Days after Nawazuddin’s wife Aaliya Siddiqui sent a legal notice asking divorce and maintenance, some other reports starting doing rounds hinting at an alleged relationship between her and their common friend, Peeyush Pandey.
A picture was published in certain media reports of the two, speculating ‘what’s brewing’. The said photo was told to be Aaliya’s former What’s App display picture.
When an entertainment portal reached out to Peeyush on the matter, he said, “I got to know about their divorce notice through the media. I am the scapegoat here. These link-up rumours are completely baseless and ridiculous! Why am I being dragged into this? I have nothing to do with this. People around them know about their feud and what is going on between them (estranged relationship). I want to stay away from it. Why is my name and reputation being tarnished? I am in a relationship with someone, and this sort of rumour is extremely distasteful. This puts me in a spot with my family and friends. Luckily, my better half is aware of the truth as she is also friends with Aaliya. I will consult my lawyer as to what needs to be done to safeguard my interests.”
Also, as per an entertainment portal, the picture used by some media of Aaliya and Peeyush was a cropped photo. The original photo features three people, Aaliya, Peeyush and his girlfriend.
A source close to Aaliya added, “Aaliya had that picture as her display photo a few days ago on WhatsApp. That picture has three people and not two as is being portrayed. She put it out there because there’s nothing to hide. She is friends with Peeyush and his girlfriend and all three feature in that picture. There’s nothing more to it. To insinuate that she is having an affair, is playing dirty. People can part ways in a dignified manner without resorting to this kind of mudslinging. This wasn’t required.”
Speaking about the picture, Peeyush said, “That picture was taken at a party and there were over 20 people there. We all click pictures. It’s a normal thing to do. If there are three people in the picture and you crop it and use just two people, you can claim whatever you want to.”
Incidentally, Peeyush has worked with Nawaz in the past.
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