Celina Jaitly breaks silence on defamation threat from Peter Haag: ‘Will not be intimidated into silence’

REcently, Celina Jaitly’s estranged married man saint peter Haag, and his padre, DI Wolfgang J. Haag, issued effectual notices threatening obloquy action over her public statements concerning them. The actor has now broken her silence, responding to the legal move, claiming that she views it as an attempt to intimidate and silence her.Celina issues public statementOn Friday, Celina took to Instagram to share a lengthy statement, responding to legal notices sent by her estranged husband Peter and his father Wolfgang Haag, who have threatened to sue her for defamation. The actor sees it as an attempt to intimidate and silence her.She posted the note with a caption that read, “PUBLIC STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO RECENT LEGAL NOTICES BY MY ESTRANGED HUSBAND AND HIS FATHER.”“Two legal notices have recently been sent to me by my estranged husband Peter & his father Wolfgang Haag, threatening to sue me for defamation. A response has aptly been submitted through my legal representatives, advocates at Karanjawala & Co,” she shared in the note.Celina continued, “In my view, these notices are an attempt to divert attention from police complaints, lookout notices, allegations of violence, documented evidence before the competent authorities & pending before the courts. Speaking about my lived experiences & pursuing lawful remedies is not defamation.”The actor claimed that the family was happy to bask in the spotlight when it served their interests and portrayed them in a positive light. However, she said that now, when she is trying to share her side of the story, she is being met with legal notices.“For years, publicity involving our family was actively embraced, including Peter's participation in magazine covers, interviews, articles featuring our children & me until it suited his own interests. It is therefore ironic that when I began speaking about my own experiences, legal battles, concerns as a mother & pursuit of justice, I was met with legal notices instead of answers,” Celina wrote. She stressed, “Let me be clear: These are my children too. I am their mother & they are the reason I continue this fight. I have consistently supported joint custody & amicable divorce. Yet despite court orders, I remain without contact with my children just because I chose to fight for my rights. Consistent efforts are being made to remove me from my role as my children's mother.”Clarifying her position, Celina said that her public appeals stemmed from concerns for her children and their well-being, writing, “My public appeals arose from concerns about my children's removal from the marital residence & the possibility of them being moved outside the jurisdiction of the Austrian & Indian courts without my knowledge or consent. As a mother with joint custody, I believed it is both my right & responsibility to raise those concerns.”“I have long felt subjected to pressure, intimidation & attacks on my rights living in a remote Austrian village, specifically as a woman who lost both her parents. All evidence is has been placed infront Of competent authorities And honourable courts across justisdictions. What appears to trouble some is not that I have spoken, but that I have refused to remain silent. I had the courage to leave, stand up for myself, seek the return of what I believe is rightfully mine, Protect my relationship with my children & pursue justice through lawful means. I believe efforts are now being made to discredit, intimidate & silence me,” she added.Slamming her estranged husband and her father-in-law, Celina mentioned, “the image of a 50-year-old man & his 75-year-old father (recently on his new third marriage) joining forces to issue legal threats against a woman without anyone to turn to.. After she gathered courage to contend years of abuse & the forced transfer of her premarital assets, just at the moment she sought relief before competent courts, speaks for itself.”That said, Celina asserted that she would not be intimidated into silence and would continue to speak her truth and share her side of the story.“I will not be intimidated into silence for speaking about my experiences or seeking the legal remedies available to me. I am fighting with evidence & have full faith in the judicial systems of India & Austria,” Celina wrote while concluding the note.Peter Haag sends legal noticesEarlier this month, a fresh legal development emerged in the ongoing dispute between Celina and her estranged husband Peter Haag. Mumbai-based law firm Semwal & Co. Confirmed that two separate legal notices have been issued to the actor on behalf of Peter Haag and his father, DI Wolfgang J. Haag. The notices accused Celina of circulating false, defamatory, misleading, and sensationalised statements through interviews, social media posts and media interactions in India and abroad during the couple’s ongoing matrimonial and custody dispute.It came weeks after an FIR was reportedly filed against Peter Haag in Mumbai following allegations made by Celina involving domestic violence, intimidation and harassment.Celina married Austrian entrepreneur and hotelier Peter in 2010, and they became parents to twin boys in 2012. She gave birth to a second set of twins in 2017, but one of them died due to a heart condition. In November 2025, Celina filed a case against Peter under the Domestic Violence Act, alleging that he had subjected her to continuous domestic violence.