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Priyanka Chopra says she too faced sexual harassment

Asked whether she has ever faced sexual harassment , the actress said, "everybody in this room has probably faced one because it had become a norm with women".

By Web Desk
April 14, 2019

Priyanka Chopra has revealed that she has also faced sexual harassment as  Mrs Jonas opened up about  her experiences .

 The "Quantico"actress was speaking at the 10th Annual Women In The World Summit 2019 

She sat with Tina Brown for an interview  where she also spoke about her grand wedding with Nick Jonas and culturally different Hollywood and Bollywood.

Speaking about  women empowerment and the #MeToo movement, Priyanka Chopra said even she had faced sexual harassment. She  appreciated the fact that that now women are brave enough to come out and speak about their ordeal.

"Now because of the support we are giving each other, people don't have the power to shut us down," she said at the Summit. 

"We always had a voice. Just nobody heard us. Now because of the support we are giving each other, nobody can shut us down. And that's an incredibly powerful thing to see. Now if I have a story I don't feel I am alone anymore - and I am not ashamed of it."

Asked whether she has ever faced sexual harassment , the actress said, "everybody in this room has probably faced one because it had become a norm with women".