After airing in US, ABC pulled Priyanka Chopra's controversial Quantico episode in India
Priyanka Chopra
ABC’s Quantico featuring a terror plot involving Indian nationalists has resulted in a backlash against the drama series star Priyanka Chopra
After the controversyover "Quantico"episode which featured "Indian nationalists" in a terror plot,ABC said it pulled the episode before it could air in India.
The episode aired in the USon June 1.
The Quantico episode received severe backlash in India and on social media even as the producers of the show apologizedsayingPriyanka Chopra wasn't involvedin creating the show.
The network apologized to Indian fans of the show.
“ABC Studios and the executive producers of Quantico would like to extend an apology to our audience who were offended by the most recent episode, ‘The Blood of Romeo,’ ” the network said in a statement.
“The episode has stirred a lot of emotion, much of which is unfairly aimed at Priyanka Chopra, who didn’t create the show, nor does she write or direct it. She has no involvement in the casting of the show or the storylines depicted in the series.''
Priyanka Chopra has alsobeen the subject of online attacks with calls to boycott her work and the brands she endorses.