Pooja Hegde breaks silence on paid trolls; says, “I found out that people were spending lakhs just to troll me” : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama

Pooja Hegde was shocked to learn that people are being paid to troll her on social media. In a recent interview, she called it “bizarre” that PR strategies are used to target and bring down actors, shedding light on the darker side of the entertainment industry.

Pooja Hegde breaks silence on paid trolls; says, “I found out that people were spending lakhs just to troll me”

In an interview with Filmfare, Pooja Hegde opened up about negative PR strategies and targeted trolling.

Pooja said, “Many times, and to me, it was a shock. The one thing I’m really bad at is PR. I remember there was a time when I was constantly getting trolled by meme pages, and I was like, why are they constantly talking negatively about me? It looked targeted. People are spending a lot of money on pulling down other people. When I found out about it, my parents and I were very bothered. But I also took it as a compliment because if someone feels the need to pull you down, it means you are above them. I kept reassuring my parents that it was okay. But after a point, it became too much. I found out that people were spending lakhs just to troll me.”

Pooja Hegde revealed that she asked her team to investigate the source of the negativity by reaching out to popular meme pages. To her shock, she discovered that trolling was a monetized endeavor, with people being paid to spread malicious content about her.

She added, “I told my team to connect with the meme pages and ask them what the problem was. And they said, ‘This is how much they are paying us. If you’d like to stop it or troll them back, this is the amount.’ To me, it was just bizarre. People believe such things but don’t know why I’m being trolled or what the reason behind it is. Sometimes, I see a horrendous comment, go to the profile, and find that there’s no display picture or any posts. These are just paid bots.”

Pooja Hegde was last seen in Deva alongside Shahid Kapoor. The film received a lukewarm response from critics and underperformed at the box office. Up next, she will star opposite Varun Dhawan in Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, which is described as a “commercial entertainer.”

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