Karan Johar Apologises For Sharing 'Insensitive' Posts On Social Media Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Karan Johar, on Sunday, took to his Twitter account and apologised for his social media posts, saying they may have come off as 'insensitive' to many during the pandemic
Filmmaker
Karan
Johar,
on
Sunday,
took
to
his
Twitter
account
and
apologised
for
his
social
media
posts.
He
said
that
the
posts
may
have
come
off
as
'insensitive'
to
many
during
this
time,
when
people
are
fighting
against
the
Coronavirus
outbreak
worldwide.
Karan
shared
his
apologetic
tweet
along
with
a
video
created
by
Australian
comedian
Greta
Lee
Jackson's
parody
video,
Thank
you
Celebrity,
and
wrote,
"This
hit
me
hard
and
I
have
realised
many
of
my
posts
may
have
been
insensitive
to
many.
I
apologise
profusely
and
wish
to
add
none
of
it
was
intentional
and
came
from
a
place
of
sharing
but
clearly
may
have
lacked
emotional
foresight.
I
am
sorry."
The
video
shows
'normal'
people
thanking
celebrities
for
the
content
online
from
the
comfort
of
their
mansion
and
massive
rural
homes.
The
said
normal
people
in
the
video
included,
two
round-the-clock
working
doctors,
an
unemployed
person
and
a
man
who
was
rendered
homeless
after
his
landlord
refused
to
decrease
the
rent.
The
video
intents
to
take
a
jibe
at
celebrities
sharing
post
claiming,
'we
are
all
in
this
together'.
This
hit
me
hard
and
I
have
realised
many
of
my
posts
may
have
been
insensitive
to
many...I
apologise
profusely
and
wish
to
add
none
of
it
was
intentional
and
came
from
a
place
of
sharing
but
clearly
may
have
lacked
emotional
foresight
....am
sorry!🙏❤️
https://t.co/MO3kHkDQdo
The
two-minute-long
clip
called
out
celebrities
like
Ellen
DeGeneres
for
saying,
"this
feels
like
we
are
in
jail" while
living
in
a
mansion,
Australian
presenter
Amanda
Keller
for
"dancing
around
her
massive
kitchen"
and
more.
The
clip
also
mocked
the
ignorance
of
celebrities
and
ended
with,
"We
are
so
glad
you
are
ok.
You
are
the
true
heroes.
Give
us
your
money."
Karan
Johar
is
often
seen
uploading
videos
of
his
twin
kids
Yash
and
Roohi
on
social
media
profiles
with
the
hashtag,
#LockdownWithTheJohars.
Earlier,
director
Farah
Khan
also
talked
about
celebrities
being
insensitive
towards
the
current
situation
by
uploading
their
workout
videos.