“It all happened because I am married to a celebrity. If I was not, I don’t think half this damage would have been done. I feel they weren’t getting at me, but my wife and kids. It’s really unfair that Shilpa had to bear the brunt of it. You attack me, no issues, she was collateral damage,” Raj shared his ordeal with Hindustan Times.
On facing relentless trolling, Raj said that he deletes and blocks trolls on social media. “I don’t care but the last thing I want is my wife and kids reading terms like this. Even today, when Shilpa posts a Valentine’s message, trolls start commenting ‘porn king’s wife’… they don’t know the facts! They are not even giving the judiciary a chance to announce whether I am guilty,” he said.
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When asked if the incident took a toll on his marriage with Shilpa, Raj said though everything that happened was horrible, he found solace in his wife because of mutual trust and understanding. “If someone told me something about her, I know how much to believe. She broke into laughter when she heard about the case and said it’s not true. If you are living at home together and there is something like porn involved, you would know,” Raj shared.
However, Shilpa faced professional repercussions due to the scandal and lost certain contracts and television work. Through the turmoil, Raj documented his experiences from the incident which led to the creation of his 2023 film UT69, based on the notes he wrote while in jail.
