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Operation Karaoke: Vivek Oberoi to Sonu Sood, Cobrapost stings 36 celebs

The reporters pretended to be representatives of a PR agency and got in touch with these celebrities through their respective agents

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Vivek Oberoi was part of Cobrapost’s sting operation

Dhruv Munjal
What: Cobrapost is at it again. The non-profit journalism organisation specialising in sting operations has now gone after a bunch of Bollywood celebrities. The sting, curiously codenamed “Operation Karaoke”, mainly targets actors (don’t get too excited, the Khans or the Kapoors don’t feature here) with undercover Cobrapost reporters offering them — B-listers — vast amounts of cash in exchange for a handful of posts on social media applauding — and defending — the work of certain political parties.
 
Who: Now, it’s safe to assume that a Shah Rukh Khan or a Ranbir Kapoor just did not have the time

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