It's easy to throw stones at Aishwarya because she rarely responds. Ash didn't play with Salman. She stood by him for over 3 yrs and what did he do. He put her thru hell. He was abusive and basically stalked her wherever she went. Ash was young and naive and took up with him and thankfully she had the strength to walk away from him. Please don't try and paint Salman as some victim because that guy was doesn't deserve it . Any guy who would almost break a womans arm and give her a black eye deserves no pity. And if you doubt Salman did this please read up on it.
As for Vivek. Ash didn't respond to it except for a spokesperson who spoke on her behalf because once again the media was trying to paint her as some evil woman. Here's the accusations and Ash's clarifications.
Why did Aishwarya dump Vivek?
01 Feb, 2006 02:08 pm ISTlRam Kamal Mukherjee/MUMBAI MIRROR
We present Aishwarya Rai's version on her break-up with Vivek Oberoi
It was a match made on earth, rather than in heaven; fuelled more by controversy
than by passion. In fact, it was the kind of love story that had a foregone
conclusion. The Aishwarya Rai-Vivek Oberoi love story reached this conclusion
six months ago. A close friend of Aishwarya Rai confirms it: "They broke up six
months ago."
Ash admirers have always wanted to know more about her relationship with Vivek
Oberoi. But their curiosity has rarely been whetted. "I have always maintained
silence about my personal life and I won't make an exception this time," was
Aishwarya's standard response, to any personal question.
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The farthest Aishwarya would go, when asked about her public appearances with
Vivek Oberoi, was, "Vivek is a very good friend." Beyond that, she remained politically correct, never acknowledging his
presence or importance in her life. Recently when the media splashed the
Ash-Vivek split story, she was disappointed. "It hurts her when she reads
one-sided stories and it is very easy to get away with such stories because she
won't react to allegations," says a close associate of Ash.
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So, this time, we made sure to get her version. We cornered a friend of hers who
has known Aishwarya Rai for 16 years. Ash discussed her anxieties with our
source. Now our source gives us Ash's version.
Allegation: Though Vivek bailed Ash out from Salman Khan, she refused to
acknowledge his special importance in her life and treated him like a stranger.
Clarification: She has always stood by Vivek as a friend. They've attended award
shows and charitable functions as a couple, travelled together in India and
abroad and has also worked together in Kyon... Ho Gaya Na, which was directed by
Vivek's friend Sameer Karnick.
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Allegation: Ash's family disliked Vivek Oberoi and didn't wan't her to marry him
Clarification: She is fond of her family and will not speak about them,
primarilybecause she fears being misinterpreted by the media. But Vivek and
Ash's families never had any issues. Ash takes all her decisions herself and her
family doesn't interfere in her personal life.
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Allegation: Though she claims that the relationship was over six months ago, she
still met Vivek and kept in touch with him. She even came to his house this
November for dinner before leaving for Umrao Jaan.
Clarification: Ash had categorically told Vivek that she is not going to marry
him. There was a huge miscommunication when an electronic channel flashed the
news that Vivek was getting married by the end of this year. Ash was offended
with the statement because she doesn't discuss her private life with the media.
Later Vivek apologised to Ash and things were fine again. But Ash has always been sure that she will never marry Vivek. Yes, she did visit
Vivek's house before leaving for Jaipur, because she is fond of his family and
she had been invited bythe Oberois.
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Allegation: She promised to attend the premiere show of Home Delivery but didn't
turn up. She refused to be with Vivek when he needed her the most.
Clarification: She never promised that she would attend the premiere show. She
said that she'd try. And she really tried. Ash was working day and night and due
to Mr. Bachchan's illness, her shooting got delayed. So she had to finish all
her solo shots during the period. Much later Abhishek Bachchan joined the unit.
Moreover she didn't get any 'formal' invite from director Sujoy Ghosh and no one
discussed her flight timings with her business manager. How do you expect
Aishwarya to fly without making any arrangements for her?
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Allegation: She called Vivek at Cannes Film Festival after she received flak
from the international media for her poor costumes. Vivek immediately took the next flight out to
be with her. But she ignored him.
Clarification: Ash was busy with her assignments, yet she made time for Vivek.
She wanted him to accompany her to the festival but Vivek chose to stay back at
the hotel.
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Allegation: Ash unceremoniously dumped Vivek after seeing the box-office result
of Home Delivery and immediately started dating Abhishek Bachchan.
Allegation: She didn't give a much-deserved clarification to Vivek before
splitting up with him and he had to read about it in the newspapers.
Clarification: Ash did talk to Vivek about breaking off the relationship. The
reasons for the break-up are best known to them. And no, she doesn't owe any
clarification to the media. I know the reason for the break-up but would not
like to comment on it since it's too personal. She likes Vivek as a friend and
she doesn't want to say anything negative about him. But then, if Vivek chooses
to hallucinate about a relationship that was long over, it isn't Ash's fault, is
it?
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