'Back to filthy 90s politics': Celebs call out smear campaign against female stars

The entertainment industry has had a very rough start to the year with Adil Raja, who describes himself on Twitter as a geopolitical analyst and rights activist, accusing certain female celebrities of having had intimate relations with army officers.

While the targeted celebrities have since been raising their voice to defend themselves, the whole fraternity has extended its support against the mudslinging and “filthy politics”.

Showbiz women stand united

Showbiz men hold all men accountable

While condemning the allegations against his female colleagues, Muneeb Butt expressed his frustration and disappointment in society. “The same 90s graceless politics is back where people [produce] fake nudes to accuse anyone falsely. We haven’t learnt anything,” he lamented.

Actor Asad Siddiqui gave a shut-up call to all those saying that Adil never took any names but only initials and that’s not “defamation” enough. “To everyone out here having issues with why we are getting [riled] up and responding to statements where just initials were used, no one is a kid here,” he wrote in an Instagram Story.

“We understand that this is an attack on those in the entertainment industry, who, no matter what they go through in their personal lives, are always making the audience smile and keeping them entertained.” He then threatened to drag all those pointing fingers and splashing dirt on his “family” to be prepared for the “mud to spill” on them too.

Adnan Siddiqui, while condemning the act, exclaimed, how, for someone to stoop this low, they must be truly threatened by “successful” women. “Parochial men feel threatened by successful women. So, their bruised egos resort to smear campaigns. If only some tongues didn’t wag as much,” he tweeted.

Amused by how “illogical” Adil’s argument was, Gohar Rasheed said that he also wants to “smoke whatever the ex-army officer is smoking.” Taking to the micro-blogging site, he wrote, “So first this random A.R guy insinuates a negative speculation by giving out our reputed female actor names initials after which all kinds of false assumptions are being created to which he never came forward and try to clear it out that it’s not K.K, its A.K.”

Gohar added, “First, he enjoys the attention while setting up a great example of misogyny and patriarchal mindset, but when these girls take a stand for themselves, he starts defending himself by backtracking and saying that ‘oh mainey to kabhie aapka nam liya he nahie (Oh I never took your name)’.”

The Legend of Maula Jatt actor said that “this man is the classic example of what not to follow in 2023” and we agree!

Feroze Khan jumps on the bandwagon

Feroze Khan, who has been accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife Aliza Sultan and is fighting custody of his children, also posted a video to comment on the ongoing controversy. “I would like to request to my fans and supporters, that if anyone brings you a piece of news, be it right or wrong, make sure you verify it first. If the person is proven guilty or innocent, then take action accordingly but before that, always be polite and gentle with both, the accused and the accuser,” he said.

Whether the statement was to gain sympathy for himself or perhaps actual support for his colleagues, he ended his clip with prayers and support for everyone “who has ever been accused of anything why they haven’t done.”