Comedian Tanmay Bhat, who rose to fame with comedy collective Aib, says he has been suffering with clinical depression.
He was suspended last October following complaints of not acting against sexual harassment allegations made regarding his colleague Utsav Chakraborty.
Bhat on Sunday took to Instagram and uploaded a series of videos, sharing how the subsequent events after his suspension have created a toll on his mental health.
He said: "After everything that happened in October, I'm mentally checked out. I feel almost paralysed and unable to participate socially, online or even offline. I think a big part of my self worth growing up as someone who looked like me became my work. For most of my adult life I worked at a company that I was trying to build.
"And having to watch the letting the office go, all the people who worked with us, having to say good bye...
He was suspended last October following complaints of not acting against sexual harassment allegations made regarding his colleague Utsav Chakraborty.
Bhat on Sunday took to Instagram and uploaded a series of videos, sharing how the subsequent events after his suspension have created a toll on his mental health.
He said: "After everything that happened in October, I'm mentally checked out. I feel almost paralysed and unable to participate socially, online or even offline. I think a big part of my self worth growing up as someone who looked like me became my work. For most of my adult life I worked at a company that I was trying to build.
"And having to watch the letting the office go, all the people who worked with us, having to say good bye...
- 6/30/2019
- GlamSham
Comedian Tanmay Bhat, who has been removed from the post of comedy collective Aib's CEO, on Thursday wrote a message of apology for his inaction on sexual harassment complaints against a colleague.
Bhat was suspended last October following complaints of not acting against sexual harassment allegations made regarding Utsav Chakraborty.
On Wednesday, the Aib issued a statement updating fans that there would be no new sketches from them anytime soon due to no incoming revenue and operational costs piling up. The group said Bhat would no longer be their CEO, and Gursimran Khamba won't be associated with them anymore.
Bhat on Thursday took to social media and wrote: "I am deeply sorry for the distress I've caused to my friends, and anyone affected by my actions. I am deeply sorry to my colleagues who've had to go through immense stress that I feel responsible for.
"I realise that in the past,...
Bhat was suspended last October following complaints of not acting against sexual harassment allegations made regarding Utsav Chakraborty.
On Wednesday, the Aib issued a statement updating fans that there would be no new sketches from them anytime soon due to no incoming revenue and operational costs piling up. The group said Bhat would no longer be their CEO, and Gursimran Khamba won't be associated with them anymore.
Bhat on Thursday took to social media and wrote: "I am deeply sorry for the distress I've caused to my friends, and anyone affected by my actions. I am deeply sorry to my colleagues who've had to go through immense stress that I feel responsible for.
"I realise that in the past,...
- 5/23/2019
- GlamSham
Comedy collective Aib on Wednesday updated fans that there will be no new sketches from them anytime soon due to no incoming revenue and operational costs piling up. Tanmay Bhat will no longer be their CEO, and Gursimran Khamba will not be associated with them anymore.
Bhat, it may be recalled, was suspended last October following complaints of not acting against sexual harassment allegations made regarding Utsav Chakraborty.
In a lengthy statement posted on social media, Aib wrote: "With no incoming revenue and operational costs piling up, we had to make some hard and unfortunately permanent decisions."
"We had to let our office space and the entire team go overnight. Production, creative, administration, all of it... the Aib YouTube channel is for all intents and purposes, dead for the foreseeable future -- there will be no new sketches anytime soon."
The group, whose videos were a hit among netizens, further...
Bhat, it may be recalled, was suspended last October following complaints of not acting against sexual harassment allegations made regarding Utsav Chakraborty.
In a lengthy statement posted on social media, Aib wrote: "With no incoming revenue and operational costs piling up, we had to make some hard and unfortunately permanent decisions."
"We had to let our office space and the entire team go overnight. Production, creative, administration, all of it... the Aib YouTube channel is for all intents and purposes, dead for the foreseeable future -- there will be no new sketches anytime soon."
The group, whose videos were a hit among netizens, further...
- 5/22/2019
- GlamSham
Actor, writer and director Rajat Kapoor is the latest star caught up in the wave of #MeToo allegations sweeping the Indian biz.
The Monsoon Wedding star, who had a supporting role in ITV series The Good Karma Hospital, has taken to Twitter to apologize following allegations from multiple women of improper conduct. Among complainants is a journalist who says that during a 2007 interview Kapoor badgered her with questions such as “Are you as sexy as you sound?” and “Tell me your vital stats.”
“I am sorry from the bottom of my heart – and sad that I was the cause of this hurt to another human being,” Kapoor said on the social media platform.
I am sorry from the bottom of my heart- and sad that I was the cause of this hurt
to another human being.
If there is one thing more important to me than even my work,
it...
The Monsoon Wedding star, who had a supporting role in ITV series The Good Karma Hospital, has taken to Twitter to apologize following allegations from multiple women of improper conduct. Among complainants is a journalist who says that during a 2007 interview Kapoor badgered her with questions such as “Are you as sexy as you sound?” and “Tell me your vital stats.”
“I am sorry from the bottom of my heart – and sad that I was the cause of this hurt to another human being,” Kapoor said on the social media platform.
I am sorry from the bottom of my heart- and sad that I was the cause of this hurt
to another human being.
If there is one thing more important to me than even my work,
it...
- 10/8/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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