Anu Malik Set To Return As Indian Idol 11 Judge After His Departure Due To #MeToo Allegations Last Year

After quitting the tenth season of singing reality shows Indian Idol following allegations of a sexual offense against him by multiple women, musician Anu Malik has reportedly been roped in for the upcoming eleventh season. A Spotboye report claimed that talks between the channel and therefore the music composer are on and Anu Malik is probably going to come on the judges' panel.

Last year, singers Shweta Pandit and Sona Mohapatra had accused Anu Malik of molestation, and later two budding singers additionally levelled similar allegations against him. Following the allegations, Sony TV, the channel that airs Indian Idol, declared the composer would step down as a judge on the reality show.

Shweta had said in her post that she was just 15 when Malik made her uncomfortable by asking to kiss him. "Had to go back to my worst memory as a teenage girl today to write this and speak up - it's now or never. This is my #MeToo and have to warn young girls about #AnuMalik & let you know your #TimesUp @IndiaMeToo. Thank you @sonamohapatra for speaking up about him & supporting this," she had tweeted.

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Earlier, in an Instagram post, Sona wrote, "To all the young girls and women who are initiating with their experiences with this creep, journalists, 'fans' & even youngsters from college, know that you just don't seem to be alone. This guy, #KailashKher is a serial predator & has been for years as are many others like Anu Malik in the industry. I cannot be tweeting about everyone cus I work 18 hour work days & have a life to live & breathe in." Sona had tweeted again on Saturday saying by not taking action against Anu Malik, makers of the show are complicit.

On his half, Anu denied the charges via his lawyer who aforementioned "India's #MeToo movement" is being used for his client's "character assassination".

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