Following the #MeToo allegations against the music composer, Chinai - who had accused Malik back in the 1990s - has lent her support to the victims.
According to a report in Deccan Chronicle, Chiani said, “Every word said and written about Anu Malik is true. I stand by all the women who have finally spoken up. May they find peace and closure in their lives.”
Chinai had filed a sexual harassment suit against Malik in the 1990s and got a restraining order passed against him. Chinai had filed a sexual harassment suit against Malik in the 1990s and got a restraining order passed against him. On Sunday, Malik, who is facing #MeToo allegations by multiple women, had stepped down as judge from the reality show 'Indian Idol', Sony TV said in a statement.
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Sony Entertainment Television released an official statement saying that -‘Anu Mallik is no longer a part of the Indian Idol jury panel. The show will continue according to its planned schedule and we will invite some of the biggest names in Indian music as guests to join Vishal Dadlani and Neha Kakkar to judge the extraordinary talent of Indian Idol season 10.’
Shweta Pandit, one of the women to have spoken against Malik, had called him a "pedophile and sexual predator". Malik's lawyers responded by calling her claims "false and baseless".
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Two other survivors have also opened up anonymously about their horrific experiences with Malik.
Over the last month, several men in the media and entertainment industry have been accused of sexual misconduct. Subhash Ghai, Alok Nath, Vikas Bahl, Kailash Kher, Chetan Bhagat, Sajid Khan, and Varun Grover are among the names that have been called out in the #MeToo movement.
