Since this morning, a rumor has been spreading rapidly on social media claiming that a Telugu actor behaved inappropriately with actress Pooja Hegde and that she allegedly slapped him. Some posts even claimed that Pooja herself revealed this incident in a recent interview. These unverified claims shocked fans, triggered heated online debates, and led to wild speculation about the actor’s identity.
Pooja Hegde’s team has now issued a clear and firm clarification, dismissing the entire story as fake. Sources close to the actress stated that Pooja has never made such a statement in any interview and has never spoken about slapping any actor. According to her team, the episode is a completely fabricated social media rumor with no evidence. It was created purely to mislead people and generate attention.
The confusion reportedly started after an old interview of Pooja resurfaced online. In that interview, she spoke in general terms about how some people in the film industry cross personal boundaries. She mentioned an incident during a pan-India film shoot where a male actor entered her caravan without permission and behaved inappropriately. She said she firmly objected to the behavior and decided never to work with that person again. She did not name the actor, nor did she mention any physical altercation.
Because Radhe Shyam was Pooja’s biggest pan-India project, some social media users assumed the actor involved was Prabhas. There is no factual basis for this assumption. Pooja’s team has once again clarified that she has not given any recent interview making such claims and that names are being dragged in without reason.
