Preity Pens Down Her Feelings Post Harassment: “I’m a Human Being First, Then a Mom & Then a Celebrity”

The pretty woman Preity Zinta’s recent post about getting harassed on two separate occasions in Mumbai. She has got support from her B- town friends. From Priyanka Chopra to Arjun Rampal all reacted to her post.

Preity’s Instagram post

On Saturday, Ms. Zinta shared a post and penned, a strange woman tried to take her daughter Gia’s picture and kissed her. Preity also talked about how a handicapped man kept trying to stop her for money.

 “2 events this week have left me a bit shaken.1 regarding my daughter Gia-where a woman tried to take her photo. When we politely asked her not to she walked away, then suddenly scooped my daughter in her arms & planted a big wet kiss next to her mouth & ran off saying what a cute baby. This woman lives in an elite building & happened to be in the garden where my kids were playing. If I wasn’t a celebrity I probably would have reacted badly but kept my cool as I didn’t want to make a scene.

U can see the 2nd incident here. I had a plane to catch & this disabled man kept trying to stop me. Over the years he has harassed me for money & I have given it to him when I could. This time when he asked for money I said sorry today I have no cash, just a credit card. The lady with me gave him some money from her purse. He threw it back at her cuz it wasn’t enough & started getting aggressive. As u can see he followed us for some time & got more aggressive.

The photographers found this incident funny. Instead of helping us they filmed & laughed. NO ONE told him not to follow the car or harass us as anyone could have gotten hurt. Had there been an accident, I would have been blamed. My being a celebrity would have been questioned. Bollywood would have been blamed & a lot of negativity would have spread.

I think it’s high time people realize that I’m a human being first, then a mom & then a celebrity. I also don’t need to apologize for my success constantly & be bullied for it cuz I’ve worked very hard to get where I am.

I have an equal right to anyone else in this country to live the way I want so please think before you judge & please stop blaming celebrities for everything. There are always 2 sides to a story.  

Most importantly my children are NOT part of a package deal & are not meant to be preyed on so please Leave my kids alone & don’t come to them for photos or touch/grab them. They are infants & need to be treated like infants, not celebrities.

I sincerely hope that the photographers that ask us for photos, videos & sound bytes also have the grace, humanity & maturity to act & help in the future instead of filming & laughing cuz most of the time it’s not funny.”

Celebs Reacted

After seeing the post, Bollywood celebrities reacted and supported Preity Zinta.

Hrithik Roshan commented, “(Red heart emoji)Well done Pree”.

Arjun Rampal said, “ Next time give me a call will sort them out (red heart emoji)”

Malaika Arora penned, “You said it out loud and clear “

Priyanka Chopra Jonas posted, “ a person raising both hands in celebration, face with open mouth, and clapping hands emojis”

Lilly Singh penned, “Good on you for standing up for yourself. I know that can be hard. But it’s important and true.”

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