Crown Perth Hotel Issues Apology After Virat Kohli's Privacy Breach, Suspends Staff Who Captured Video Of Cricketer's Room
Published - 31 Oct 2022, 05:38 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 07:08 AM
Crown Perth hotel, where former India National Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli was staying, has issued an apology after the breach of privacy of the cricketer and has suspended the staff who captured the video of Kohli’s hotel room.
On Monday, October 31, Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli took to Instagram to share a shocking video of his hotel room that was filmed by an individual who barged into his room in Perth. Kohli stated that the video recorded by the fan, who had broken into his room, makes him feel “very paranoid” about his privacy.
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“I understand that fans get very happy and excited seeing their favourite players and get excited to meet them and I’ve always appreciated that,” Kohli wrote on Instagram, while also posting the video taken by the unidentified fan.
“But this video here is appalling and it’s made me feel very paranoid about my privacy. If I cannot have privacy in my own hotel room, then where can I really expect any personal space at all?? I’m NOT okay with this kind of fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy. Please respect people’s privacy and not treat them as a commodity for entertainment,” Kohli added.
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We have zero tolerance for this behaviour – Crown Perth Hotel on Virat Kohli’s privacy breach
Hours after the incident, Crown Perth hotel issued an apology. In an official statement released by Crown Perth, it was stated that the individuals involved in the incident have all been “stood down” and the video of Virat Kohli’s hotel room has been swiftly removed from the social media handle of the concerned individuals.
“The safety and privacy of our guests is our number one priority, and we are incredibly disappointed this incident has occurred. We unreservedly apologise to the guest involved and will continue to take the necessary steps to ensure this remains an isolated incident,” Crown said in a statement.
“We have zero tolerance for this behaviour, and it falls well below the standards we set for our team members and contractors.
“Crown has taken immediate steps to rectify the issue. The individuals involved have been stood down and removed from the Crown account, and the original video was swiftly removed from the social media platform,” it added.
“Crown is conducting an investigation with the third-party contractor and will take any further steps necessary to ensure an incident of this nature does not happen again.
“We are also cooperating with the Indian Cricket team and the International Cricket Council to convey our apologies and will continue to work with them as we progress the investigation,” the statement added.
