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The recent web series, Chiraiya, headlined by Divya Dutta, Sanjay Mishra, and Prasanna Bisht, among others, has sparked some serious conversation regarding sexual harassment, marital rape, consent and victim blaming. Prasanna, who plays Pooja, a newly married woman who is a victim of marital rape in the series, got candid with mid-day regarding the darker aspects of the series. Prasanna Bisht recalls a sexual harassment incident on sets Given that the character was a vulnerable and emotionally intricate one, we asked the young actor how she got into the mindset of Pooja. To which she revealed, "Something happened with me before I got the show. I faced something during the shoot. I had invested so much of my emotions and my time in a project that I was emotionally connected to. And there ...

Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Just for Laughs, has been ordered to pay a total of more than $880,000 to eight of the nine women who had accused him of sexual assault and misconduct. Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay awarded the damages in a written decision released Tuesday, following a civil trial that lasted 10 months.The women suing Rozon were seeking $14 million in civil court for incidents that occurred between 1980 and 2004, during a period when he founded the international comedy festival.“This judgment therefore aims to bring this long trial to a close and to reaffirm that an infringement of personal integrity, when proven, calls for a legal response proportionate to the extent of the harm suffered,” Tremblay said in her decision. Ge...

What begins as a distant tragedy slowly unravels into an intimate and unsettling crisis in Next of Kin, the gripping British thriller premiering April 3 on Lionsgate Play. At its heart, the series explores a question that feels both deeply personal and universally relevant: how far would one go to protect their family when everything begins to fall apart? About Next of Kin The story opens with the death of a young British Pakistani doctor working overseas. The news reaches his family in London in fragments—through phone calls, quiet exchanges, and a lingering disbelief that refuses to fully settle. For a brief moment, life appears to move forward, albeit with grief quietly simmering beneath the surface. But in Next of Kin, distance is only an illusion. What starts as a contained loss soo...

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have broken their silence following the arrest of their son, Joseph Duggar, earlier this month on charges of molesting a nine-year-old girl in Florida in 2020. A spokesperson for the family told multiple outlets on March 30 that Jim Bob, 60 and Michelle, 59, are “heartbroken over this entire situation.”“Right now, they are focused on loving their family and helping Kendra and her children during this difficult time,” the spokesperson said, referencing Duggar’s wife, Kendra, and her four children. “They are praying for the victim. They ask for privacy and appreciate the kind words and prayers offered by so many.” 0:45 Josh Duggar reacts to brother Joseph’s arrest on c...