A Cairo misdemeanour court rejects the appeal on Saturday filed by Islamic television presenter Abdullah Badr against a one-year prison sentence and a LE20,000 ($2,900) fine he received in December 2012 for insulting Egyptian actress Elham Shahin.

Badr's comment that "Elham Shahin is cursed and will never enter heaven," on his TV show on El-Hafez channel prompted the famous actress to reply with a lawsuit in September.

Shahin claims Badr publicly attacked after for expressing her fear of the Islamic political current and stating she would not vote for Islamic political parties in the elections.

In recent months several public figures have filed lawsuits against preachers, accusing them of defamation.

In May, controversial Islamic preacher Khaled Abdullah received a suspended fine of LE10,000 ($1,450) for slandering and defaming Egyptian actress Hala Fakher.