Renowned actress and television host Nadia Khan has registered a police
complaint against a famous American actor/producer for allegedly
assaulting her daughter during an audition in Dubai.Nadia, like hundreds of other parents, took her daughter to a casting
session at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in JBR on May 20, however, what happened over
there left Nadia’s 14-year-old bruised and badly shaken, Gulf News reported.
Terming the
audition as a “Disney thing”, Nadia said, “I went to the audition hoping
it would be good for my child, but instead got the shock of my life. When my
daughter’s turn came, the judge (name withheld for legal reasons) grabbed her
roughly from the shoulder and pulled her, leaving her with deep bruises on both
arms.”Soon after the
incident, Nadia took her daughter to Dubai’s Rashid
Hospital. The medical report confirmed she had suffered multiple
bruises.
“It happened quickly and in front of me and at least 30-40 other parents.
Before my daughter, they were auditioning small children. She was the first
teenager in that batch. My daughter was given a two-line script but before she
could read it, she was grabbed and pushed so hard she fell on one of the
parents. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. She is my daughter. Soon
after the incident, Nadia took her daughter to Dubai’s Rashid Hospital. The
medical report confirmed she had suffered multiple bruises.
“It happened quickly and in front of me and at least 30-40 other parents.
Before my daughter, they were auditioning small children. She was the first
teenager in that batch. My daughter was given a two-line script but before she
could read it, she was grabbed and pushed so hard she fell on one of the
parents. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. She is my daughter. No one has
the right to touch my child let alone subject her to public humiliation and
physical abuse,” said Nadia, adding that the incident has shattered her
daughter’s confidence. “She was crying all day,” Gulf News quoted her as
saying,
