Attacking the institution of marriage, Rushdie said he did not believe in it and that women rushed to the altar only because they wanted to wear a "wedding dress".
The author of 'The Satanic Verses' has been married four times, most recently to Padma Lakshmi, from whom he split last year.
"It's strange, given that I've been married four times, but I actually don't think marriage is necessary," Salman said in an interview for 'Elle' magazine.
"Girls like it, especially if they've never been married before
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