Thursday, June 25, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

YRF Ousts Key Official Over #MeToo Allegations

Darpan News Desk IANS, 16 Oct, 2018 01:34 PM

    Bollywood studio Yash Raj Films (YRF) on Tuesday said it has terminated the services of a key official amidst #MeToo allegations.

     

    "Yash Raj Films terminates the services of Ashish Patil, Vice President - Brand Partnerships and Talent Management and Business and Creative Head - Y-Films with immediate effect," read a statement on YRF's official Twitter handle.

     

    Patil came under the scanner after an aspiring actress anonymously accused him of sexually exploiting her.

     
     
     
     

    On his part, Patil had denied the allegation last week, calling them "untrue, fabricated, extremely defamatory and agenda-driven".

     

    "I urge this woman in question to kindly step forw ard and produce all facts because I cannot prove my innocence to a nameless, faceless, anonymous person... I will fully cooperate in any inquiry from any authorities to bring the truth out and completely clear my name," Patil had said in a statement shared on social media on October 10.

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Amitabh Bachchan: There Was No Accident, I Am Well

    Amitabh Bachchan Took To Twitter To Confirm That There Was No Car Accident And That He Is Well

    Amitabh Bachchan: There Was No Accident, I Am Well

    Ed Sheeran Lands In Mumbai, Welcomed In Traditional Style

    Ed Sheeran Lands In Mumbai, Welcomed In Traditional Style
    Ed Sheeran landed in Mumbai for his Sunday concert amid heavy security and much fanfare. The popular singer was welcomed at the airport with a traditional welcome ceremony with flowers, dancers and dhols.

    Ed Sheeran Lands In Mumbai, Welcomed In Traditional Style

    Vancouver Film School To Set Up Campus In Hyderabad

    Vancouver Film School To Set Up Campus In Hyderabad
    The Vancouver Film School (VFS) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Telangana government to create its satellite campus in Hyderabad.

    Vancouver Film School To Set Up Campus In Hyderabad

    Karni Sena Founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi Receives 'Threat' From Pakistan

    Karni Sena Founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi Receives 'Threat' From Pakistan
    Shri Rajput Karni Sena, an organisation of Rajput community opposing Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming movie "Padmavati", has claimed that its patron and founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi has received a threat call from Pakistan.

    Karni Sena Founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi Receives 'Threat' From Pakistan

    Sexual Abuse In Every Alternate Household, Says Radhika Apte

    Sexual Abuse In Every Alternate Household, Says Radhika Apte
    Actress Radhika Apte feels that sexual abuse does not only exist in the world of showbiz but takes place in every alternate household.

    Sexual Abuse In Every Alternate Household, Says Radhika Apte

    Chitrangda Singh: I Had Almost Been Named Jodhabai

    Chitrangda Singh: I Had Almost Been Named Jodhabai
    Chitrangda Singh who made a powerful debut with Sudhir Mishra's Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003 has been in news for her forthcoming projects Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 and Bazaar. 

    Chitrangda Singh: I Had Almost Been Named Jodhabai