Indonesian Model Breaks Silence, Alleges Coerced Marriage And Abuse By Malaysian Royal

Indonesian-American model Manohara Odelia has accused members of Malaysia’s royal family of forcing her into marriage with Prince Tengku Fakhruddin.

In an Instagram post, Odelia said her association with the prince was neither romantic nor consensual. She stated that the relationship was not legally valid, as she was still a minor at the time.

“What happened during my teenage years was not a romantic relationship, not a consensual one, and not a legal marriage,” she wrote. “There was never a relationship I wanted, agreed to, or entered into voluntarily. I was a minor then, living under coercion and without freedom, meaning I had no real choice or ability to give consent.”