson?

Dewi Perssik wearing a brown dress © instagram.com/dewiperssik9

"So, I have also taught a lesson before, right? But for me, let's just leave it. No need to exaggerate. The important thing is that I have clarified that it is not true," concluded Depe.

(kpl/far/phi)