Simone Sheffield, who claims herself as Aishwarya Rai's former manager says the controversial Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein had tried to make advances at Indian actress Aishwarya Rai.
In a comment posted in response to a news story, Simone Sheffield wrote: "I used to manage Indian actress Aishwarya Rai. While dealing with Harvey, I found it comical how hard he tried to get Aishwarya alone. But he was a pig. Looked and acted like a 'big bully pig'. He asked me to leave the meeting numerous times, and I politely declined."
Sheffield is said to have managed Aishwarya's international projects at one point, added, "When we were leaving his (Weinstein's) office, he cornered me and said, 'What do I have to do to get her alone?' I told him to 'kiss my black ass'. When Ash and I returned to our hotel, I sent Harvey a steel pig trough filled with diet coke as a thank you gift for the meeting. Yes, we did do business, and yes, he eventually threatened me."
Aishwarya Rai, whose last film was Karan Johar's directorial Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, will next be seen in Fanney Khan, opposite Rajkummar Rao.
According to the latest reports circulating in the Bollywood circles, it is said that Aishwarya denied and refused to do intimate scenes in the film, and has also stated her reservations to the team. "Aishwarya is very particular about every scene in her films and she has expressed her apprehensions in doing a few intimate scenes for Fanney Khan", the report added.
Fanney Khan is said to be a musical romantic entertainer, starring Rajkummar Rao in the lead role, who is the recent sensation in Bollywood. He is known for delivering impactful performances in quality films such as Gangs of Wasseypur - 2, Kai Po Che, Trapped, and the recent release Newton.