Actor Vinayakan who courted controversy for his recent remarks on the MeToo movement during the promotions of his latest film Oruthee. When he was asked about Me Too campaign, he created a controversial statement that did not go well with a female journalist.
During the press meet, he said, ” What is Me Too? I do not know. Is it up to the girl? Let me ask, what if I want to have sex with a woman? In my life, I have had physical relationships with ten women. I asked those ten women if they would like to have a physical relationship with me. I will still ask if that is what you say Me Too means. No woman has come here and asked me.”
Prominent personalities from various walks of life came forward with strong criticism against this. It was widely criticized as a distorted view of Vinayak. This was followed by the actor apologizing on social media.
Full version of Vinayakan’s Facebook post:
“Greetings,
I apologize for the inconvenience caused to a sister, a journalist, for the language used (not at all personal) during the press meet as part of the promotion of the film Oruthee which was not intentional.”
https://www.facebook.com/100044313195287/posts/508057834014652/
