Sufi Motiwala Says Urfi Javed Used 'Homophobia To Create Controversy': 'It's Pathetic'

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Sufi Motiwala accused Urfi Javed of using homophobia for attention after their clash on The Traitors. Scroll down to read the interview.
The war of words between Sufi Motiwala and Uorfi Javed took a serious turn recently. After their clash on the reality show, The Traitors, things have spilled over to social media. Now, Sufi has accused Urfi of using homophobia to stir controversy and gain attention online. In an exclusive interview with News18 Showsha, Sufi opened up about the backlash he's been facing. He said that after a YouTuber's video went viral, several of the YouTuber's followers began targeting him with homophobic slurs. According to Sufi, Urfi and her sister Dolly Javed shared the video on their Instagram stories and 'used homophobia to create controversy for attention.'
Sufi Motiwala told us, 'There was a whole issue with a YouTuber and his straight audiences were abusing me online with homophobic slurs. It is unacceptable. Urfi and Dolly Javed also posted it on their stories and deleted it later. They were excusing homophobia to create a point for her. Their point was that it's okay for others to abuse me since I also abused Urfi on the show. But they are not the same thing. Allowing homophobia to create controversy for attention is very pathetic. That's why I took a stand against her."
The 21-year-old social media influencer added, 'Urfi needs to calm down and do a reality check and then talk. I had apologised to her on the show even. I am not going to be bullied by her."
Urfi Javed and Sufi Motiwala were caught in a heated back-and-forth on social media, accusing each other of playing the victim. Urfi called out Sufi for being hypocritical and for unnecessarily involving her sister Dolly in their feud. In response, Sufi claimed it was Urfi who targeted the youngest contestant on their Prime Video reality show.
Urfi Javed was announced the winner of The Traitors along with Nikita Luther in the July 3 finale episode. The top six finalists were Harsh Gujral, Jasmin Bhasin, Nikita, Purav Jha, Sudhanshu Pandey and Urfi. While Harsh and Purav were traitors, the rest four were innocents.
The Traitors premiered on Prime Video on June 12. it started with 20 contestants, including Karan Kundrra, Jasmin Bhasin, Raftaar, Raj Kundra, Urfi, Jannat Zubair, Purav Jha, Harsh Gujral, Elvish Yadav, Mukesh Chhabra, Maheep Kapoor, Rebel Kid (Apoorva Mukhija), Sudhanshu Pandey, Sufi Motiwala, Sahil Salathia, Ashish Vidyarthi, Anshula Kapoor, and Elnaaz Norouzi. The show was hosted by Karan Johar.
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