‘Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s viral beach pics were leaked by someone close to them’, reveals paparazzo Manav Manglani years after scandal

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But a little over a decade ago, the Katrina-Ranbir incident became the talk of the town, and has since been branded as Ibiza-gate by fans. Talking about the leak, he said, “Aaj nahi toh kal niklega hi niklega, ghar pe thodi affair karne waala hai (The photos will come out sooner or later, it’s not like they’re going to lock themselves in their house). It’s not a one-night fling, is it? But these are the pictures that go viral the most… The last leak was Ranbir and Katrina on that beach. That was a long time ago.” Kunickaa expressed surprise, and asked, “That was a leak?” Manav continued, “Yes, that was leaked by someone very close to them…” He said that he doesn’t know who leaked the photos, but nothing like that has happened since.

The story became huge back in the day, prompting Katrina to release a statement to the press. “I am writing this to say that I feel most upset, distressed and invaded at my pictures published in a film magazine (and which were carried by other media). The pictures were taken while I was on holiday by someone who, in an act of cowardice, has shot without permission and then used the pictures for commercial gain,” she wrote in her letter, adding, “There is a breed of journalism that preys on celebrities in the worst possible manner crossing all lines of privacy and decency. Running these pictures shows support for this school of journalism.”

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“I request that all media running these pictures please refrain from doing so. I have a wonderful relationship with the media and have been accessible to the media at all times. There is no reason for this furtive and invasive behaviour,” her letter further read. Ranbir concurred, and told the press at an event, “If such a picture of yours, your mother’s or sister’s is out like this, how would you feel? Showing such private pictures to the world is wrong. It is a disgusting thing to do. Even if such a picture of your boyfriend is out, you wouldn’t like it. So I think, if you would not like it, it’s the same for others too, they would not like it.”

His parents were reportedly furious at the intrusion, and when NDTV reached out to Rishi Kapoor for a comment, he said, “I don’t subscribe to this nonsense,” and slammed the phone. Katrina’s rumoured former partner, Salman Khan, went on Aap Ki Adaalat and suggested that her face might have been morphed onto pictures of another woman in a bikini. But he added, “How disgusting! Yeh hamaari maa, beheno ke saath bhi ho sakta hai. How would you guys react when something like this happens with your wives or to your sisters. It’s a disgusting thing.”

Ranbir is now married to Alia Bhatt, with whom he has a daughter, Raha. Katrina is married to actor Vicky Kaushal.