More ‘comedians’ and social media celebs face sexual misconduct allegations after AIB guy is outed
6 years, 3 months ago

More ‘comedians’ and social media celebs face sexual misconduct allegations after AIB guy is outed

Op India  

Yesterday, after some women called out comic associated with All India Bakchod Utsav Chakraborty’s unwanted sexual advances and harassment, more women have come forward narrating their experience and also calling out other popular comics on social media for having crossed the boundaries. A woman accused social media celebrity Anurag of having sent her inappropriate ‘snaps’ on SnapChat, a photo-sharing social media network. — Anurag Verma October 4, 2018 However, Utsav Chakraborty tried to justify how getting nudes from a person was ‘instant rush’, and blamed his illness for his behaviour. — Utsav October 4, 2018 Another Twitter user accused Sapan Verma, a standup comic, of inappropriate behaviour, which Verma denied.

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