Saqib Saleem Reveals His #MeToo Story: 'A Man Tried To Put His Hands In My Pants, I Was 21'

Recently while speaking to a leading daily, actor Saqib Saleem spoke about his #MeToo story and revealed that a man tried to sexually abuse him when he was 21.

Published: Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 15:48 [IST]

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Well folks, it's just not only women who have been victims of sexual harassment at the hands of men. Recently while speaking to a leading daily, actor Saqib Saleem spoke about his #MeToo story and revealed that a man tried to sexually abuse him when he was 21. Scroll down to read-

He Was Sexually Abused At 21

Saqib told the leading daily, "I don't want to take names, but when I started out as an actor. I was only 21 years old. There was a man who tried to assault me. He tried to put his hand in my pants."

Saqib Whacked That Man

He revealed, "When it happened with me, I whacked the guy and I told him to mind his own f***ing business and I left."

The Incident Scarred Him

He further added, "I was 21, and of course, it scarred me, but I moved on. I'm sure that everyone's different and an incident such as this must affect different people differently."