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Nasty divorce rumours about Syra-Shahroz point out celebs have the right to a personal life too

Nasty divorce rumours about Syra-Shahroz point out celebs have the right to a personal life too

“Social media should be the first to apologise for ‘breaking’ the news,” wrote Anoushey Ashraf on Instagram.
01 Jan, 2020

Rumours were rife about Shahroz Sabzwari and Syra Shahroz getting divorced over the weekend and speculation about the causes and implications was high.

Shahroz finally spoke out and clarified that the couple has been separated — not divorced — for at least six months, and denied allegations of cheating on his wife with model Sadaf Kanwal.

In the midst of the hearsay and unconfirmed gossip on social media, something important was lost — respect for the right to a personal life.

Anoushey Ashraf pointed it out most succinctly on Instagram:

“Social media should be the first to apologise for ‘breaking’ the news,” wrote the host, VJ, actor, model and designer.

“I know our lives are not private, but our feelings, families, kids etc exist in this world too. They too get severely affected. They print everything [whether] it’s real or not.”

“As an artist, colleague and someone who knows you all, am just sending you strength, hugs and hope you can ride this difficult time being unaffected by these vicious accusations, assumptions and articles that [affect] lives, families, mental health etc to an extent many don’t understand, including our publications.”

“My love to you I hope whatever you’ll choose for yourself brings peace, privacy and respect as you deserve,” said Anoushey.

Shahroz quelled the rumours earlier, saying, "They’ve dragged Sadaf Kanwal into it and I’ve only known her for a month and that too, just as a friend. Syra left the house 6 months ago, it was her decision. That said, there's been no khula or divorce; we're just separated at the moment."

Sadaf corroborated his statement, saying the pair had met at an event where they performed together after Syra and Shahroz had already been separated for five months. “Shahroz and I are just friends! We met a month ago!”

Comments

Solomon The King Jan 01, 2020 03:48pm
but they are public figures too meaning people adopt their life styles from hair cut to clothes to personal appearances. this is the reason we chose them as ambassadors of the social causes.
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Rubina Jan 01, 2020 03:59pm
What is nasty about social media break out on this or other issues? where there is smoke, there is fire. you cant just enjoy the bounties of being a public figure, you also have to bear the thorns sometimes.
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Sajjad Jan 02, 2020 09:43am
"And hope you can ride this difficult time being unaffected by these vicious accusations, assumptions and articles that [affect] lives, families, mental health etc to an extent many don’t understand, including our publications.” So damn rite , they are public figures not public property, Put yourself in their position and imagine reading and listening to all those assumptions and judgments others are passing about you. The one who is going through tough time only knows how hard it is , the best we can do is pray for them and worst we can do is to be judgmental and gossiping about it. Social media is a good platform to be used but with great responsibility.
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