Bollywood Music director and Singer, Toshi Sabri denies the #MeToo allegations levelled against him by Singer Varsha Dhanoa. Sabri released an official statement where he called the allegations, a mere agenda of Varsha Dhanoa with her vested interests and denied and denied of any such incidences. Sabri took to Twitter[Read More…]
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Rakhi calls Tanushree Dutta ‘lesbian’, accuses actress of ‘raping her multiple times’
Adding to the chain of Tanushree Dutta – Nana Patekar controversy which had invited many other celebs into spat, Rakhi Sawant has recently claimed that Tanushree Dutta is a lesbian who kept touching latter’s private parts and raped her multiple times. While speaking to the media, Rakhi, dressed in a[Read More…]
Is #MeToo movement another ‘Arab Spring’ of world?
The unsparing ferocity with which #MeToo Movement is catching powerful and popular figures from cinema, media and music world in its octopus grip, it is hard to assume that this social media generated frenzy will not continue for another weeks and months to come. Instead, it shows that the movement,[Read More…]
Men should understand what consent is: Ayushmann Khurrana
Mumbai: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has supported the #MeToo movement by saying that men should understand what consent is. Ayushmann visited the PVR Citi Mall here on Saturday to know the audience’s reaction for his latest film “Badhaai Ho”. Reacting to the #MeToo campaign that has gathered momentum in India, especially[Read More…]
Anu Malik asked to step down as Indian Idol judge after sexual harassment allegations
Sony Television has asked Anu Malik to step down from Indian Idol following the #MeToo movement where women accused him of sexual harassment. The decision to remove the judge Malik from Indian Idol 10 was taken after an assistant producer on Indian Idol season 5 has revealed that the higher[Read More…]
Kannada actress Sruthi accuses actor Arjun of sexual harassment
Bengaluru: Actress Sruthi Hariharan on Saturday accused multilingual south Indian actor Arjun Sarja of sexually harassing her on the sets of a film in 2016. He has dismissed the claim. “I was shooting for a bilingual film which starred Arjun Sarja, a man whose movies I have grown up watching.[Read More…]
Sushant Singh Rajput denies #MeToo allegations; calls it a ‘Smear Campaign’
#MeToo Movement: Sushant Singh Rajput has been accused of sexual misconduct by his “Kizie Aur Manny” co-star Sanjana Sanghi. In his defence, the actor shared screenshots of their SMS conversation and called it a “smear campaign”. Sushant on Friday tweeted snapshots of his conversation with Sanjana from the first day[Read More…]
Whether #MeToo stays or fizzles out, people will be wary: Neena Gupta
The most substantial impact of the #MeToo movement, which took off in India following actress Tanushree Dutta’s sexual harassment allegations against actor Nana Patekar, is that people now will be wary of engaging in misconduct — whether or not the movement continues — says veteran actress Neena Gupta. Asked if[Read More…]
#MeToo: Singer Shweta Pandit accuses Anu Malik of sexually harassing her
Since October 5, dozens of women, including actors and journalists, have taken to social media to give detailed accounts of the sexual harassment and misconduct they have faced. Adding to the row of event under #MeToo campaign, singer Shweta Pandit accused Bollywood music-composer Anu Malik of sexually harassing her when[Read More…]
Media shouldn’t run one-sided #MeToo stories: CINTAA’s Sushant Singh
Mumbai: Actor and general secretary of the Cine and TV Artists Association (CINTAA) has appealed to the media not to run one-sided #MeToo stories as several “fake stories” are being highlighted through the social media. Sushant Singh was interacting with the media at a press conference organised here by CINTAA[Read More…]
Modi Govt to set up GoM to investigate #MeToo allegations; set aside Maneka Gandhi’s committee
New Delhi: In a major decision on investigating the #MeToo allegations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government decides to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to lead the investigation on Wednesday. However, earlier Women and Child Development Ministry (WCD) led by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi had announced to[Read More…]
Singer Varsha Dhanoa accuses Kailash Kher, Music Director Toshi of #MeToo allegation
#MeToo movement: Another survivor accuses Kailash Kher of sexual harassment. In her narration, Singer Varsha Singh Dhanoa accuses Kailash Kher and another Music Director Toshi of misconducting with her in different instances. “We were in his car and I asked him (Music Director Toshi) when are we going to record.[Read More…]
#MeToo: Producers Guild of India amps up efforts to tackle cases
