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Naumaan Ijaz made a 'joke' about infidelity but Twitter had the last laugh

Naumaan Ijaz made a 'joke' about infidelity but Twitter had the last laugh

In a resurfaced clip from Iffat Omar's show, the actor makes light of infidelity and says #MeToo is a result of "deen se doori".
Updated 09 Sep, 2020

If you follow Naumaan Ijaz on Instagram, you know he loves to dish out advice.

So when he appeared on Iffat Omar's talk show, naturally she couldn't resist asking him for some: what is the secret to a successful marriage?

In a resurfaced clip from a year ago, Ijaz, who has been married for 25 years, says, "We're sustaining it as a relationship, keeping in mind our limitations. Secondly, if I were to talk about my wife, Rabia, I'm very lucky. She's adorable."

Iffat then asks, "But have you ever slipped up? Have you ever fallen in love for one day?"

"Every moment. That happens daily. I love beautiful women who are hard to get. So I fall in love with them even more. And she doesn't find out. I'm such a great actor and an intelligent man that my wife, thank God, never finds out," he replies smugly, even though he was just talking about limits before this.

After boasting (joking?) about cheating, Ijaz also went on to discredit the #MeToo movement, saying it's a "dangerous" trend that will be misused and weaponised and is a result of "deen se doori" (estrangement from spirituality/religion).

You're not alone if you're struggling to understand how people speaking up against sexual harassment and assault is 'deen se doori' but not, you know, cheating on your spouse.

Twitter is as confused as we are

Assuming it was a joke, let's be clear that it was in bad taste.

And you know if the tables were turned...

The show's called Say It All with Iffat Omar but maybe Ijaz shouldn't have

Comments

Brownflower Sep 09, 2020 05:44pm
Who are these two people? Serious question.
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Mahmood Ahmad Sep 09, 2020 05:50pm
I agree with him!!
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Furqan Sep 09, 2020 05:59pm
Well to be fair, Iffat also hinted towards learning the trick of cheating on her spouse not getting caught.
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M. Saeed Sep 09, 2020 06:16pm
If you see a beautiful lady and silently in your mind appreciate her as a wonderful creation of the Creator, then it is good just as, you would appreciate a beautiful flower and say Subhanallah. But, if you follow the lady t o deliberately have a second look, it is not appreciated because then it becomes "lust".
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Khan Sep 09, 2020 06:21pm
@Brownflower Your question just tells you, you're a troll. They're both well known celebrities.
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Chrís Dăn Sep 09, 2020 06:45pm
A perfect speciman of pakistani men.
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WeCare Sep 09, 2020 06:54pm
You don't attention if you don't say something abruptly. There you go, now those who follow Mr. Ejaz, have a new extremely important topic to spend time on.
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Robby Sep 09, 2020 07:28pm
Why the heck host Iffat was quiet?
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Ukasha Rajpoot Sep 09, 2020 07:53pm
Vile ignorance of our actors is so sickening.
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Hasan Sep 09, 2020 09:46pm
I dont think we as a nation are mature enough to have a sensible conversation on such talkshows. So in principle I dont think we should really be entertaining such platforms in the first place.
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Sam Sep 09, 2020 10:50pm
The show is called “say it all” so he said it all!
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Nadir S. Sep 09, 2020 11:02pm
There is a reason I don't watch these actors outside their movies or dramas. They have not got a clue what to say outside a script.
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Ahmad Sep 10, 2020 12:35am
Disgusting act by Noman Ijaz. Will never watch his dramas ever again.
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Mani Sep 10, 2020 01:16am
Publicly talking about cheating on his wife defeats the purpose of hiding it from her. Then he bashes the en vogue metoo movement. Perfect recipe for getting publicity.
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Sakaniga Sep 10, 2020 03:20am
Relax awaam..he is just being sarcastic..
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Shahzaib Sep 10, 2020 09:37am
It was clearly a Joke, why can't we stop this Moral Policing seriously Both Sides needs to stop now.
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IndoAryan Delhi Sep 10, 2020 10:28am
Anything for free publicity.
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Omair Sep 10, 2020 12:06pm
Joke, sarcasim, or what ever, this is disgusting behavior and needs to be called out
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Asma Ali Sep 10, 2020 01:11pm
Ask cheap question, expect cheap answer.
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azmat shah Sep 10, 2020 01:52pm
This a new formulae to attract ratings. talk anything about sex/ affair in a video and it will go viral
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Sana Sep 10, 2020 03:02pm
Normalizing cheating, infidelity from such senior artist (Noman Ijaz) and endorsing it from another senior actor/host (Iffat Omar) is not okay. This interview gives a glimpse of why our TV industry is following the trend of infidelity, extra marital affairs and related stuff. The irony is soon after this question, both started to discuss Me Too Movement!!
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