On August 31, star India batsman Virat Kohli expressed his displeasure in Instagram as he shared a video of a fan who shot a clip in his hotel room while Kohli was not there. Her termed it as an act of fanaticism and a breach of privacy. In response to this, the hotel has now taken action as they have apologized to the ex-Indian skipper and even suspended the employee who shot the video.
The Crown Resorts in Perth, which is the hotel in question, has issued an apology for Virat Kohli stating that they are extremely disappointed at this incident and that the safety of their guests is their number one priority.
“The safety and privacy of our guests is our number one priority, and we are incredibly disappointed this incident has occurred. We unreservedly apologise to the guest involved and will continue to take the necessary steps to ensure this remains an isolated incident. We have zero tolerance for this behaviour, and it falls well below the standards we set for our team members and contractors,” the statement read.
The hotel authorities have also stated that they have suspended the staff and also removed the original video from social media. In fact, they have already conducting an investigation on the third party contractor.
“Crown has taken immediate steps to rectify the issue. The individuals involved have been stood down and removed from the Crown account, and the original video was swiftly removed from the social media platform. Crown is conducting an investigation with the third-party contractor and will take any further steps necessary to ensure an incident of this nature does not happen again. We are also co-operating with the Indian Cricket team and the International Cricket Council to convey our apologies and will continue to work with them as we progress the investigation,” the statement added.
Earlier Virat Kohli had posted the video on his Instagram profile with the caption, “I understand that fans get very happy and excited seeing their favourite players and get excited to meet them and I’ve always appreciated that. But this video here is appalling and it’s made me feel very paranoid about my privacy. If I cannot have privacy in my own hotel room, then where can I really expect any personal space at all?? I’m NOT okay with this kind of fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy. Please respect people’s privacy and not treat them as a commodity for entertainment.”
Virat Kohli received a lot of support from social media, with celebrities including his wife Anushka Sharma and David Warner severely criticizing the hotel authorities.
