Samantha Ruth Prabhu Shares Cryptic Post After Her Fake Nude Photo Goes Viral: 'No Need to Justify'

Samantha Ruth Prabhu has seemingly reacted to her fake nude photo, which went viral on the internet late Sunday night, alongside an alleged photo that showed the Telugu actress seated towel-wrapped in a far-infrared sauna. Now, Samantha has shared a cryptic post on her Instagram story, seemingly responding to her deepfake.

Samantha simply reposted a quote from an Instagram page called ‘conscious_collective’ that read: “The real flex is simply allowing yourself to exist with no need to justify or prove yourself.”

On Sunday, Samantha took to her Instagram stories to share a photo of herself from her therapy session which included far-infrared sauna. For the unversed, Samantha has been battling an auto-immune disease called myositis. Sharing the pic, she wrote in the caption, “Continuously seeking out alternative approaches to healing and recovery.” Along with the update, she listed the benefits of the sauna. “Improved circulation to the muscles, boost metabolism, reduces body fat, increased energy, detoxify the body, reduced cellulite, rejuvenates skin, increased strength, enhanced sweating, lessens joint and muscle pain, and increases flexibility,” she wrote with the picture. However, soon her deepfake began circulating widely alongside this photo, with some netizens claiming that the actress posted both the pics on her Instagram account but deleted them later.

Last week, Samantha Ruth Prabhu announced her new film titled “Bangaram” on the occasion of her 37th birthday. The update came months after “The Family Man 2” star said she would return to work after a seven-month hiatus following her myositis diagnosis in 2022.

“Bangaram” will be produced under the banner of Tralala Moving Pictures. Samantha shared the title announcement teaser of the upcoming film on her Instagram page.

“Not everything has to glitter to be golden. #Bangaram @tralalamovingpictures Starting soon,” she captioned her post.

The actor’s last big-screen release was “Kushi”. Next up for Samantha is the Prime Video series “Citadel: Honey Bunny” opposite Varun Dhawan.