I don't care about Deepika but I honesty don't know why she's getting flak for this. It was her fans who put her on a pedestal which she never deserved. They created their own fantasies about what kind of person she is and how she's better than everyone else.
The reality is nobody in BW is going to stop working with anyone based on financial scandals or on #metoo allegations. People need to worry about their own livelihood and if they had such standards, they would not be able to work at all. Will they stop working with Amitabh who is involved in Panama Papers, paradise papers, stealing land from farmers, harassing Sayali Bhagat, allegations by Parveen Babi, and other things? Almost every other person is involved in something bad. You can't have a career if you stop working with them all. It's not possible.
People, including Deepika, are going to be practical and work with whoever they need to. None of us would quit our jobs either if our boss ended up being accused in a case. We all need our paychecks. All this is easy to say but very hard to put into effect.
Maybe she should have shut her mouth while announcing she is the chairperson for Mami. Her PR mentioned how she didn’t want any #metoo accused at the festival. They calling out her hypocrisy and her PR deserves this and she needs a reality check too.
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