Preity Zinta slammed for #MeToo comments

Preity Zinta has been slammed on social media for comments she has made about the ongoing #MeToo campaign.

The actress, who herself filed a molestation case against her ex-boyfriend, Ness Wadia in 2014, was slated for her comments in an interview with BollywoodHungama. She said, “I think it’s important that this whole #MeToo movement has started but it’s also important that women use it for the right thing because there are men and women that would use their position of power for their advantage. But, I do feel bad when women are using it when it’s not that serious or for personal vendetta or for publicity. There is a very small percentage of women that are using it and they’re diluting the movement but then there are also women who’ve gone through all of this and we being in the industry have heard so many stories.”

“So if you want to acknowledge that there’s a problem, you have to first atleast admit that there is and then you solve the problem. But, this ‘Me Too’ movement if it’s this much in the film industry, it’s that much in every other industry. Atleast we have a spotlight here in this industry and people listen to you and the media is there but if you’re telling me it’s not in other industries and not in the business world and not in politics, that’s rubbish.”

When asked if she had ever experienced any of this personally, she added, “No, I haven’t, I wish I had. (laughs) Atleast, then, I would have had an answer to tell you. No and that’s what I am saying that this is very relevant question because people treat you the way you want to be treated.”

Zinta took to Twitter to hit back at the journalist for editing the interview in the way it turned out to be. She said:

Really sad 2see how the interview Is edited to trivialis& be insensitive. Not everything is traction & as someone being interviewed I expected decency & maturity froma journalist @iFaridoon. I did 25 interviews that day & only yours turned out edited like this #dissappointed

— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) November 19, 2018

The actress is currently promoting her upcoming release ‘Bhaiaji Superhit’, out this weekend.