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British Influencer and author\u00a0Jay Shetty<\/a>\u00a0is under scrutiny after claims emerged that he lied about his life story and plagiarized social media posts.<\/p>\n A report by the British daily newspaper The Guardian said that Mr Shetty, who officiated actors Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s marriage in 2022, falsely claimed to have spent three years in a temple in India.<\/p>\n Jay Shetty runs a meditation startup valued at $2 billion. His official website\u00a0said that during his school years, he spent vacations living with monks in India, immersing himself in their wisdom and teachings.<\/p>\n However,\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0report claims that the 36-year-old falsely claimed to have spent three years in a temple in India.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter graduating, Shetty forgoes a life of material success to live as a monk himself,\u201d\u00a0said the report. \u201cThree years later, he has another revelation: his purpose in life is not to live the humble life of a monk but to use his preternatural oratory skills to share wisdom with the world. Thus begins his transformation into a public self-help personality and his swift rise to fame. Shetty’s success is largely predicated on this riches-to-rags-to-riches backstory,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n Questioning the veracity of Jay Shetty’s story, the report added, ”\u00a0But people close to Shetty have questioned whether his conversion to a life of monkhood was quite so dramatic. Much of Shetty’s spiritual education took place not in India but in Watford, an orbital town outside north-west London, they say. He was there not because of spiritual discovery in college but because he grew up in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.”<\/p>\n The British daily newspaper\u00a0also\u00a0questioned Mr Shetty’s academic qualifications, pointing out discrepancies in his resume, including a degree from a business school that does not offer the claimed course.\u00a0<\/p>\n The report said, \u201cShetty is hardly the first self-help guru to embellish his spiritual credentials to amass followers, but he demands huge sums of money for his guidance. Shetty has used his spiritual authority to launch a number of subscription and education services, including the life-coaching school, which charges $7,400 a term for \u2018Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7) qualifications’ \u2013 equivalent to a master’s degree.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Jay Shetty has not directly addressed the accusations.<\/p>\n However, following the report, Mr Shetty has reportedly directed his team to attribute content properly, delete a number of posts, and hire a crisis PR firm for a comprehensive SEO campaign.<\/p>\n People who know Mr Shetty are disputing his claim of spending an extended time in India as a monk, the report said.<\/p>\n According to Mr Shetty’s travel blog at the time, he considered “Bhaktivedanta Manor” as his main ashram.<\/p>\n In a 2011 post, he mentioned returning from “almost four months in India” before engaging in activities at London’s City University and “distributing flyers and books on the streets all over the UK and enjoying festivals.”\u00a0<\/p>\n However, some of his former associates said that he primarily stayed at an estate near London called Bhaktivedanta Manor, rather than in Indian city Mumbai.<\/p>\n While Mr Shetty’s legal team maintains he spent only a few months at Bhaktivedanta Manor before moving to India, others disagree, The Guardian reported.<\/p>\n Social media reactions to the accusations against Jay Shetty have been mixed.<\/p>\n Some claim that they were already suspicious of him being a \u201cfraud\u201d, while others were \u201cdisheartened\u201d by the news.\u00a0<\/p>\n A user wrote on X, formerly Twitter, \u201cWhy are people actually surprised by Jay Shetty lying about his past and plagiarising content? Have y’all learned nothing from every single public figure\/influencer who claims to be\u00a0 \u201cenlightened\u201d and shares cheesy quotes and pop psychology \u201cfacts\u201d on their spiritual mission.\u201d<\/p>\n why are people actually surprised by jay shetty lying about his past and plagiarising content? have y’all learned nothing from every single public figure\/influencer who claims to be \u201cenlightened\u201d and shares cheesy quotes and pop psychology \u201cfacts\u201d on their spiritual mission<\/p>\n \u2014 guillotine girl (@guill0tinegirl) March 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Another wrote, \u201cThis is so disheartening. I have heard a few of Jay Shetty’s podcasts, the pop psychology, the secular spiritualism, hints at Krishna consciousness, his soothing manner of speaking, can quite understand the mass following. Whether he wore sweatpants & not robes when he was a monk, is frankly inconsequential. Hope Shetty speaks out about these accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n This is so disheartening. I have heard a few of Jay Shetty’s podcasts, the pop psychology, the secular spiritualism, hints at Krishna consciousness, his soothing manner of speaking, can quite understand the mass following. Whether he wore sweatpants & not robes when he was a\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) March 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cThe way I was always waiting for Jay Shetty to get exposed. I knew he was a scam!!!!\u201d read another comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n The way I was always waiting for Jay Shetty to get exposed. I knew he was a scam!!!! https:\/\/t.co\/MFWSH5g6oR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sassy Punnu \uea00 (@queer_baeting) March 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Someone stated, \u201cJay Shetty finally being exposed as a fraud is the downfall I was praying for.\u201d<\/p>\n Jay Shetty finally being exposed as a fraud is the downfall I was praying for<\/p>\nJay Shetty Controversy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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