Sunny Leone has landed in midst of a new controversy. Thanks to a sting operation footage made public by Cobrapost. In the sting operation dubbed as Operation Karaoke, Cobrapost offered prominent film and TV personalities huge sums of money in exchange of tweets of political allegiance. More than 30 celebs have been caught red-handed, as per reports, taking the deal, including Sunny. But now, the actress has come clean about her stand in a note that she has tweeted. The note clarifies that she and her husband, Daniel Weber, meet all kinds of dealmakers in the business, but that doesn't mean they take all the deals.

In the video, made public by Cobrapost earlier, Sunny can be heard saying that if PM Narendra Modi provided citizenship to her husband, she'd tweet anything. In her defence, the actress might have been merely joking which is being taken out of context. Sunny, in her post, says, "I am not campaigning for any political parties, unlike the news circulated talking about me doing so."

"In regards to discussion with anyone being a free citizen I am entitled to do so as I am approached weekly for many different agendas by many different people, (sic)" she added.

Read Sunny Leone's full statement here:

Sonu Sood's name also cropped up in the controversy. The actor, too, has issued a clarification. In an official statement, Sonu has said, "The editing has been tampered with and only certain elements of the conversation have been used and projected in the wrong light. To add to that the background score only sensationalizes it further. It is very regular for brands, political parties, individuals and corporates to use celebrity social media platforms for promotions. It's the content being posted that needs to be responsible and something that the celebrity believes in. Even such collaborations and endorsements have to be followed in an ethical and responsible manner," Cobrapost Sting Operation ‘Karaoke’: Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi, Raza Murad, Saumya Tandon Praised by Twitterati for Not 'Selling Their Soul' – Read Tweets.

On the work front, Sunny Leone hosted the latest season of Splitsvilla. She will be seen in the epic drama, Veeramadevi, playing the titular role. She will also be seen in a special dance number with Mammootty in his next film.

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