Actress Ida Nerina Hussain, 45, has denied that her husband Sha’arin Mohd Razali, 40, uttered a divorce proclamation against her last September, according to The Star Online. Her syariah lawyer Akhbardin Abdul Kadir said Ida disagreed with her husband’s application to formalise the divorce at the hearing at the Federal Territory Lower Syariah Court.

He said Ida was unable to attend yesterday’s hearing because she was undergoing treatment in India. “She will attend the next hearing next month and will submit her defence because she does not agree with the plaintiff’s application,” he said during the proceedings. Sha’arin, a former drummer with local group Blackrose, was also not present in court. He was represented by counsel Mahyuddin Md Zahari.

Syariah judge Mohd Yunus Mohamed Zin postponed the case for re-mention on Jan 22. Lawyers for both parties assured the court that their clients would attend the next proceedings. On Nov 23, Sha’arin informed the court that he was no longer living with Ida. He is said to have divorced Ida on the second day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Last June, the former Akademi Fantasia mentor injured her spine after falling down the stairs at her house in Persiaran Syed Putra here. Ida and Sha’arin married in June 2006. The marriage was the second for both of them.

The couple have no children, but Sha’arin has two children, Narissa, 14, and Arman, eight, from his previous marriage.