Crooner Ali Noor has taken back his apology to journalist Ayesha Binte Rashid, now denying her allegations of sexual harassment.
In a series of messages between the two which the journalist shared online, Ayesha told Ali "I've been thinking long and hard about what to say to you and I've finally found the words. You emotionally manipulated me and what happened in the back of my car while we were driving to the airport was sexual harassment. You should know that. You are a sexual harasser and predator."
Responding to the posts, Ali Noor initially said that he was "truly deeply sorry [...] I am not an ill-intentioned person and am definitely a work in progress. I hope that you can find some relief in my apology."
However, soon after, Ali seemingly retracted his apology in a string of bizarre Instagram posts over the weekend, including a photo of a headstone with his name on it.
"I sent you an apology by putting my entire life on stake and you have the audacity to not accept my heartfelt words. I deny all allegations of sexual harassment against me and I never admitted to them to start with," Ali wrote in one post with the hashtag StopMockeryOfMeToo.
People on social media responded to the singer's change of tone, with many condemning his backtracking.
https://twitter.com/Ifra_J/status/1494703998708121600
https://twitter.com/lemonfresh02/status/1494755163973767174
Other people were alarmed by the reaction of Ali Noor's fans, who seemingly tried to excuse the singer's behaviour, despite the fact that had had previously apologized to Ayesha.
https://twitter.com/ranaslander/status/1494748167744593922
https://twitter.com/Bhuut_/status/1494695087573323780
In a series of messages between the two which the journalist shared online, Ayesha told Ali "I've been thinking long and hard about what to say to you and I've finally found the words. You emotionally manipulated me and what happened in the back of my car while we were driving to the airport was sexual harassment. You should know that. You are a sexual harasser and predator."
Responding to the posts, Ali Noor initially said that he was "truly deeply sorry [...] I am not an ill-intentioned person and am definitely a work in progress. I hope that you can find some relief in my apology."
However, soon after, Ali seemingly retracted his apology in a string of bizarre Instagram posts over the weekend, including a photo of a headstone with his name on it.
"I sent you an apology by putting my entire life on stake and you have the audacity to not accept my heartfelt words. I deny all allegations of sexual harassment against me and I never admitted to them to start with," Ali wrote in one post with the hashtag StopMockeryOfMeToo.
People on social media responded to the singer's change of tone, with many condemning his backtracking.
https://twitter.com/Ifra_J/status/1494703998708121600
https://twitter.com/lemonfresh02/status/1494755163973767174
Other people were alarmed by the reaction of Ali Noor's fans, who seemingly tried to excuse the singer's behaviour, despite the fact that had had previously apologized to Ayesha.
https://twitter.com/ranaslander/status/1494748167744593922
https://twitter.com/Bhuut_/status/1494695087573323780