Ranveer Allahbadia, also known as BeerBiceps, found himself at the center of a storm after making a controversial remark on Samay Raina's India's Got Latent. He asked a contestant, "Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join in once and stop it forever?" The comment sparked outrage, leading to multiple FIRs being filed against him for his crass statement.
Amid the backlash, an audience member named Mohit who was present during the live show revealed that Allahbadia apologised to the contestant four times, in case the question had made the contestant feel uncomfortable or upset. Additionally, Ranveer hugged the contestant.
Mohit said, "That child came, Ranveer said that joke. After saying it, Ranveer apologised around four times – 'Sorry, aapko bura toh nahi laga'. I know a sorry does not fix anything but still, he ensured that the kid was comfortable. Then they spoke to that child. Samay also asked if he was okay. That child also won (on the show). Everyone celebrated after he won. Ranveer hugged him. 'You okay? Sorry, if you felt bad for that joke'. Samay also said, 'You killed it, bhai. Crazy'. I am only asking everyone not to spread hate unnecessarily."
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Recently, Ranveer Allahbadia issued another statement, revealing that he has been receiving death threats in the aftermath of the Latent controversy. He wrote, "My team and I are cooperating with the police and all other authorities. I will follow due process and be available to all agencies. My remark about parents was insensitive and disrespectful. It is my moral responsibility to do better and I am genuinely sorry."
"I'm watching death threats pour in from people saying that they want to kill me and hurt my family. People have invaded my mother's clinic posing as patients. I'm feeling scared, and I don't know what to do. But I'm not running away. I have full faith in the police and the judicial system of India," added Allahbadia.
After the backlash, Samay Raina deleted India’s Got Latent episodes from YouTube.
