{
  "id": 12205971,
  "title": "Bigg Boss 20's Rhiti Tiwari SLAMS Alleged Ex-Stepfather's Claims, Defends Her 'Got Only ₹25,000 From Father Manoj Tiwari' Statement | FPJ Exclusive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bigg-boss-20s-rhiti-tiwari-slams-alleged-ex-stepfathers-claims",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bigg-boss-20s-rhiti-tiwari-slams-alleged-ex-stepfathers-claims-defends-her-got-only-25000-from-father-manoj-tiwari-statement-fpj-exclusive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bigg Boss 20 contestant Rhiti Tiwari has defended her claim that she received ₹25,000 a month from her father Manoj Tiwari during her time on the reality show. The statement sparked controversy after her alleged ex-stepfather, Ekam Bawa, claimed she was lying and had luxury items. Rhiti addressed the controversy during an exclusive interview with The Free Press Journal, saying that appropriate legal action had been taken and that her audience was smart enough to understand her context. Rhiti clarified that she had never claimed to be struggling and that she was sharing her personal experience, explaining that she wanted to instill a sense of independence in herself.",
  "summary": "Rhiti Tiwari, who was recently eliminated from Bigg Boss 20, sat down for an exclusive conversation with The Free Press Journal, where she opened up about her experience inside the reality show, her relationship with her father and actor-politician Manoj Tiwari and the financial circumstances she spoke about during her stint on the show. During her time inside the Bigg Boss 20 house, Rhiti had…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}