Heartbreaking time for family: Farah on Sajid's #MeToo cases

Mumbai Oct 12 (IANS) Choreographer-director Farah Khan says she and her family are heartbroken with sexual misconduct allegations against her brother director Sajid Khan. Farah on Friday tweeted: "This is a heartbreaking time for my family. We have to work through some very difficult issues. If my brother has behaved in this manner he has a lot to atone for. I don t in any way endorse this behaviour and stand in solidarity with any woman who has been hurt." Sajid has been named by multiple women including two actresses -- Sonali Chopra and Rachel White -- and one journalist for sexual misconduct. Farhan Akhtar Sajid s cousin has also expressed "shock" and "disappointment" over the allegations. Sajid himself addressed the accusations and stepped down as director of "Housefull 4".

In response Sajid wrote on Twitter: "In the wake of the allegations against me and the pressure being put on my family my producer and the stars of my film Housefull 4 I must take the moral responsibility of stepping down from my directorial post till the time I can allay the allegations and prove the truth... I request my friends in the media to kindly not pass judgment till the truth is out."

--IANS