Arjun Kapoor On Malaika Arora's Pregnancy Rumours: You Should Not Put Something That Can Be Life-Altering

In November last year, Arjun Kapoor lashed out at a publication and journalist for writing ‘gossip articles' that claimed Malaika Arora was pregnant with his child. The actor had taken to Instagram Stories slammed the ‘fake’ news. 

During a recent interview, Arjun was asked about the media reports that keep cropping up about the couple, and the actor blamed the trend of clickbait articles for the same. 

Sharing a screenshot of the 2022 news article, Arjun had shared, “This is the lowest that you could have gone and you have done it by being casual, insensitive and absolutely unethical in carrying garbage news. This journalist has been writing such pieces regularly and getting away with it because we tend to ignore these fake gossip articles while they spread across the media and become the truth. This is not done. Don't dare to play with our personal lives.”

Arjun now informed Bollywood Bubble, “Clickbait culture is more about negativity... I think negativity is easier to get people to pay attention to because that’s been building for a while. Listen, we are actors, our personal life is not always very private. There is a certain amount that exists and you have to be okay with it already joining the profession. There might be that element that remains, but I think we rely on you all (journalists) to reach the audience. We need you all to be at least cognizant of the fact that we are human beings. So, check with us once in a while if you’re going to write something that is very, very important. At least do that much and I think that was all that I did. It was more about that it should be checked; it should not be assumed. You should not put something that can be life-altering out there.”

Speaking about his post, Arjun further added, "I did that because I trust all of you (journalists). I have never hidden, I have never held back... why do you want to put something out there that will forever remain, and that is not the truth and then I have to keep justifying myself... information for any journalist should be verified, it should not just be put our casually, especially when it comes to your personal life... we are all here to do our job, don't make it about having fun at other people's expense. Don't try and make it personal, don't become vindictive, and don't become what you are trying to sell... don't start believing your lies."

For the unversed, Malaika was earlier married to Arbaaz Khan. The two divorced in 2016 and have a son, Arhaan Khan. Malaika and Arjun made their relationship official in 2019 after years of dating. Wedding rumours of the two keep making it to the media but neither of the two have confirmed the same.