Sunny Leone On Dating Russell Peters In The Past: 'I Really Wish That We Were Still Friends'

Actor Sunny Leone had revealed earlier that she once dated comedian Russell Peters for a ‘hot second’. In a recent interview, Sunny said that dating the comedian was a mistake as it jeopardised their long-time friendship. She shared that she would be happy to see Russell if they were to meet again, despite the jokes he made about her.

In a recent interview with Mid-Day, Sunny said, “It was a mistake. I genuinely believe that him and I were such good friends and we had so much fun together and everywhere I would travel in the US, there were a lot of places that he was at, because he was doing a show and we would just meet up and have fun, drink and go out, be really funny and silly. All of a sudden we messed up by going out on a date.”

“I really do wish that we were still friends. He went this way, I went the other way, which is totally fine, but if I ever did see him again, I would be so happy to see him, even if he talked shit in his stand-up comedy, it’s okay,” she added.

Sunny said that she could not remain friends with Russell as she met her husband Daniel Webber around the same time. “When I dated Russel for this really short time, it was also the time I met Daniel. So then, it would be really weird if I was still friends with Russell when I was just dating him and continue to be with him when I was with Daniel. It’s like weird mixing of weirdness. I had to drop the friend. I am sad about it,” she said.

Talking about whether the comedian’s jokes about the actor bothered her, she said, “Yes, you have to see it. I don’t know if he does it now, but now I am not upset about anything he says. It’s totally fine if it makes people laugh.”

A scene from Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone, a web series based on the actor’s life, showed Daniel beating Russell for making a joke about her. Sunny revealed that Daniel had not hit the comedian and the scene was “sensationalised a little bit”.

Sunny will soon be seen in the Anurag Kashyap directorial titled Kennedy. The film premiered at the 75th Cannes Film Festival and received a seven-minute standing ovation.