Reports of Nora Fatehi filing a defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez have been doing the rounds in the media since yesterday. But today, Fernandez’s lawyer denied receiving any defamation suit from Fatehi.
For those not in the know, both Bollywood actresses were questioned by the Indian Enforcement Directorate over the past couple of months in connection with an approximately £1,95,23,980 extortion case connected to conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. It was reported that Fernandez was also dating the conman.
If Indian news portals are to be believed, the defamation suit filed by Fatehi reads, “Jacqueline Fernandes sought to criminally defame the complainant in order to destroy her career to further her own interests, since they are both working in the same industry and have similar backgrounds, amongst other reasons.”
The defamatory case against Fernandez is filed over the latter’s written pleading before the court. The Kick (2014) actress submitted in the court that “she was being falsely implicated by the ED while celebs such as Nora Fatehi who had also received gifts from conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar had been made witnesses.”
Fernandez’s lawyer Prashant Patil has now said that her client has never spoken anything against Fatehi on any public or private platform. He also added that he has not received any defamation suit copy from Nora and if they do they will respond to it legally.
“Jacqueline has not made any statement in front of any electronic or print media against Nora or for that matter, any other person. She has consciously avoided talking about the Enforcement Directorate proceedings. Till date, she has maintained the sanctity of law and because the matter is subjudice she has always avoided speaking in front of print and social media. Having said that, we have not received any official copy of the suit filed by Nora. Once we receive an official confirmation or an order of the Honourable Court, we will respond to it legally,” he told a publication.
