The year 2012 seems to be jinxed for our very own Nawab of Patudi, Saif Ali Khan. The actor has been in news more often than not for all the wrong reasons. Remember his midnight brawl with a South African businessman at a 5 star hotel in March? The royal has courted trouble this time reportedly from Hollywood!

The actor had recently said that he had signed Academy Award winning actress Natalie Portman for a rom-com. But apparently, Saif was ‘just joking’! According to the latest buzz, Saif’s joke has not gone well with Portman’s representative and they have slapped a legal notice seeking an explanation for the ‘joke’.

Talking to a leading daily, the actor clarified, “It was a joke. I`m sorry. I`m just annoyed with speculation on all aspects of my life. I might just start making up stories to entertain myself.” Wonder what’s prompting Saif to land in controversies!