Azfar Rehman stirred up a controversy and storm online after he said that he was harassed while responding to a question about his take on the ‘Me Too’ campaign in a recent interview. Most people assumed that Rehman was referring to sexual harassment.
Following the brouhaha on social media, Azfar has clarified his stance, asserting that he was talking about harassment and not sexual harassment.
In an official statement posted to his Instagram account, Azfar said: “In a 3-year-old interview, I briefly talked about harassment and not sexual harassment that I faced as a newcomer 15 years ago.”
“The harassment I faced was all about power play, clanning, humiliation and bullying. It had absolutely no sexual (harassment) aspect. To be clear, I did not even use that term.”
“Our social platforms must understand and educate our people that harassment is not always sexual harassment, these are two totally separate things,” said the actor further, adding: “I have [the] utmost respect for women. At the same, I also believe that good and bad people are everywhere.”
“Apologies if I have hurt any sentiments.”
While Azfar in his statement said the interview was three years old, the interview in question was uploaded on February 19, 2021 on the YouTube channel Nashpati Prime.
Azfar’s interview
During the interview, while answering a question about his take on the Me Too campaign Azfar had said: “I completely support the #MeToo campaign, and it’s great that people are coming out and calling for help.”
However, the actor added that some people “use these campaigns to their [own] advantage,” and shared his own experience of being harassed.
“Being a male artist, I was also harassed by a couple of female artists in the past, but I don’t want to name [them]. I have ignored it,” he said, adding that women cannot always be right.
The post Azfar Rehman clarifies controversy surrounding claim of being harassed appeared first on The Current.
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