Shilpa Shetty breaks silence on husband Raj Kundra’s arrest, receives support from Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez

Shilpa Shetty has spoken for the first time about husband Raj Kundra’s arrest in the production and distribution of pornographic content case. The actress has released a statement on social media and revealed that false quotes are being attributed to her. “Yes! The past few days have been challenging, on every front. There have been a lot of rumours and accusations.A lot of unwarranted aspersions on me cast by the media and (not so) well wishers as well. A lot of trolling/questions posed… not only to me but also to my family. MY STAND… I HAVE NOT COMMENTED YET and will continue to refrain from doing so on this case as it is subjudice, so please stop attributing false quotes on my behalf," she shared. While very few celebrities have openly spoken about the controversial matter, Shilpa's post received a lot of support from Bollywood.

Shilpa Shetty’s Instagram statement was liked by Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Dia Mirza, Farah Khan Kunder and Rakul Preet Singh among others. Gauahar Khan also commented, “strength” with folded hands emojis on Shilpa’s post. While Abhimanyu Dassani, who is Shilpa Shetty’s co-star in the upcoming movie ‘Nikamma’, also extended support to the actress and commented on her post with raised hands.

Shilpa Shetty in her statement, had further expressed complete faith in the Mumbai Police and the judiciary. The actress also mentioned that she is taking all legal options available and asked for privacy of her children, “Reiterating my philosophy of, as a celebrity “Never complain, never explain”. All I will say is, as it’s an on-going investigation, I have full faith in the Mumbai Police & the Indian judiciary. As a family, we are taking recourse to all our available legal remedies. But, till then I humbly request you - especially as a MOTHER - to respect our privacy for my children’s sake and request you to refrain from commenting on half-baked information without verifying the veracity of the same. I am a proud law-abiding Indian citizen and a hardworking professional for the last 29 years. People have put their faith in ME & I’ve never let anyone down. So, most importantly, I request you to respect my family’s and ‘my right’ to privacy in these times. We don’t deserve a media trial. Please let the law take its course. Satyamev Jayate! With Positivity and Gratitude, Shilpa Shetty Kundra".