Kangana slams Rihanna for ‘$2.5 mn paid tweet’

Following reports claiming pop star Rihanna was paid $2.5 million to tweet in favour of the farmers’ protest, actor Kangana Ranaut on Friday expressed her shock, and took a dig at the pop singer quoting the amount as “So Little”.

Media reports quoted ‘The Print’ and said Poetic Justice Foundation (PJF), an organization in Canada, played a “vital role” in “starting a global campaign”. Sources said the campaign had the backing of “political leaders and activists based out of Canada”.

The report added the sources believe Skyrocket, a PR firm where pro-Khalistan activist Mo Dhaliwal is a director, paid $2.5 million (around Rs18 crore) to pop star Rihanna to tweet in favour of the farmers’ protests. Kangana expressed shock at the figure and slammed Rihanna by saying, “So little!!?”

The actor’s tweet added she gives her “friends gifts of the same amount” and called these International celebs “biggest fraud” for commenting on farmers’ protest. “I don’t mean to brag, I don’t do fairness creams, item numbers, shows, big hero films and now all brands cancelled my contracts also, still whatever little I earn most of it I give away and in return gain so much more, not able to express how to encourage people to give, that’s all,” tweeted Kangana.