Is It Okay To Call Someone 'Gold Digger' For Their Choice Of Partner? 10 Women Who Bore The Brunt

Not just Sushmita Sen, Bollywood stars like Priyanka Chopra, Rhea Chakraborty and Shibani Dandekar were called gold diggers for their choice of partners.

Garima SatijaUpdated: Jul 19, 2022, 14:34 IST

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Priyanka Chopra To Rhea Chakraborty: These Women Were Called Gold Diggers For Their Choice Of Partners

At first, people expressed shock when they learnt that Sushmita Sen and Lalit Modi are together. For most of them, the second reaction was - She is a gold digger. These people don't know Sushmita personally yet they gave her a label as if they did a thorough inquiry into her character.

Sushmita Sen called gold digger for relationship with Lalit Modi Twitter

It's sad and misogynistic how a woman is labelled a gold digger for simply choosing a life partner. If a woman gets hefty alimony as a divorce settlement, she is called by the same name.

Who is a gold digger? The one who has no feelings and is in a relationship solely for the money.

When we don't even know Sushmita Sen personally, how did we, as a society, rush to such an unjust judgement?

Sushmita isn't the only one. These popular celebrities faced the wrath too. They were called "gold diggers" for falling in love with rich men.

1. Priyanka Chopra

One of the leading actresses of Bollywood who had also found fame in the west was accused of marrying a famous man for his money. Priyanka Chopra who is one of the most successful entrepreneurs was called a scam artist by The Cut.

2. Mandana Karimi

Karimi was called gold digger by Ali Merchant in Kangana Ranaut-hosted reality show Lock Upp. In response to that, she said, " I may look fancy but I am spoiling myself with my money, what I have earned. As far as my dating is concerned, yes, I have dated powerful men. Not because of their money."

3. Amber Heard

Amber Heard was called gold digger by many including Johnny Depp's ex Vanessa Paradis who said, "Amber's trying to get her hooks into Johnny and his money."

4. Shibani Dandekar

Someone had edited Shibani Dandekar's Wikipedia page and called her gold digger in the bio. What's more? Her career was labelled as a "flop" and her then-boyfriend and now husband Farhan Akhtar was attacked too.

5. Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Samantha Ruth Prabhu was also called a gold digger after her separation with Naga Chaitanya. "@Samanthaprabhu2 is a divorced ruined second-hand item who has 50 crores tax-free money robbed from a gentleman!," a Twitter user wrote. "God bless your soul," she said in her response.

6. Vidya Balan

When Vidya Balan married a two-time divorcee Sidharth Roy Kapoor, the news didn't go down well with many and left them speculating as to why she married him. Maybe because she fell in love with him?

7. Jacqueline Fernandez

Jacqueline Fernandez was called a gold digger after she was linked with conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar who reportedly gifted her expensive gifts. Self-proclaimed movie critic KRK had taken to Twitter to write, "Ye Iss Baat Ka proof hai Ki Paise Main Kitni power Hoti hai. I am right madam Ji"

8. Shilpa Shetty

When Shilpa Shetty married business tycoon Raj Kundra, people were quick to judge her choice. She was called gold digger and continues to be called so.

9. Malaika Arora

After her divorce with Arbaaz Khan, a troll had called Malaika Arora gold digger. "This is what these shit women do these days. Marry a rich guy and then divorce him for huge alimony," the troll comment om Instagram read. Responding in the most classy way, Malaika Arora said, "I don't indulge in such conversation coz it's below my dignity,but I jus had to @feelgoodfabric coz u certainly got to get ur damn facts right before slagging me off when u know nothing bout me.except sit n pass judgement on other people's life.i seriously suggest u find something to do with ur time coz u clearly have nothing better to do in life."

10. Rhea Chakraborty

After Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic demise, people pointed fingers at Rhea Chakraborty. Before the court could give out the judgement, people had already declared her guilty. A lot of hate was spewed upon her, and she was relentlessly called a gold digger.

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Garima Satija

Garima Satija leads the Entertainment vertical of Indiatimes. A storyteller at heart who enjoys the thrill of writing, she is sometimes found daydreaming about living the lives of movie characters. Also, she hates talking about herself in the third person.