Veena Malik: 'The stress added ten years to my age': FHM India's 'naked' covergirl claims she was threatened after claiming shoot was doctored

 

• 'I was wearing hotpants, claims Veena Malik
• Disowned by father, suing magazine for millions

9th December 2011

 

The Pakistani model Veena Malik at the centre of the FHM India row says the stress caused by the scandal has aged her.
Veena Malik is suing the publishers of the magazine claims cover was doctored to make her appear nude when she actually posed in clothes.
But she revealed today that since launching her lawsuit, she has been threatened in an attempt to get her to drop it.
The 33-year-old told the Mail Online: 'I feel completely cheated. They've added ten years to my age. 'They threatened to sue me if I don't keep quiet.'

Veena Malik claims she was wearing hotpants, which were removed by Photoshop on the cover of FHM India

Malik appeared naked on the cover of the December issue of FHM India with just her arms and legs covering her modesty, sporting a tattoo of the initials 'ISI' on her arm, a reference to Pakistan's intelligence agency.
The image sparked outrage in her homeland.

 She said: 'The image we shot was completely different to the one on the cover. I was wearing hot pants and they promised me they would cover my upper body with multiple tattoos.
'Instead, they removed the hot pants.'

The actress claims she was in the past approached to pose for nude pictures by other agencies, but always refused

She also claims the editor-in-chief Kabeer Sharma and the journalist who interviewed her refused to respond to her calls following the release of the issue, despite being in daily contact with them prior to the shoot.

FHM India is owned by Maxposure, separate to the UK-owned FHM, which is published by Bauer Media.
Since then, Malik says she has received a legal notice from FHM India which she claims was 'aggressive' in tone, and she says threatened her with character defamation if she did not retract her allegations.
Malik said: 'I did not sign any contract and refused to until I was given final approval of the images. I was never sent the pictures but I was assured they were the same shots taken on the shoot in November.
'I was cool with those pictures because I felt they were artistic and beautiful. They should have waited for my authorisation but they didn't.
'There was only one week between the shoot and publication - they were obviously in a rush to print them without my consent.'

Veena said FHM India would contact her twenty times a day to convince her to pose for the magazine - and then refused to return her calls following publication

The model, who is currently in Mumbai filming, has since been disowned by her father, who said he wishes his daughter to be punished.
Veena said: 'Of course I am sad and upset but hopeful too, when I go back home, I will sit down and make him understand.
'I want to speak to my father in person, my family know the kind of person I am and would never go against the personal rules I set myself.
'I am still speaking to my mother and sister, they know what the reality is, but they are upset about the way it was projected in the media.
'The way the media is projecting it, calling it a nude shoot, the shoot is not a nude shoot.'
The 33-year-old also revealed she has already been approached by an international agency in the past to do nude images.
She said: 'I was approached in the past to do nude shots for money and I refused. So why would I accept to do that for FHM India for free?'
Despite the fallback, Malik claims she is still being supported by her fans - and wouldn't rule out a nude shoot in the future.
She said: ' I'm a very strong person. If I did something like that, I would stand by my actions.
'Would I pose nude In the future? Who knows what will happen tomorrow.'
Sharma vehemently denies the pictures are doctored and that the model has been threatened, insisting Malik has given contradictory accounts of the shoot.
He said: 'It's important to note Ms Malik has been dragging the magazine's name through muck by making false and baseless allegations and we look at it very, very seriously.
'I invite Ms Malik to furnish one shred of evidence, SMS or a witness to support her allegations which are as concocted as the ones she's been making all week.

Veena is hoping to reconcile with her father, who has disowned her since seeing the pictures

'No one in FHM has had any conversation with Ms Malik directly or indirectly to make this "imagined threat".
'The one message that was sent to her was one that told her she could call the office landline if she wanted to have a conversation.
'Ms Malik was more than comfortable with the filming, it was only when the cover and the grenade shots were done was the videographer asked to stop filming to make the team more comfortable (not her).
'She did not even once ask him to stop filming.'
Malik claims no such video was taken and that when she noticed filming taking place, when she was fully clothed she asked them to stop as it was not in line with the previous agreement to only shoot images.
But Miss Malik is no stranger to controversy.
In January she attacked attacked hardline clerics in Pakistan who demand modest Muslims should be suitably covered at all times.
She also launched a stringent attack on honour killings, highlighting that women were always the target and not men.
After making her name has a star in 'Lollywood' movies -  the term used to describe films made in Lahore - she found greater fame when she took part in Big Boss 4, the Indian version of Big Brother, last year.

