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Some time back, Ananya Panday had been in news for all wrong reasons after she mentioned, during a promotional event of 'The Student of the Year-2', that she was ready to go to USC (University of Southern California) for her further studies but she stayed back to give acting one shot before leaving. She was stated to have told a lie but she has now dismissed the accusations that she lied about getting selected in a prestigious US university.
Ananya set the record straight in one of her Instagram posts revealing that she had successfully applied for a major in Communication at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
She wrote: "I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t feel like I needed to explain myself to anyone, but the rumours that I faked my admission at USC have been doing the rounds for a while now. They've been getting out of hand, and it’s even more unfair and sad that my family and friends have to go through this."
She further said, "As I've stated earlier, I was accepted by Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC for a major in Communication in the Spring 2018 semester. But since I was shooting for my first film and the release date later got pushed, I had to request for a deferral (which means postponing my admission) twice - first to Fall 2018 and later to Fall 2019, both of which they gracefully agreed to do.
In my case, I could only defer my admission two times so I will not be attending university (for now), since I’ve decided to pursue my career in acting. As for the people who have been trying to pull me down with these accusations, I would like to send you all lots of love, peace and positivity.
On the girl who spread the rumour stating that she is Ananya's schoolmate, the actress said, "And would also like to say that even though they’re claiming to be my classmates (nameless and faceless) - I'm sure they aren’t because I’ve grown up with the people I went to school with and they would never do something like that. It's never okay to bully anyone - creating fake conversations, stories and screenshots is very dangerous and can seriously damage people’s lives. So please be loving, positive and kind."
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