Sherlyn Chopra vs. Rakhi Sawant: The battle over "nudity and consent" heats up, read on to find out more.
Rakhi Sawant has filed a police complaint against Sherlyn Chopra for making disparaging remarks about her. Sawant claims that Chopra's remarks have negatively impacted her personal life.
In the latest twist in Sherlyn Chopra and Rakhi Sawant's ongoing feud, the former has tweeted that nudity is not the same as consent. Sherlyn, who writes in Hindi on the microblogging site Sherlyn
"Hamari ladai yaun shoshan/ yaun shoshan krne waalon ke khilaaf hai. Nyay ki guhar lagaane ka hmaara samvaidhanik (constitutional) haq (right) hai. Ye haq humse koi nahi cheen sakta hai. Ye baat hamaare aaropiyon ki behnein sun lein aur samajh lein. Nudity is not equal to consent. Vastraheen hona razamandi nahi."
Rakhi filed a police complaint against Sherlyn at Mumbai's Oshiwara Police Station for making derogatory remarks. Rakhi spoke to the media and stated that Sherlyn's comments have had a significant impact on her personal life, as her boyfriend has begun to question her.
"I'm sorry to say that the comments she made about me have caused a lot of turmoil in my life. Because of her, my most recent boyfriend has asked me, "Is there any truth to what Sherlyn is saying?" and "Do I really have ten boyfriends?" She just came in and said whatever she wanted in the media, and now I'm paying for it "She stated.
Sherlyn, who had previously filed a police complaint against #MeToo accused filmmaker Sajid Khan, recently engaged in a verbal spat with Rakhi over her support for Sajid and Raj Kundra.
In addition to the tweet, she attached a video from Lehren in which she stated, "What are your plans? Will you expose me? If you want to expose someone, go ahead and expose your brother Raj Kundra, the king of pornography, and Sajid Khan, the #MeToo accuser. What kind of a scumbag is she? She is a thorn in the side of the cast. I'm not sure what her problem is; we're all fighting for justice. What is your brother's name? Your brother is the undisputed king of pornography. I told you from the start that this was not your fight and that you should step aside, but you refused."
Along with the tweet, she attached a video from Lehren in which she said, "What will you do? You will expose me? If you want to expose, then go and expose your brother Raj Kundra who is the king of pornography, and expose Sajid Khan the #MeToo accused. What kind of a cheap woman is she? She is a blot on the cast. We are all fighting for justice, I don't know what's her problem."
Rakhi and her attorney stated that they filed a case against Sherlyn and that Rakhi is speaking "on the basis of evidence." They even played alleged Sherlyn Chopra videos while interacting with the media. Rakhi also accused Sherlyn of "blackmailing powerful men for money."
Sajid was embroiled in the #MeToo movement in 2018 after nine women in the industry accused him of sexually harassing them while working on his various projects. Along with Sherlyn, other actresses who have made allegations against him include Saloni Chopra, Aahana Kumra, and Mandana Karimi.