India, June 13 -- Comedian Pranit More has broken his silence after facing widespread backlash over a viral crowdwork video from one of his recent stand-up shows. The comedian came under fire for not intervening when an audience member made derogatory remarks about a woman during the performance. Days after the controversy escalated and legal action was initiated against him, Pranit issued a public apology and appealed to people for a second chance.

On Saturday, Pranit took to Instagram and apologised for not stopping audience member Himanshu Jangra from making objectionable remarks about a woman. He said, "Yeh baat mujhe kaafi time se karni thi par mera Instagram suspend hogaya tha. Aap sabne mera ek crowdwork ka video dekha hoga, jiske...