#MeToo : After YRF Sacked Ashish Patil, Twitterati Demands Stand From Anushka, Ranveer & Others!
After YRF sacked Ashish Patil, Twitterati demands for Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra to take a strong stand against sexual harassment.
Yash
Raj
Films
has
been
in
the
headlines
recently
due
to
the
sexual
harassment
allegations
against
their
Talent
and
Business
Head
Ashish
Patil.
In
a
#MeToo
expose,
an
Anonymous
survivor
has
opened
up
on
social
media
and
YRF
about
her
disturbing
encounter
with
Ashish
Patil.
In
the
wake
of
the
allegations,
while
YRF
has
sacked
Ashish,
Twitter
demands
for
Anushka
Sharma,
Ranveer
Singh,
Arjun
Kapoor,
Ayushmann
Khurrana
and
Parineeti
Chopra
to
take
a
strong
stand.
In
a
Twitter
trend
Ashish
Patil
netizens
demanded
that
BTown's
gen
next
stars
voice
a
strong
opinion
on
the
Me
Too
movement.
While
India
has
woken
up
to
take
a
strong
stand
in
support
of
the
#MeToo
movement,
with
Bollywood
trend
setters
like
Aamir
Khan,
Hrithik
Roshan,
Akshay
Kumar
who
have
disassociated
themselves
with
the
alleged
accused,
Bollywood's
gen
next
steers
clear
from
voicing
their
opinion
on
the
issue.
India's
very
own
Me
Too
movement
has
hit
Bollywood,
unraveling
some
of
BTown's
most
dirty
secrets
and
exposing
industry
heavy
weights.
The
latest
gut
wrenching
expose
of
YRF
Talent
and
Business
Head
-
Ashish
Patil.
Known
to
be
one
of
the
most
influential
names
running
the
show
at
Yash
Raj
Films,
Ashish
Patil
has
been
accused
by
a
woman
with
allegations
of
sexual
exploitation.
An
anonymous
survivors
have
taken
solace
of
social
media
and
ZoomTv
to
share
their
story
of
sexual
harassment
at
workplace.
While
first
tweeting
about
her
disturbing
encounter
with
Ashish
Patil
inside
YRF
Office
premises,
this
lead
to
the
accused
being
sent
on
an
administrative
leave.
#MeToo
Sharing
an
anonymous
survivor
account
of
a
former
model
and
former
aspiring
actress
who
has
spoken
against
@patilashish
of
YashRaj
Films
of
sexually
exploiting
her.
Screenshots
are
with
her
consent.
#TimesUp
pic.twitter.com/jMe7Yzx5hB
The
survivor
claimed
to
approach
Ashish
Patil
for
work
when
she
was
allegedly
asked
for
sexual
favours
and
raped
on
the
pretext
of
landing
her
a
job.
Post
the
empty
promises
of
giving
her
work,
the
girl
exposed
the
industry
heavy
weight
that
lead
to
him
being
sacked
by
YRF.
The
impact
of
#MeToo
movement
had
put
immense
pressure
on
YRF,
who
yesterday
in
a
statement
said,
"Yash
Raj
Films
terminates
the
services
of
Mr.
Ashish
Patil:
Vice
President
Brand
Partnerships
and
Talent
Management
&
Business
and
Creative
Head
Y-Films,
with
immediate
effect."
Here's
what
netizens
had
to
say
-
Rapist
Ashish
Patil
was
allowed
to
run
YRF
talent
for
such
a
long
time.
Anushka,
Ranveer,
Arjun
Kapoor,
Ayushman,
Parineeti
have
a
lot
to
answer.
https://t.co/B4ZvuXKVS4
Ashish
Patil
is
controlling
his
twitter
account
by
using
it
in
protected
mode.
If
he
had
only
controlled
his
1-inch
,
this
wouldn't
have
happened.#metoo
When
will
Ranvir
and
Anushka
talk
about
Ashish
Patil
case?
Are
they
waiting
for
any
approval
from
YRF?...
really
waiting
for
them...
pic.twitter.com/rBNPB6BeXh
Ashish
patil
he
acted
like
a
kid
and
started
behaving
like
a
YRF
films
hero.
After
flirting
he
kissed
her
on
lips,
and
hugged
intensely,
while
saying
will
make
you
a
"Star"
one
day
pic.twitter.com/zGUHZkXLjq