Ekta Kapoor on XXX controversy- “I won’t budge in front of these hooligans”

Television and Film Producer Ekta Kapoor alleged she faced rape and death threats on her social media because of her newly launched web show XXX.

The web show reportedly had objectionable content which disrespected the Indian Army, due to which the producers had to face major backlash on the digital platform.

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The producers had removed the scenes as soon as they were informed about it, still, Ekta Kapoor was trolled and shamed over the internet. Bigg Boss 13 fame Hindustani Bhau too filed an FIR against Ekta Kapoor and now, after so much media attention on this controversy, Ekta Kapoor finally spoke on the topic.

 

In an interaction with OpIndia, she said, “They have issued rape threats to me, my 73-year-old mom and my one and a half-year-old kid. They have morphed my face on nude images and circulated it all over the internet. But a fictional story on an app cannot justify the real-life humiliation of women. We need to understand that rape threats dilute the purpose of protests and not further them.”

Adding further, she said that if it can happen with a successful woman like her, the other women of our country are in much danger.

She said, “If this can happen to a reasonably successful woman like me then imagine what they can do to girls that are a lot more vulnerable. I won’t budge in front of those hooligans for the sake of other girls. This cyberbullying and rape threats have to stop.”

Talking about the scene that showed disrespect towards the Indian Army, she said, “The moment the issue was raised, the platform made necessary amends and removed the scene altogether. We also unconditionally apologize to the army and army wives if we have unintentionally hurt their sentiments.”