Nithya Menen slammed the media portal for spreading fake news in a long post and won appreciation from the netizens.
Actress Nithya Menen has called out fake news related to her experience of working in the Tamil industry and slammed the media portals for spreading rumours. A few media portals reported that Nithya Menen claimed about getting harassed in the Tamil film industry. A portal named Buzz Basket spread Nithya’s news quoting Nithya from a recent interview, and wrote, “A Tamil actor harassed me during the shoot. I’ve faced a lot of problems in the Tamil film industry.” This report and the quote went viral instantly.
A reporter checked the authenticity of the report with Nithya and texted her about the same on WhatsApp. When the actress was asked if she had said something like this in the media. The actress refuted the rumours and said, “No I’ve not. Oh my goodness.” The reporter further asked her if he could quote her reply and she acknowledged it.
A few moments later, Nithya shared the original source of the rumours and called out the portal for spreading fake news. Sharing a screenshot of the tweet, Nithya wrote, “We are all here for such a short period of time. It always surprises me how much wrong we do to each other. I point this out today because only accountability stops bad behaviour. Be better humans @ursbuzzbasket@letscinema and all the others who have followed this bandwagon. #stopfakenews.” The post has been deleted, but Nithya and several of her fans reported the account.
Here’s the post
Nithya’s post got netizens’ support, and they lauded her action. A netizen wrote, “People who have time to spread rumours about others are the ones with the saddest and lamest life possible.” Another netizen wrote, “So sorry to hear such negative rumours about you! Glad you mentioned them to public so that one one trusts them anymore. Hope they have removed the post. It’s high time to report these pages and teach them a lesson. With you @nithyamenen.” On the work front, Nithya will next be seen 7-episodic series Kumari Srimathi. The Telugu series will premiere on Prime Video on September 28 with dubs in Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.
