New Delhi: A day after Nora Fatehi filed a defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez, the latter’s lawyer has spoken about it and said that Jacqueline never made any disparaging remark about Nora.
In an interview with ETimes, Jacqueline’s lawyer Prashant Patil said, “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 sub-judice she has always avoided to speak 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 also added that his client has ‘utmost respect’ for Nora but Jacqueline will respond legally to protect her own dignity. "My client has the utmost respect for Nora. There definitely has been some sort of miscommunication. My client has no intention to defame Nora or for that matter anybody else. If Jacqueline is dragged to any legal Court, she will respond legally to protect her own dignity,” he was quoted as saying by ETimes.
Nora on Monday filed a criminal complaint against Jacqueline before a Delhi court for allegedly defaming her by “unfairly dragging” her name into Rs 200 crore extortion case involving ‘conman’ Sukesh Chandrashekar.
Fatehi also arrayed 15 media organisations as accused in her complaint, which is likely to come up for hearing on December 19, according to PTI.
According to PTI, the complaint claimed the allegations made by Fernandez that Fatehi had received gifts from Chandrashekhar were wrong.
“The only time the complainant spoke to Chandrashekhar was when his wife, Leena Maria Paul, made her speak to him over speakerphone at the event in Chennai where the complainant was invited by Leena. At the event, the complainant was gifted an iPhone and a Gucci bag by Leena. No gifts were ever received by the complainant from Chandrashekhar,” PTI quoted the complaint.
Fatehi also denied she had received a luxury car from Chandrashekhar and said it was part payment to her brother-in-law Bobby Khan, who Chandrashekhar had approached for directing a movie.
“Since the complainant had never even spoken to Chandrashekhar let alone having met him, hence the imputation made by the Fernandez and the subsequent publishing of the same by the accused media houses are untrue,” the complaint said.
The court had granted regular bail to Jacqueline Fernandez on November 15. She was named an accused in the supplementary chargesheet filed by the enforcement directorate.
(With PTI inputs)