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More celebrities have come out in favor of director Anurag Kashyap after the actor Payal Ghosh accused him of sexual assault last Saturday. Among them is actor and former wife Kalki Kanmani.

In a message posted to Instagram, Kalki urged Kashyap to ignore the “social media circus” that is going on around him. Dear Anurag, please don’t allow this social media circus affect you. You have stood up for women’s rights in your writing and in both your personal and professional spheres, and you have battled for their freedom. I have seen it firsthand. Both personally and professionally, you have always seen me as being on par with you. Even after our divorce, you have defended my integrity, and even before we were together, you helped me when I felt uneasy at work. It’s a perilous and disgusting period when people may treat each other badly and fabricate stories without facing consequences. It is destroying nations, families, and friendships,” her message said in part.

Ali Fazal recently offered his support to Richa Chadha, his fiancée, following her involvement in the Anurag Kashyap-Payal Ghosh scandal. “My love, you, who has stood up for women time and time again, had to go through this ordeal today,” Fazal posted on social media. Nevertheless, you emerge as powerful as ever. Over the years that I have known you, my partner, I have had the good opportunity to see firsthand the impact that your kindness, understanding, and resilience have had on a multitude of individuals. The struggles you have endured to build a just society free from hatred.