We have already informed you how T-series Chairman Bhushan Kumar got hit by the wave of #MeToo movement when an anonymous person on Twitter accused Kumar of seeking sexual favours in the bargain of roles in the movies. Kumar became the latest to be named and shamed post #MeToo gained momentum after Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar episode. But if one goes by the recent statement issued By Kumar, then the accuser will now have to bear legal consequences.

Kumar maintains that he has been thoroughly professional in his career and his reputation in the industry has been impeccable.  Denying the charges Kumar also added that he will now take a strict action against the person who has posted those tweets to taint him as someone who indulges sexual misconduct. Sushmita Sen's Shocking #MeToo Moment In Public; How She Dealt With It Proves Why She Is A Role Model! VIDEO

 "I am appalled and anguished to know that my name has been dragged in this metoo by some anonymous person(s). The allegations against me are bad on the face of it. I have enjoyed an impeccable reputation and have always maintained professionalism. The tweet has been used as a tool to defame me and malign my reputation. I have taken this allegation very seriously and lodging a complaint with the cyber cell of the Mumbai Police to track the mysterious people(s) whose twitter handles have disappeared within seconds of uploading the malicious tweet. I’ll take all such actions as I will be legally advised." read Kumar's statement.

Ever since Bollywood star Tanushree Dutta decided to revisit the sorry episode of what happened with her a decade ago, and levelled sexual harassment charges against Nana Patekar, fresh cases involving sexual misconduct are coming out and are being discussed. Alok Nath, Rajat Kapoor, Sajid Khan, Kailash Kher, Subhash Ghai, Varun Grover these names and many more have been tainted by the accounts given by their res[ective accusers.

 

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