Actor Jacqueline Fernandez is likely to respond to a defamation suit filed by fellow actor Nora Fatehi, who has alleged that the ‘Ram Setu’ actor tried to ‘tarnish her reputation’ and cause loss of work in the industry.
Jacqueline’s lawyer Prashant Patil spoke with ETimes and mentioned that they haven't received any official copy of the suit filed yet. He said, 'Jacqueline has not made any statement in front of any electronic or print media against Nora or for that matter, any other person. She has consciously avoided talking about the Enforcement Directorate proceedings. Till date she has maintained the sanctity of law and because the matter is sub-judice she has always avoided to speak in front of print and social media. Having said that, we have not received any official copy of the suit filed by Nora. Once we receive an official confirmation or an order of the Honourable Court, we will respond to it legally.'
The lawyer added that Jacqueline has the ‘utmost respect’ for Nora, but if dragged into legal proceedings, she will respond to protect her ‘dignity’.
‘My client has the utmost respect for Nora. There definitely has been some sort of miscommunication. Quoting anybody's reply, filed before an adjudicating authority, is a matter of pure judicial proceeding. Any statement made during the course of arguments made before a judicial proceeding cannot be quoted in the public domain, the way it has been quoted now. My client has no intention to defame Nora or for that matter anybody else. If Jacqueline is dragged to any legal court, she will respond legally to protect her own dignity,’ he added.
For the unversed, Nora and Jacqueline have been questioned several times by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s ₹200-crore money laundering case.
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