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Updated 18 Oct, 2016

Last week Priyanka Chopra caused a stir with her cover shoot for the Indian edition of Conde Nast Traveller, which featured her wearing this tank top:

Many called the shoot out for being offensive and inappropriate, arguing that by equating refugees with carefree travellers and holiday makers, Priyanka was minimising the plight of refugees across the Middle East.

Also read: Hey Priyanka, travellers aren't the same as refugees. Here's why

This week, while speaking to NDTV, she apologised.

"I'm really apologetic about sentiments being hurt," she said in an interview. "I have always been against labels. I am very affected and feel really horrible, but the message has been misconstrued. The magazine was very clear that they wanted to send a message about addressing xenophobia with labels."

After backlash against the cover shoot picked up on social media last week, Conde Nast Traveller issued an apology ahead of Priyanka, attempting to explain the cover by saying: "We must recognise that we are all on a journey."

On her part, Priyanka insists that the cover was misconstrued. "I'm sorry people saw it like that and they saw it on me," she said.

Comments

Desi bhai Oct 18, 2016 08:58am
You look beautiful Priyanka!
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Salman Oct 18, 2016 09:01am
She is ignorant and it shows she is clueles.
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Jkhan Oct 18, 2016 09:37am
You should feel horrible. It seems to be belittling refugees , immigrants and outsiders. Came out as extremely arrogant.
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bilal Oct 18, 2016 10:57am
This is how india treat rest of the world
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Kamal Pasha. Oct 18, 2016 11:26am
They just do anything to be in the news. This is entertainment industry.
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fairy Oct 18, 2016 11:40am
Unfortunately, its the way to do it. Just do anything without thinking and then apologize.
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Sohrab Goth Wala Oct 18, 2016 12:37pm
You did nothing Piryanka. The offense being done in Europe and America is far bitter then you think of Yourself.
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ZAFAR Oct 18, 2016 04:15pm
@Jkhan None of your concern
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SaeedS Oct 18, 2016 09:05pm
Message? What message? I was lost in her beautiful eyes.
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AbbasToronto Oct 19, 2016 05:45am
Beauty and brains rarely go together
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Star power Oct 19, 2016 07:29am
It's not anything wrong that she did. Its the prevailing sentiment across the globe that that she reflected.
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Abu sarib Oct 19, 2016 09:06am
The megazine is a Commercial journalism, any emotion and ethics are not counted in modern world. Priyanka need money for luxurious marriage. So we should not be " fanatic "
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Abu sarib Oct 19, 2016 09:11am
Priyanka collecting money for memorable marriage. So we shouldn't mind. Keep aside emotion anf ethics. Magazine has a commercial journalism, which has different policy.
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One world Oct 19, 2016 10:56pm
Its how you look at it, The message is everyone is a Traveler and should not be labeled a refugee or immigrant or outsider. Its very generous of Priyanka to apologies even though message was misunderstood by some folks.
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Dipak Singham Oct 20, 2016 10:29am
smoked eyes !! killing
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Dipak Singham Oct 20, 2016 02:37pm
sexiness overloaded.
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