Mumbai: Within a week of setting up a special committee on sexual harassment, the Producers Guild of India has made it mandatory for all members to sign a declaration affirming that laws around sexual harassment of women at workplace are instituted and implemented. Last week, the Producers Guild appointed a[Read More…]
Truth will prevail: Nandita Das on #MeToo allegations against father
Mumbai: Actress-filmmaker Nandita Das, whose father — artist Jatin Das — has been accused of sexually harassing a woman, says while she will continue to add voice to the #MeToo movement, she believes the truth will prevail in the “disturbing allegations” against the Padma Bhushan recipient. “As a strong supporter[Read More…]
Gandhi attacks Modi on women’s safety, makes veiled reference to Akbar
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on womens safety and taunted him over his “silence” while alluding to the allegations of sexual harassment against Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar. Addressing an election rally, Gandhi targeted the Modi government at[Read More…]
#MeToo: Padma Bhushan awardee artist Jatin Das accused of sexual abuse
Adding to the chain of events amid #MeToo movement in India, recently it was reported that Jatin Das, father of actor, director and writer Nandita Das, has been accused of sexual misconduct. A well-known and revered Indian painter Jatin Das, also a Padma Bhushan awardee, was accused by a woman[Read More…]
Women should’ve shared #MeToo stories immediately: Bappi Lahiri
Mumbai: Veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri feels women should have shared their sexual harassment stories when they happened as he feels they would have got due justice for it. Bappi interacted with the media at the music launch of “Mausam Ikrar Ke Do Pal Pyar Ke”, along with the film’s cast[Read More…]
“It’s fun being sexual, but only when it’s consensual,” sings Mumbai girl amid #MeToo
While India is severely hit with #MeToo movement with more and more women coming out to share their experience of sexual misconduct, Sukhnidh Kaur, a legal aid counsellor in Mumbai, has come up with a song to convey an important message about consent. In her song, she described various situations when consent[Read More…]
Google Trends map exhibits how #MeToo shines out in every corner across India
Over the last week, Indian women have shown courage and rose to speak about what has been dirty experiences and abuses and harassment they went through in the hands of few celebrities and famous faces of India. The incidents are bound to revive the disturbing memories of being assaulted by[Read More…]
#MeToo India: Need for a collective and responsible outrage
Life on this piece of rock that we call Earth has never been a bed of roses, especially for women. Man, in his arrogance and self-pride, has kept women deprived of their basic human rights, even the right to live. Man considered woman as a commodity, that he could own[Read More…]
Amid #MeToo, woman whips DHLF employee for asking sexual favour to grant loan
Karnataka: A shocking incident was caught on camera where a woman can be seen whipping a man identified as Devaiyya, an employee at DHFL loan agency in Davanagere district, Karnataka, who allegedly asked the woman to make sexual relations with her in return of sanctioning her loan. According to the[Read More…]
Yash Raj Films terminates services of Ashish Patil after #MeToo allegations
Yash Raj Films sacks its senior executive Ashish Patil after #MeToo allegations emerged against him on social media. Tuesday morning the YRF announced to terminate the services of Ashish with immediate effect following the sexual harassment stories. pic.twitter.com/swTvIYBGin — Yash Raj Films (@yrf) October 16, 2018 Ashish was Vice President[Read More…]
#MeToo movement: Woman takes back her allegation of sexual harassment against MJ Akbar
Another woman takes back her allegation of sexual harassment against MJ Akbar saying that he did not do anything and that she might be imagining it. The woman who had given brief description of the experience she had with MJ Akbar when he was with The Asian Age. In her[Read More…]
Chetan Bhagat makes Ira Trivedi’s email public to prove her #MeToo charges wrong
Chetan Bhagat claims that author Ira Trivedi’s #MeToo allegations on him were false and baseless. To prove his claims he has pulled out her old email from 2013 and made it public saying, “self-explanatory email from 2013 to me. So who wanted to kiss whom?” This came as a reaction[Read More…]
Kriti Sanon questions veracity of anonymous #MeToo stories
Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon on Sunday urged people to handle the #MeToo movement responsibly and to not dilute the movement with their anonymity. She believes men and women must reveal their identity before imposing serious allegations against someone. The “Barielly Ki Barfi” star Kriti Sanon took to Twitter to share[Read More…]