Anurag Kashyap has landed in a fresh controversy after a Telugu actress accused the filmmaker of sexual assault. The actress wrote in a tweet that the director forced himself on her 'badly'. Reports suggest that the alleged victim will be filing an official complaint soon. Now, Anurag's lawyer Priyanka Khimani has released a statement on his behalf, that the filmmaker shared on his Twitter handle. "My client, Anurag Kashyap, has been deeply pained by the false allegations of sexual misconduct that have recently surfaced against him," the press statement by the lawyer read.┬аAnurag KashyapтАЩs Ex-Wife Aarti Bajaj Comes Out in Support of the Filmmaker over Sexual Assault Allegations, Says тАШCheapest Stunt I Have Seen till NowтАЩ (View Post).
Further, the statement added, "These allegations are completely false, malicious and dishonest. It is sad that a social movement as important as the #MeToo movement has been co-opted by vested interests and reduced to a mere tool for character assassination. Fictious allegations of this nature seriously undermine the movement and seek to unconscionably trade upon the pain and trauma of the actual victims of sexual harassment and abuse. My client has been fully advised of his rights and remedies in law and intends to pursue them to the fullest extent."┬аTelugu Actress Who Accused Anurag Kashyap of Sexual Misconduct Had Earlier Made Similar Allegations Against Irfan Pathan, Claims Filmmaker Anand Kumar.
Check Out Anurag Kashyap's Legal Statement Here:
And here is the statement from my lawyer @PriyankaKhimani .. on my behalf .. thank You pic.twitter.com/0eXwNnK5ZI
тАФ Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) September 20, 2020
Check Out Anurag Kashyap's Earlier Tweets Here:
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тАФ Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) September 19, 2020
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тАФ Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) September 19, 2020
Many industry folks have extended support to Anurag Kashyap. Taapsee Pannu shared a picture with the filmmaker and called him the biggest feminist she knows. Surween Chawla also showed support to Anurag, sayingl, "I take the honour my friend to stand for you."
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