He Harassed Me…: Preity Zinta Hits Back At Trolls Who Criticised Her For Not Pulling Over Car For Crippled Man

New Delhi: Preity Zinta is one of the Bollywood actors who enjoy immense popularity, even though she has not appeared in any films since the 2018 release, Bhaiji Superhit. The beautiful actress is married to Gene Goodenough and is a doting mother to her twins, Jai and Gia.

Last week, Preity was brutally trolled after a video was shared by a paparazzi account that showed a wheelchair-bound person following her car. The netizens criticized her for not pulling over her car for the person. The video showed her apologizing to the media as she could not pose because she had a flight to catch. However, she was soon followed by a disabled person who was continuously knocking on the car door and shouting.

Now, the actress has taken to Instagram to address the issue along with another incident that completely shook her over the last week.

Preity Shares An Incident When A Lady Grabbed Her Daughter And Planted Big Wet Kiss Near Her Mouth

Sharing the video of the incident, Preity wrote, "Two events this week have left me a bit shaken. 1 regarding my daughter Gia-where a woman tried to take her photo. When we politely asked her not to she walked away, then suddenly scooped my daughter in her arms & planted a big wet kiss next to her mouth & ran off saying what a cute baby. This woman lives in an elite building & happened to be in the garden where my kids were playing. If I wasn't a celebrity I probably would have reacted badly but kept my cool as I didn't want to make a scene."

Preity Says The Wheelchair Bound Person Following Her Has Harrassed Her Over The Years

She further added, "U can see the 2nd incident here. I had a plane to catch & this handicapped man kept trying to stop me. Over the years he has harassed me for money & I have given it to him when I could. This time when he asked for money I said sorry today I have no cash, just a credit card. The lady with me gave him some money from her purse. He threw it back at her cuz it wasn't enough & started getting aggressive. As u can see he followed us for some time & got more aggressive."

Preity continued, "The photographers found this incident funny. Instead of helping us they filmed & laughed. NO ONE told him not to follow the car or harass us as anyone could have gotten hurt. Had there been an accident, I would have been blamed. My being a celebrity would have been questioned. Bollywood would have been blamed & a lot of negativity would have spread. I think it's high time people realise that I'm a human being first, then a mom & then a celebrity. I also don't need to apologise for my success constantly & be bullied for it cuz I've worked very hard to get where I am."

The actress further wrote, "I have an equal right like anyone else in this country to live the way I want so please think before you judge & please stop blaming celebrities for everything. There are always 2 sides to a story. Most importantly my children are NOT part of a package deal & are not meant to be preyed on so please Leave my kids alone & don't come to them for photos or touch/grab them. They are infants & need to be treated like infants, not celebrities."

She requested the paparazzi to help instead of laughing. "I sincerely hope that the photographers that ask us for photos,videos & sound bytes also have the grace, humanity & maturity to act & help in the future instead of filming & laughing cuz most of the time it's not funny," Preity concluded.