January 10, 2018
Amid reports that she was being evicted from a flat in Paris
for not paying rent, Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat wonders why her name is
being dragged into whats happening in a city she hasn't visited for eight
months.
According to a report by AFP, a French court ordered on December
14 that Mallika and her "French husband" Cyrille Auxenfans must pay 78,787 euros
in rent owed and expenses, giving the green light for their furniture to be
seized.
Mallika told IANS in an email interview: "I have said this before
and I am saying it again -- I do not own or rent any apartment in Paris! So
where is the question of eviction?
"I have never had any financial
dealings in Paris ever. I have no bank account in Paris. I have an Indian
passport and I am an Indian citizen. So what is this nonsense about eviction?"
The actress has featured in Hindi films like "Khwahish", "Murder", "Pyaar Ke
Side Effects", "Welcome" and "Ugly Aur Pagli" as well as in foreign films like
"The Myth", "Hisss" and "Politics of Love".
She is currently in Mumbai.
"I am staying in Mumbai. In fact, I recently shot for an episode of
�Entertainment Ki Raat' (reality television show) which was telecast last
week. I haven't been to Paris in the last eight months! Anyone following me on
my social media would have known this. Even my passport would say the same,"
Mallika said.
She added: "I am not married to Cyrille Auxenfans. I have
cleared the air on this earlier as well. He is a big businessman in Europe and I
have nothing to do with his real estate business dealings. Why should my name be
dragged with what's happening in Paris?"
There were reports in 2016 that
Mallika and Auxenfans were attacked with tear gas, beaten and robbed by three
masked intruders outside a Paris apartment block.
Was she not living in a
Paris apartment then?
"I was visiting Paris on a holiday at the time the
unfortunate incident happened," Mallika said.
She said she shuttles
between India and Los Angeles for work. Often, she posts on her social media
accounts, updates on meeting celebrities like Monica Belluci and Chelsea
Handler. In July last year, she even met US President Donald Trump's first wife.
In Mumbai now, Mallika said she was busy preparing for her upcoming
Bollywood film "Zeenat", directed by Saandesh Nayak, who helmed the romantic
comedy "Love Shagun" in 2016.
"I've also been busy with Free a Girl
India, of which I am a brand ambassador. It works at rehabilitating victims of
child prostitution."