Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says his former wife is blackmailing him for money. In a long note posted on social media, Siddiqui said that his wife is accusing him to get more money from him.
The actor said that they are divorced and he has been providing financial support to his family for years. Reacting to his statements, his wife Aaliya has asked his fans and followers to “wait and watch” as she reveals the truth. He posted a long statement on Monday on his Instagram account.
“I am termed as a bad guy everywhere because of my silence. The reason I have kept quiet is that all this tamasha will somewhere be read by my small children. Social media platforms, [the] press, and a bunch of people are really enjoying my character assassination on the basis of one-sided and manipulated videos,” said Nawazuddin Siddiqui in his statement.
This is not an allegation but expressing my emotions. pic.twitter.com/6ZdQXMLibv
— Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@Nawazuddin_S) March 6, 2023
He added that he and Aaliyah are separated for a few years. “We are already divorced but we definitely had an understanding only for our kids,” he said. He informed me that his kids are absent from school for 45 days, adding that the school has been sending him notices of their absence. “My kids have been made hostage for the past 45 days and are missing their schooling in Dubai,” he wrote.
“She had abandoned the kids in Dubai for the last 4 months before calling them here on the pretext of demanding money. On average, she is been paid approx 10 Lakhs per month for the past 2 years and 5-7 lakhs per month before moving to Dubai with my children, excluding the school fees, medical, travel, and other leisure activities,” said Siddiqui in his post.
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He also mentioned efforts made by him to support his wife and make her financially independent.
“I have also financed her 3 films costing me crores of rupees, just to help her set up her income stream since she is the mother of my kids. She was given luxurious cars for my kids, but she sold them and spent the money on herself. I have also bought a lavish sea-facing apartment in Versova, Mumbai for my children.”
“Aaliya was made the co-owner of the said apartment as my kids are small. I have given my children an apartment in Dubai, where she was also living comfortably. She only wants more money and hence has filed numerous cases on me and my mother & it’s her routine, she has done the same in the past too and withdraws the case when paid as per her demand,” the actor went on to say.
He slammed his former wife for dragging their children into the mess.
“She has dragged the kids in this drama and she is doing all this to simply blackmail me, malign my reputation, her intent to spoil my career and fulfill her illegitimate demands,” said the actor at the end of his note.