‘Sex with Escorts, Forced Open Marriage’: Rippling Co-Founder's Wife Makes Explosive Claims
A high-profile legal drama has unfolded involving Rippling co-founder Prasanna Sankar and his estranged wife Dhivya Sashidhar , who has come forward with disturbing allegations, painting a troubling picture of their decade-long marriage .
According to The San Francisco Standard, Dhivya has submitted court documents, emails, and photographs claiming that her husband forced her into a non-consensual open marriage, engaged in sexual encounters with escorts, and subjected her to surveillance in the most private moments of her life - even filming her in the bathroom.
In a candid interview with the publication, Dhivya alleged that she endured sexual coercion even while recovering from childbirth-related pain. “Prasanna would come and tell me, ‘Look, sex is a primal need for me. You have to do it. It doesn’t matter, like, you know, how much pain you’re in,’” she claimed. “He would literally, like, tell me that, you know, ‘If you don’t do it, then I want to go outside and get it.’”
The couple’s private conflict first became public when Prasanna accused Dhivya of infidelity in a series of social media posts, alleging that she had an affair with a man named Anoop. He had even shared screenshots of what he claimed were her messages and hotel bookings. The former couple, married for ten years with a nine-year-old son, is now entangled in a contentious custody dispute.
Emails from December 2019, reviewed by The Standard, reveal Prasanna admitting to contacting escorts for photos and pricing, only to back out. In the same email thread, he asked Dhivya for an open marriage. “I’m super sorry for the stress this put on our marriage. I promise to never put our marriage in this position again," he wrote.
When approached by the publication, Prasanna responded via email, saying their marriage had become “sexless” and that he had once suggested the idea of an open relationship in a moment of anger, but claimed both agreed against it. “I, once in a moment of anger, discussed about opening up the marriage to other sexual partners," he wrote. “We agreed not to do it."
Dhivya’s accusations extend beyond sexual coercion. She alleged that Prasanna moved their family multiple times - first to California and then to Singapore - against her will. She claims these relocations were strategic attempts to avoid taxation and involved uprooting their young son and disrupting her career. At the time, Dhivya was employed by Microsoft and working remotely.
The dispute has taken an international turn, with Dhivya accusing Prasanna of manipulating legal systems across borders. Earlier, Prasanna had claimed harassment by Chennai Police over what he described as a false child abduction case.
As the legal battle continues, both sides remain locked in a bitter fight for custody, with mounting allegations turning a private fallout into a very public affair.
According to The San Francisco Standard, Dhivya has submitted court documents, emails, and photographs claiming that her husband forced her into a non-consensual open marriage, engaged in sexual encounters with escorts, and subjected her to surveillance in the most private moments of her life - even filming her in the bathroom.
In a candid interview with the publication, Dhivya alleged that she endured sexual coercion even while recovering from childbirth-related pain. “Prasanna would come and tell me, ‘Look, sex is a primal need for me. You have to do it. It doesn’t matter, like, you know, how much pain you’re in,’” she claimed. “He would literally, like, tell me that, you know, ‘If you don’t do it, then I want to go outside and get it.’”
The couple’s private conflict first became public when Prasanna accused Dhivya of infidelity in a series of social media posts, alleging that she had an affair with a man named Anoop. He had even shared screenshots of what he claimed were her messages and hotel bookings. The former couple, married for ten years with a nine-year-old son, is now entangled in a contentious custody dispute.
Emails from December 2019, reviewed by The Standard, reveal Prasanna admitting to contacting escorts for photos and pricing, only to back out. In the same email thread, he asked Dhivya for an open marriage. “I’m super sorry for the stress this put on our marriage. I promise to never put our marriage in this position again," he wrote.
When approached by the publication, Prasanna responded via email, saying their marriage had become “sexless” and that he had once suggested the idea of an open relationship in a moment of anger, but claimed both agreed against it. “I, once in a moment of anger, discussed about opening up the marriage to other sexual partners," he wrote. “We agreed not to do it."
Dhivya’s accusations extend beyond sexual coercion. She alleged that Prasanna moved their family multiple times - first to California and then to Singapore - against her will. She claims these relocations were strategic attempts to avoid taxation and involved uprooting their young son and disrupting her career. At the time, Dhivya was employed by Microsoft and working remotely.
The dispute has taken an international turn, with Dhivya accusing Prasanna of manipulating legal systems across borders. Earlier, Prasanna had claimed harassment by Chennai Police over what he described as a false child abduction case.
As the legal battle continues, both sides remain locked in a bitter fight for custody, with mounting allegations turning a private fallout into a very public affair.
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