'I don't really have girlfriends': Why Angelina Jolie doesn't make time for other women

9th December 2011

With beauty, wealth and a gorgeous family, Angelina Jolie seems to have it all.
But the actress has confessed there is at least one thing missing in her life - female friends.
In an interview with the new issue of U.S. Marie Claire, she spoke frankly to the magazine about her lack of female confidantes.
'It was nice for me to play with other girls; I don't really have girlfriends in movies, if you've noticed, ' she said.
'Well, I have a few girlfriends, I just... I stay at home a lot. I'm just not very social. I don't do a lot with them, and I'm very homebound.'

Stunner: Angelina Jolie looks gorgeous as she poses in the cover of the latest issue of Marie Claire magazine

The actress, director and mother-of six, who looks stunning in a blue top and gold statement ring, has previously bemoaned the fact that she really only chats with her partner, Brad Pitt.
'I'll talk to my family,' said the actress, 'I talk to Brad ... But I don't know, I don't have a lot of friends I talk to. He is really the only person I talk to.'

 

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Angelina's reputation as the ultimate man-eater and husband-stealer may account for her lack of gal pals.
She famously fell for Brad when he was still married to Jennifer Aniston and her second husband Billy Bob Thornton broke off his engagement to Laura Dern to elope with his Pushing Tin co-star.

Multi-tasker: The actress and mother of 6 made her directorial debut this month with In the Land of Blood and Honey, her film about the war in Bosnia

One of the few close female friends that is not deterred by Angelina's reputation is singer Gwen Stefani.
Earlier this year the A-listers were spied with Gwen Stefani getting together at Gwen's home in London for a fun-filled playdate .
'All of the kids are very close in age. They've attended each other's birthday parties and gotten together several times at each other's homes,' a source to Yahoo news at the time.
The pair have been friends since 1998. 'Somehow Gwen and I keep ending up pregnant at the exact same time,' Jolie has explained.

Black tie: Angelina looked chic in a velvet tuxedo-style suit as she went out for dinner in New York

Best known for action films such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Wanted, Angelina also reveals that she may want to move on from acting.
'I woke up one day realizing, God, I'm an actor,' she said, 'I don't think I intended to be an actor. I think my mother wanted it for me.
'I loved telling stories, and I enjoyed the profession, but is it too late to be something else?'

Calling the shots: Angelina revealed in the interview that she may want to move away from acting

When asked whether she and partner Brad Pitt were planning to extend their already considerable brood, she would only say: 'Nothing planned at the moment, but we just don't know. I could end up pregnant."
And Angelina credits Brad with helping her juggle her career with raising children.
'I have a wonderful partner in Brad and we take turns working always,' she said in the interview

The star also touched on the subject of her children wanting her to marry long-term love Brad, 47.
'They have mentioned it, yes,' she admitted.

Mr & Mrs: Angelina is still reluctant to marry her partner, actor Brad Pitt

She also opened up about her daughter Vivienne being a 'girly girl', divulging; 'She is so elegant and delicate. Vivi will pick flowers from the garden and put them in her hair.
'She likes to get her nails done and collects stuffed animals'
She added: 'It's very funny for me to have to buy all things pink and watch princess movies!'
'Knox' she says however, 'is very much a dude. Very physical, tough. He loves dinosaurs and swords.

Family outing: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took their six children to FAO Schwarz in New York yesterday

She also gushed about her happiness saying: 'Brad has expanded my life in ways I never imagined. We built a family. He is not just the love of my life, he is my family. I hold that very dear.
'I suppose what I’ve learned from Brad is to be able to have the kind of family whose happiness and well-being comes before your own.'
'I’m very, very grateful to have such a loving family, and I wouldn’t have that without him.'

Director's cut: Angelina has been heavily promoting her new project which will be in cinemas later this month

Speaking about the subject of her film Jolie said: 'I think it's still hard to understand what happened and how it could happen 40 minutes away from Italy in the '90s at the time Schindler's List came out.'

Explaining the inspiration for the movie she said: 'It began as a private exercise, an excuse to get out some of my frustrations wthe international community and justice issues.

'Some of the very darkest sections of the film were conceived in Shiloh's art class; I was in the back waiting for the kids to finish,' she added darkly.
The Hollywood star has also revealed she plans to do another war film focusing on Afghanistan, where she made humanitarian trips to recently.
In the Land of Blood and Honey is is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 23.
The new issue of Marie Claire is on newsstands Tuesday December 13.