This morning, the news of a woman filing a police complaint against T - Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar made it to the headlines. The report, by ABP Live, explained how the woman alleged that Bhushan Kumar asked for sexual favours from her in exchange of work. The website and channel also aired the official copy of the complaint which we shared with you a few hours back. However, much to our surprise, it has now been reported that the woman has withdrawn her complaint. the production house has said that she made "false allegations" against Bhushan. Complaint Filed Against T- Series Head Bhushan Kumar Over Sexual Harassment - Is #MeToo Slowly Gaining Momentum Again?

The statement reads: "Krishan Kumar filed a complaint against the said lady at Amboli police station. The lady for quite a while was threatening Krishan Kumar to extort money from him. After several calls and ignoring them initially, Krishan Kumar had to go ahead and file a complaint against her."

It further states, "The lady threatened him that if she doesn’t get the asked money, she will file a false complaint of sexual assault against him and also drag his nephew Bhushan Kumar in it and she did so on 16th Jan afternoon. However, the same evening and as informed by the Oshiwara police station, the lady has withdrawn the false complaint against both of them,” adding, “In the statement she accepts the fact that the allegations are false and were made to extract money from them. She has requested Krishan Kumar to withdraw his complaint as well." #MeToo in Bollywood: Javed Akhtar Gets Slammed for Defending Rajkumar Hirani over the Sexual Harassment Row.

DNA has shared the copy of the woman's statement. Check it out below-

We are not quite sure if the woman was pressurized to withdraw her complaint or if she actually was lying. She claimed that she met Bhushan during the screening of Bhoomi. A few months back, when the #MeToo movement was gaining limelight, another Twitter user, who claimed to be anonymous, also made similar allegations against the T- Series head.

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