Naga Chaitanya said, “We wanted to go our own ways. For our own reasons, we have taken this decision and we respect each other.”
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While Naga Chaitanya married Sobhita Dhulipala on 4 December, his ex-wife, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu finally spoke about their divorce and how she was subjected to several rumours and harsh criticism.
“Unfortunately, we live in a society which is so patriarchal in nature, that anytime something goes wrong, a woman gets subjected to… I’m not saying men don’t, men do, but a woman gets subjected to a lot more judgment and a lot more shaming, not just online, even in real life,”
Samantha told Galatta India.
“Many things were said about me that were absolutely untrue. But what held me back, I remember having this conversation with myself when things were really, really crappy and they were really, really… absolute lies were being spread. And there were many times when I wanted to come out and say, this is not true, let me tell you the truth,” she added.
Now, at the Raw Talks With VK podcast, Naga Chaitanya said, “We wanted to go our own ways. For our own reasons, we have taken this decision and we respect each other. We are moving on in our lives, in our own way. What more explanation is needed, I don’t understand.”
He added, “I’m hoping the audience and media will respect that. We have asked for privacy. Please respect us and give us privacy on this matter. But, unfortunately, it is a headline. It became a topic or gossip. It became entertainment.”
The actor also said, “I feel very bad for her (Sobhita). She doesn’t deserve it. She is not at fault in this matter. She came into my life… we met in a very organic way, beautiful way. Just like social media chat on Instagram, our friendship started and our relationship was slowly built from there.”