#MeToo: Sexual harassment complaint registered against Bhushan Kumar, then withdrawn
The #MeToo movement is once again gaining momentum in the industry. After director Rajkumar Hirani, T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar was also accused of sexual harassment, again. In fact, the victim went on to file a sexual harassment complaint against Bhushan in Mumbai's Oshiwara police station. However, she later withdrew her complaint and admitted she leveled false allegations against Bhushan. Here's what went down.
Bhushan allegedly asked for sexual favors in exchange of work
The victim, who is a struggling actress, reportedly stated that she met Bhushan during Bhoomi screening and exchanged numbers. In her complaint, she accused Bhushan of demanding sexual favors and exploiting her sexually under the pretext of getting work in the industry. The victim claimed that Bhushan also threatened her to not disclose the matter to anyone. Thereafter, the victim approached the police.
Victim withdraws her complaint, claims allegations were false
After the allegations surfaced, T-Series issued a statement stating Bhushan's uncle Krishan had filed an extortion complaint against the victim following which she filed a 'fake complaint' against Bhushan. And now, we have learned the victim has withdrawn her complaint. She claimed the allegations were false. In a letter, she also urged Bhushan's uncle Krishan Kumar to withdraw his case against her.
Filed false complaint out of frustration: Victim
In a letter, the victim stated that she filed the complaint due to frustration. "These allegations are malicious and I had no such intentions to malign his reputation and shall not make any false statement against him in the future," she added.
Previously, Bhushan was accused of misusing his power
Notably, this is the second time Bhushan was accused of sexual misconduct. Earlier, in October 2018, the T-Series head honcho was accused of demanding sexual favors. The victim, a struggling actress, shared her horrifying experience on Twitter and revealed Bhushan misused his powers to harass her. She also alleged that Bhushan threatened her with dire consequences if she spoke about it to anybody.
Bhushan asked for sexual favors from a struggling actress
Bhushan had denied the allegations against him
To recall, Bhushan had rubbished all the allegations leveled against him and stated that it was an attempt to malign his reputation. "I am appalled and anguished to know that my name has been dragged in this #MeToo by some anonymous person(s). I've taken this allegation very seriously and lodging a complaint with Mumbai Police's cyber cell to track the mysterious people(s)," he stated.
Divya Khosla also defended her husband against allegations
Divya also defended Bhushan against the sexual harassment allegations and called him a man of values and principles. She took to Twitter to dismiss the allegations against Bhushan and wrote, "My husband got T-Series where it is today purely on basis of hard work. Though #MeToo movement is meant to clean up the society, it's sad that some people have started misusing it".
