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Lalit Modi denies Bigg Boss 20 reports, sends legal notice
IPL founder Lalit Modi has denied reports that he will contest Bigg Boss 20 and issued a legal notice to publications and social media accounts carrying the claim. Modi said on X…
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IPL founder Lalit Modi has denied reports that he will contest Bigg Boss 20 and issued a legal notice to publications and social media accounts carrying the claim. Modi said on X that he had not been approached for the show and had no intention of participating. His lawyers, Hirani & Associates, called the reports false and unauthorised, and asked platforms to remove them and avoid repeating them without verification.
Bigg Boss 20, hosted by Salman Khan, is scheduled to premiere on September 6 on JioHotstar and Colors. The official contestant list has not been announced. A trailer has shown a new lifeline for contestants, while names including Nia Sharma, Arjun Bijlani, Karan Patel and Jannat Zubair have been reported as possible participants.
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The lazy version of this story is that a familiar name must be joining a reality show because social media accounts repeat it. The opposite overreaction is to treat every entertainment rumour as harmless. Modi’s denial and legal notice show the cost of publishing an unverified casting claim, while the absence of an official contestant list leaves room for genuine speculation. The useful test is simple: did the show’s producers or the person named confirm it before publication?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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