Mumbai, May 27 -- At the trailer launch event of Bollywood's popular comedy franchise 'Housefull 5', actor Akshay Kumar reacted openly for the first time on the 'Hera Pheri 3' controversy.

He talked about the negativity spread on social media regarding his co-star Paresh Rawal and said, "It is wrong to call any artist an 'foolish'. I have been working with Paresh Rawal for the last 32 years. He is a brilliant actor and I learn a lot from him." Akshay further said, "Whatever has happened is a serious issue and it would not be right to discuss it on this platform. This matter is in the court and it will be resolved there. I do not want to say anything about it now."

Actually, this entire controversy started regarding the third film of the...