 Claims that a Bollywood actress had sex with troops while touring an Australian military base in Afghanistan were under investigation, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Thursday. Rudd was reluctant to comment on the sex scandal claims surrounding London-based Australian actress Tania Zaetta - who has denied the allegations - saying it was best left to Australia’s defence department. “As I understand it, these matters are under investigation within the defence department and I will leave it for that investigation to reach its own conclusions,” Rudd told reporters.
| So why'd you bring it up, dumbass? |
The allegations surround a tour to Australian military bases in Afghanistan last month undertaken by Zaetta and a number of other entertainers. SydneyÂ’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that unsubstantiated claims Zaetta had sex with troops at one of the bases were detailed in a departmental briefing note prepared for Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon.
Zaetta has strenuously denied the allegations, describing them as “ridiculous” and “hurtful”. She said she was never alone with any soldiers and the entertainers were in full view at all times, even requiring an escort to walk to and from the toilets.
| If you've ever been to a USO show, you know what she's talking about... |
“There’s not one iota of truth to it,” she told Channel Nine television Thursday. Zaetta said there may have been tensions with other performers because of the attention she received on the tour.
| Prob'ly because she's cute as a button... |
“But I still don’t think that irritating somebody is any grounds to make up such horrible, disgusting, vicious, nasty allegations,” she said The actress said she wanted an apology from the defence department and feared the scandal could derail her Bollywood career.
| I'm guessing she's been slandered. |
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