MeToo: Two-faced stars
There's a strong rumour going around that a top Hindi film actor, who took a public stand in support of #MeToo and declared that he would not work with those who had been called out, has quietly paid an astronomical sum (Rs 20-30 crore is the whisper) to a young actress to "keep her mouth shut. It is further rumoured that it was not because of blatant misbehaviour by the actor but because his stridently feminist wife wanted the matter settled to keep their reputation untainted. An exchange of charges between the actor and the young actress would've been ugly and unbecoming.
The actor had built himself a respectable name over the years. So, even if he liked to count his money, it was safer to pay up and quieten the actress than have her play with his hard-earned reputation.
However, the actress's Twitter account continued to reflect her thoughts as she supported the idea that some of the men who were standing up for #MeToo were double-faced. She also retweeted a producer's opinion on wives who knew what their husbands were up to but were still hypocritical enough to spout gyaan on feminism and the movement.
As in Hollywood, so in Mumbai: #MeToo will have its share of women who'll make a neat buck by merely threatening to "out a man
Jodha Akbar
Anupamaa
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