The News Minute | September 9, 2014 | 10:32 am ISTA celebrity’s life is always under public scanner and a significant part of the media sustains and thrives on the way stars, especially movie stars, lead their lives. Every slip and error is highlighted and magnified, their ‘almost non-existent’ private lives, always on the media's radar.But what if a piece of "news" happens to be anything but factual?When a Telugu and Hindi film actress, was caught by the police on August 31 in Hyderabad for her alleged involvement in a prostitution racket, she made headlines across the country. It was also reported that she accepted her role in the racket and also provided an explanation for why she was involved in it.Soon after her arrest, reports of other actors also being involved in the racket began doing the rounds. Tamil and Telugu film actress Divya Sri was one such name that surfaced in media reports. Some media houses confused the names and went ahead and published actress Sri Divya's pictures.However, the allegations made against her turned out to be false. The actor in question could not have been in India since she was in Switzerland for the shoot of her upcoming film, reported Manorama Online.The damage, though, had already been done. Social media was quick to respond - Sri Divya’s pictures were shared along with along with this piece of false information.That Sri Divya was arrested also made news for a while in Andhra Pradesh; the news being false of course. Many publications, especially online portals, published the picture of some woman covering her face along with that of Sri Divya’s. The story and picture were published based on source-based information. Sri Divya is said to be upset and her manager has now said that they will sue the media organisations that published false reports about her.Also read: Prostitution charges on actress Sweta Basu Prasad become headlines but privacy of "high flying businessmen" intact