#MeToo: After being accused of harassment, Chaten Bhagat replies, says ‘I am not a harasser. Never was, never will be.’

#MeToo: After being accused of harassment, Chaten Bhagat replies, says ‘I am not a harasser. Never was, never will be.’

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 05:38 AM IST
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The #MeToo movement has allegedly exposed a lot of men in Bollywood. Rajat Kapoor, Kailash Kher, Nana Patekar, Vikas Bhal, the list is endless. However, the one person who most recently got affected by the #MeToo moment is writer Chetan Bhagat.

Recently a screenshot was made viral on social media accusing the writer of unnecessary flirting, the screen shot was shared by a person who does not want their name to come out. After this another woman journalist said that Bhagat refused to answer questions during a telephonic interview unless she sent him her pictures. Then a third women accused Chetan of asking her questions like “What is the wildest sexual thing you have ever done?” and “Do your sexual partners get intimidated by you?”

Chetan Bhagat after getting accused by the unknown person, replied by saying that he was being attacked and vilified. He shared a big letter to his fans and family in Facebook on October 10, the letter reads, “I want you to know that I am suffering because my name is being dragged into needless controversies, and my family and I are being harassed. In the garb of the #MeToo movement, which definitely has genuine cases, I am being attacked and vilified. Let me tell you upfront — I am not a harasser. Never was, never will be.”

Stating that “a flirtatious, but friendly and polite conversation that was a personal matter had been blown out of proportion, Bhagat said “…my name was added to a growing list of people accused of the most heinous crimes, and flashed all over as a part of rape, sexual assault and all kinds of major criminal activity stories”.

He also said that the WhatsApp screenshots can also be fake and those messages can’t be believed,”The #MeToo movement has its good parts and has some good people with genuine grievances. I am with them. However, the movement is already getting corrupted and genuine survivors will suffer if people don’t take it seriously,” he said.

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