Gauahar Khan slapgate incident: Fans rally in support for the actress after attacker claims he was paid

The B-town is buzzing with the latest twist in the India’s Raw Star slap gate incident, where Gauahar Khan was slapped by a member in the audience. The attacker, Mohammad Akil Malik, in a shocking revelation, accused Gauahar Khan of paying him to slap her, in return for a small role in Dabangg 3. While the news is spreading like wild fire, fans of Gauahar have  come out to in large numbers to Twitter to support her. 

Here are a few tweets from Gauahar fans:

KrishnaMUFC: A desperate criminal accuses @GAUAHAR_KHAN of paying him doesn’t surprise me! But the fickle media giving him such importance surely does!

The Sikander: Gauhar Khan attacker said she paid him to slap her.Waiting for Uber driver to claim victim paid to rape her.

sameekshasurana: @GAUAHAR_KHAN I am ashamed to see that instead of realizing his mistake that guy trying to gain publicity n speaking wrong about u…shit

Though Gauahar Khan has not yet responded to these accusations directly, she had replied to one of her fans tweets. This is what she had to say:

Safira Halani: @GAUAHAR_KHAN has more dignity&self respect than to stage a slap 2 create halla in bollywood & promise the guy a role in #Dabangg3 #nonsense

To this tweet, Gauahar replied : @safirahalani wish d media had sense like u..I trust d law.. Sm parts of d media need to go bck to school..

@safirahalani wish d media had sense like u..I trust d law.. Sm parts of d media need to go bck to school..

— GAUAHAR KHAN (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) January 3, 2015

Looks like this slap gate incident is not ready to die down, after the statement from the attacker has erupted a fresh row. Watch out for this space for more on the Gauahar Khan slap gate issue.