Karan Johar Issues Statement After Khsitij Prasad Is Called His 'Close Aide', Reiterates That No Drugs Were Consumed In The 2019 Party

Karan Johar had become a target of ire after Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Not only was he being targetted for not offering films to Sushant (Sushant had worked with Dharma Productions for Drive) but many hurtful comments were also directed at him. In fact, he went off social media for quite some time. Now, he is being targetted for an alleged 'drug party' that took place back in 2019. It is also being said that Anubhav Chopra and Ksitij Prasad are his 'aides' and that after questioning them, the Narcotics Control Board would definitely summon Karan Johar. But KJo decided to put all the speculations and false reports to end this time.

Taking to his social media, he issued a statement about not just Kshitij and Anubhav not being close to him, but reiterated that no drugs were consumed at the party from 2019 whose video had resurfaced again. He wrote,
"Certain news channels, print/ electronic media and social media platform(s) are wrongly and misleading reporting that narcotics were consumed at a party that 1, Karan Johar hosted on July 28, 2019 at my residence. I had already clarified my position way back in 2019 that the allegations were false.
In view of the current malicious campaign, I am reiterating that the allegations are completely baseless and false. No narcotics substance was consumed in the party. I WOULD LIKE TO UNEQUIVOCALLY ONCE AGAIN STATE THAT I DO NOT CONSUME NARCOTICS AND I DO NOT PROMOTE OR ENCOURAGE CONSUMPTION OF ANY SUCH SUBSTANCE
ALL these slanderous and malicious statements, news articles and news clippings have unnecessarily subjected me, my family, and my colleagues, and Dharma productions. "to hatred. contempt and ridicule.
I would like to further state that several media news channels have ben airing news reports that Kshitij Prasad and Anubhav Chopra are my ides" close aides". I would like to place on record that I do not know these individuals personally and neither of these two individuals are aides" or close aides" NEITHER I, NOR DHARMA PRODUCTIONS CAN BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT PEOPLE DO IN THEIR
PERSONAL LIVES. THESE ALLEGATIONS DO NOT PERTAIN TO DHARMA PRODUCTIONS
I wish to father state that Mr. Anubhav Chopra is not an employee at Dharma Productions. He was briefly associated with us for only two months in the capacity of 2nd assistant director for a film, between November 2011 and January 2012 and as assistant director for the short film in January 2013. He has thereafter never been associated with Dharma Productions for any other project.
Mr. Kshitij Ravi Prasad joined Dharmatic Entertainment (sister concern of Dharma Productions) in November 2019 as one of the executive producers on contract basis for a project which eventually did not materialise.
However, in the past few days, the media has resorted to distasteful, distorted and false allegations. I hope the members of the media would exercise restraint else I will be left with no option but to legally protect my rights against this baseless attack on me.
Karan Johar"

Here's the statement:

Many celebs lauded him for taking this step. In 2019, Karan had shared a video of the stars at his home from a party. Later, SAD leader Majinder Singh Sirsa claimed that druhs were involved at the party, looking at just the vieo. Karan had clarified that no drugs were involved and that his mother was present at home when the party was taking place!