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Vinayakan Lands In Trouble, Says He Has No Idea What Me Too Movement Is
Renowned Malayalam actor Vinayakan has landed himself in trouble after his tasteless remark on the #MeToo Movement, a social campaign against sexual abuse and harassment where survivors publicize allegations. Apparently, during the promotion of his now released film Oruthee, the Kerala State Film awardee had shared that he was not aware of #MeToo's meaning. Besides, he counter-questioned the reporters at the event asking what #MeToo was, which many unfortunately failed to answer.
Coming from an industry that has been leading the movement for a long time now, his remark on its unawareness came as a surprise to many. Shockingly, while responding to the query on the #MeToo movement, Vinayakan also admitted that he has had physical relationships with as many as ten women.
Confirming if he is on the same page as the reporters, he said, "What is #MeToo? I have no idea. Is it up to the woman? I have asked ten women if they would like to have a physical relationship with me. I will still ask them if that is what #MeeToo means. No woman has come to me and asked me for physical intimacy." (sic)
He
also
added
that
he
would
not
hesitate
to
question
men
who
have
been
pretending
to
be
gentlemen.
Well,
Vinayakan's
statements
have
not
gone
down
well
with
a
section
of
celebrities
and
social
media
users,
who
have
been
slamming
the
actor
through
Instagram
and
Facebook
posts.
Notably,
in
2019,
the
actor
was
arrested
and
granted
bail
for
allegedly
verbally
abusing
a
woman
over
the
phone
when
she
invited
him
to
an
event
in
Kerala.
Well, in the same interaction, Vinayakan was even seen slamming fan associations stating that they are useless and have no control over a film's success or failure.
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