However, in a 2009 Times of India article Khan denied ever beating her: "It's not true that I hit a woman."
Salman Khan ayaa sanadii 2009 asigoo inkiraayo waxa ay Aishwarya Rai ka sheegtay wuxuu wargeska Times of India ku yiri "Ma ahan run inaan haweyn gacan u qaaday, mana u qaadi doono!"