"This is some next-level rami business."
Comedian Paul Chowdhry broke his silence on the backlash he received for appearing to make fun of Kirat Assi.
Kirat was the focus of the Netflix documentary Sweet Bobby, which detailed how she was a catfishing victim for nearly a decade.
She spent years chatting online with a man she believed was Bobby.
Over the years, Kirat fell in love with ‘Bobby’ but it was a difficult time as she was told he had been shot, was in witness protection and suffered a stroke among other things.
London-based Kirat believed his misfortunes as they had been corroborated by mutual friends on Facebook.
However, the real Bobby had no idea who Kirat was and the online relationship had been orchestrated by Kirat’s cousin Simran.
Kirat has been seeking justice but police have told her that she is not a victim, only Bobby.
In a video, Paul Chowdhry gave his thoughts on the story and appeared to mock Kirat and her plight.
He asks fans: “Have you seen this? This is some next-level rami business.”
Paul explains the entire story but with an element of mockery, putting on voices for each person involved.
He scoffs at her online relationship before revealing that Kirat was actually speaking to her cousin Simran, adding:
“Everything’s an Indian drama with these b*****ds.”
Highlighting that the topic of mental health is taboo in the South Asian community, Paul claimed Simran’s catfishing scheme was because she “was young”.
Paul seemed baffled that Kirat believed she was talking to a man named Bobby.
Towards the end of the video, Paul said the show should have been called “Indian Girl Problems” instead of Sweet Bobby, adding:
“They [Indian girls] love drama. No white girl would have put up with this s**t for eight years.”
Sweet Bobby pic.twitter.com/kX4xeOGblI
— Paul Chowdhry (@paulchowdhry) October 26, 2024
Paul’s video divided opinion, with some wondering how Kirat did not realise it was a catfishing scheme.
But many slammed the comedian for making fun of Kirat’s traumatic ordeal, with some accusing him of victim shaming.
Paul Chowdhry posted a follow-up video, which he called an apology.
But it was insincere as he continued making sarcastic comments and putting on a comedic tone.
Pointing out a comment from presenter Raj Pandar, it read:
“Are you not embarrassed? Victim shaming someone who is sharing her story in the hope of getting justice and encouraging other victims to come forward.”
Paul also received backlash from Kirat herself, telling the camera that he “is the problem” after one post and not “the cousin who was doing this for eight years”.
Apology video for the Sweet Bobby Video I put out yesterday. pic.twitter.com/OKjJLOp6Vo
— Paul Chowdhry (@paulchowdhry) October 27, 2024
In an Instagram Story, Kirat said it was an example of the documentary “not being watched properly” and called Paul’s video “unnecessary”.
Paul responded by pretending to cry and joking that Simran actually wrote the comments.
Addressing Kirat, he said: “If you’re watching this. I’m going to help you alright, I’m going to help you.”
He declared that he would find Simran, who is said to be in a high-paid job in London.
In the comments section, many praised him for ‘apologising’.
Others were more direct and said they loved his comedic posts.
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