Kapil Sharma Slaps Legal Notice on the the Journalist, Seeks Public Apology & Rs 100 Crore

Actor-comedian Kapil Sharma sent a legal notice to an entertainment portal and its editor, for allegedly publishing defamatory articles against him on Wednesday. Kapil seeks for a public apology and Rs 100 crore in damages from the said journalist and the website.

Kapil’s advocate Tanveer Nizam said in a statement ,"In view of the articles by Lalwani on Spotboye to willfully defame my client, we have sent them a legal notice to publicly apologise within seven days failing which we will institute civil and criminal proceedings against both." It claims damages “to the tune of Rs One Hundred Crore to be deposited in National Defence Fund”.

Comedian Kapil Sharma has also demanded that the journalist tender an “unconditional public apology” within seven days of receiving the notice.

However, the journalist confirmed that he had not received any notice yet. 

Kapil has also filed a police complaint against his ex-managers Neeti, Preeti Simoes and the journalist for trying to extort Rs 25 lakhs from him. He had alleged that the said journalist had started a false propaganda to defame and disgrace him after Kapil refused to pay him the asked amount.