"Huma Qureshi Issues A Statement, Slams Payal For Dragging Her Name".
Actress Huma Qureshi just took to her social media profile and issued a statement in regards to her name being dragged in #MeToo allegations against Anurag Kashyap by actress Payal Ghosh.
Actress Payal Ghosh has accused and filed a case against Anurag Kashyap of sexually harassing her.
Earlier in a video reveal, Payal alleged that actress like Richa Chadha and Huma Qureshi have to make physical relationship whenever Anurag call them. After Payal's allegations, Richa Chadha said that she will sue Payal and now Huma is angry.
Huma made her Bollywood debut with Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, has released a statement on her Twitter profile.
The statement reads, "Anurag and I last worked together in 2012-13 and he is a dear friend and an extremely talented director. In my personal experience and to my knowledge he has neither misbehaved with me or anyone else. However, anyone who claims to be abused must report it to the authorities, the police, and the judiciary.
"I chose not to comment until now because I don't believe in social media fights and media trials. I feel really angry at being dragged into this mess. I feel angry not just for myself but also every woman whose years of hard work and struggle get reduced to such baseless conjecture and allegations in their workplace. Please let's refrain from this narrative."
Huma added that it is the responsibility of both men and women to carefully protect the sanctity of the #MeToo movement.
Huma is currently shooting Bell Bottom with Akshay Kumar and Lara Dutta in Scotland.
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