Why does the speculation bother him?
His haters claim that media speculation .... It’s not good for his fans to feel jerked around by the ‘will they, wont they’ ....
..... Or maybe the posts aren’t for you and me, they are for his kids and family /friends primarily so they know the truth and aren’t confused about the nature of the relationship....
And of course if nothing else I’m glad he seems to have figured out that letting people speculate wildly about something important you know isn’t true is not the best approach to life in Bollywood.
Everyone need to have circles. First one is for ourselves and our need. Second circle is for near and dear ones, whom we care and look after. Then third circle for society (for celebrities, it could be fans/haters). Interaction with third circle should not go overboard.
If a celebrity keeps saying philosophical stuff all the time, will fans take it? They say, “he is preaching” and move on. Their interaction with their idol is only to an extent. Even celebrity has to gain that detachment. Fans wishing him to be together or critics calling it a PR should not matter him. There is no need to react unless it is harming his first or second circle.
Hritik had to react in Kangana’s case, as it was harming his first (closest) circle. It was damaging his reputation.
Current speculations do not damage his first circle, but may affect the second one (his children). For them, he can as well speak to them and let them know.
What his fans feel, critics comment about his PR... frankly he should not bother. He is not a new comer who is an outsider to the industry or a teenager to feel so insecure about society’s perception on him. At certain age, we know what we are, what others are. Neither we will change our opinion about others on hearsay. Nor others will change their opinion in us, with a hearsay. Let us make peace with what we are, what others are.
He takes so many spiritual lessons, still has not learnt detachment.