Internet applauds Alia Bhatt not laughing at Epstein Island joke on India’s Got Latent, Samay Raina earns brickbats

Reacting to the moment, a user noted, “loved how Alia didn’t laugh on a joke made on Epstein Island.” Another said, “It only takes a small gesture to reveal a person’s awareness and moral compass. Alia Bhatt, the lone voice on the panel refusing to laugh at a joke about Epstein Island, showed more integrity in that moment than the rest combined.”

A comment read, “Can we appreciate Alia Bhatt for not laughing at a serious topic like the Epstein island joke, despite the peer pressure around her?” “The way Alia was the only person at the panel completely silent and disappointed because that trump guy kept on making war crime, sex trafficking child abuse, homophobic and pedophilic jokes which wasn't funny nor interesting,” noted a second user.

Meanwhile Samay Raina earned backlash for entertaining such a joke on the show. One comment read, “The Epstein files were never a punchline. Treating them as a joke means trivializing the suffering of countless children who were exploited, abused and denied justice.” “So, Epstein Island is a joke for that clown Samay Raina despite knowing whatever cruelty has happened to children & women on that island? They all laughed & enjoyed the joke. ILL PEOPLE,” read a comment.