Bollywood actress, Preity Zinta faced severe backlash for her recent comments on #MeToo movement. In her conversation with Bollywood Hungama, the actress revealed how the intensity of #MeToo incidents are very less in our entertainment industry against the ones in other industries. Though the actress maintains that her comments were taken out of context and she didn't mean it that way, she has now issued a clarification and apology for the same. Preity took to her Twitter account to issue an apology to anyone and everyone who were hurt by her unintentional comments. Preity Zinta's Take on #MeToo India: Edited or Not, The Kal Ho Naa Ho Actress Gets Trolled Badly For Her Insensitive Statements - Read Tweets.

The apology 'My Final Statement on #MeToo movement and everyone around' read "To all the women out there. I am sorry if I have unintentionally hurt your sentiments on the #MeToo movement. It’s ironic that someone who has gone through abuse, as I have, has to clarify this." She further cleared all the air surrounding her comments by saying “My reason for saying ‘I wish something like this would have happened to me’ in the film industry with a smile was because I would have reacted and slapped the person. So it never happened and much later when it happened I did react and the whole world saw it.”

The reason behind her saying 'Aaj ki Sweety kal ki MeToo ho sakti hai' was very different than what was understood. She said, “The Sweetu and MeToo comment was not mine but I was quoting a man, which implied that men are now cautious in their approach to women at work.” Preity Zinta Molestation: Case Against Ness Wadia Quashed By Bombay High Court!

The reason why the actress was wary with the entire incident is 'cos her brother had to face such wrong accusations and it didn't end well for him. "My brother went through it and eventually shot himself. I have seen both sides of the coin and I’m very hurt and sad I have to write such a long clarification especially after advocating and fighting for women’s rights all my life," she concluded.

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