A few days back, some serious allegations of casting couch, harassment, and drug abuse were made against the South Indian actor Vijay Sethupathi. As per a Twitter user Ramya Mohan, the actor had allegedly harassed a woman so much that she was sent to rehab. Now, Vijay Sethupathi has responded to these serious allegations, dismissing the claims. Furthermore, he also added that his team had gone ahead by filing a complaint with the cybercrime department. Read on to know more.
Vijay Sethupathi Reacts To Casting Couch Allegations
The Maharaja actor has finally broken his silence on the serious casting couch, manipulation, and harassment allegations made against him by a Twitter user. The actor spoke to Deccan Chronicle’s Subhash K Jha and addressed the allegations. Vijay Sethupathi said that anyone who knew him remotely would simply laugh at such allegations, and he refused to let it affect him. The actor said that his family and friends were very upset over these allegations, however, he asked them to not worry about it, and let the woman enjoy the few moments of attention for which she had pulled off such a move. The actor also added that it was just a move to tarnish his image during the release of his new film and it was most probably done by some jealous element.
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The actor further added that his team had filed a complaint at the cybercrime department, and that he would not let the allegations affect him as he had seen such filthy campaigns against for over the last seven years, as per the the interview.
The Twitter user made some serious allegations in a post which she later deleted to keep the identity of the victim safe.