Richard Gere molests Shilpa Shetty
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Gere apologises to Indians over Shetty kiss
Hollywood star Richard Gere, ordered arrested by an Indian court for kissing Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, offered on Friday a "sincere apology" for any offence he caused.
His statement came a day after the court issued an arrest warrant against him for allegedly "obscene" behavior for embracing Shetty and planting several kisses on her cheeks during an AIDS awareness event earlier this month.
"What is most important to me is that my intentions as an HIV/AIDS advocate be made clear and my friends in India understand it has never been nor could it ever be, my intention to offend you," said Gere in the statement to the Indian media.
"If that has happened, of course it is easy for me to offer a sincere apology," said the actor, who is back in the United States.
The incident triggered a public storm in India, known for its chaste public behaviour despite Bollywood's sexually suggestive song-and-dance routines.
Radical Hindus burned effigies of the 57-year-old Gere in India's entertainment hub of Mumbai and organised street rallies in New Delhi.
In the statement addressed to "My dear Indian friends," Gere said "to be honest, this recent media storm has taken me by surprise."
"What we thought was a very successful HIV/AIDS event has taken a sad turn," he said.
The event "was intended to celebrate courageous people and partnerships in the supremely important fight against HIV/AIDS," he said.
Gere embraced the 31-year-old Shetty -- winner of Britain's Celebrity Big Brother reality show earlier this year -- and kissed her playfully on the cheek in front of thousands of onlookers at the AIDS function in New Delhi.
The warrant for Gere and a summons for Shetty were issued in the Rajasthan state capital of Jaipur following a complaint by a lawyer who accused the actor of "an obscene act" which carries a penalty of three months imprisonment, a fine or both."
Gere added he was sorry Shetty had been embroiled in the "media circus," praising her as "a wonderful woman who deserves high praise and support for her singular leadership against HIV/AIDS."
"I assure you, I have utmost respect for her, and she knows this. Of course, I've felt terrible that she should carry a burden that is no fault of hers. The burden is mine and no one else's," he said.
Shetty shot to international fame after appearing in the British TV programme and winning after being subjected to alleged racist bullying.
Describing the way he kissed Shetty, Gere said the step was a copy from his movie "Shall We Dance".
"My clumsy attempt at a 'Shall We Dance' move was a naive misread of Indian customs and I assure you nothing more."
Shetty had appealed for calm after the kissing incident.
"Nothing of the sort happened about which I should feel bad or any other Indian should feel bad," said Shetty.
Gere, who left India soon after the event, is a frequent visitor as a follower of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who lives in northern India in exile.
He also visits India in his capacity as an AIDS awareness campaigner.
India has the largest number of HIV-AIDS cases in the world, with 5.7 million people infected, according to UNAIDS.
Several Indian lawyers have voiced outrage over the arrest warrant and said it should be withdrawn.
"Magistrates should not behave like the Taliban moral police. The order is unsustainable and makes us looks ridiculous," former Indian attorney general Soli Sorabjee said.
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Shilpa Smooch Judge 'Moved From Job'
A judge who issued an arrest warrant for actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty after their public kiss has reportedly been moved from his job.
Dinesh Gupta has been transferred with immediate effect.
He was moved from the northwestern city of Jaipur to the small town of Kishangarh, the Times of India said.
Although the transfer was "routine", the order is said to have come from a senior figure, Rajasthan Chief Justice Sachidanand Jha.
Judge Gupta took action after a local resident complained the kiss at an Aids awareness event was obscene.
Hollywood actor Gere, 57, had wrapped the Big Brother winner in his arms and kissed her several times on her cheeks.
After viewing footage of the event, the judge called the embrace and kiss "highly sexually erotic".
It was not immediately clear what effect the transfer would have on the arrest warrant.
Under Indian law, a person convicted of public obscenity faces up to three months in prison, a fine, or both.
The judge's ruling drew harsh criticism in India, with legal experts saying it had no legal merit and made the country look ridiculous.
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[b]Shilpa Smooch Judge 'Moved From Job'
A judge who issued an arrest warrant for actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty after their public kiss has reportedly been moved from his job.
Dinesh Gupta has been transferred with immediate effect.
He was moved from the northwestern city of Jaipur to the small town of Kishangarh, the Times of India said.
Although the transfer was "routine", the order is said to have come from a senior figure, Rajasthan Chief Justice Sachidanand Jha.
Judge Gupta took action after a local resident complained the kiss at an Aids awareness event was obscene.
Hollywood actor Gere, 57, had wrapped the Big Brother winner in his arms and kissed her several times on her cheeks.
After viewing footage of the event, the judge called the embrace and kiss "highly sexually erotic".
It was not immediately clear what effect the transfer would have on the arrest warrant.
Under Indian law, a person convicted of public obscenity faces up to three months in prison, a fine, or both.
The judge's ruling drew harsh criticism in India, with legal experts saying it had no legal merit and made the country look ridiculous.
(source: Sky News)[/b]
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Legal action over Shetty, Gere kiss shelved
India's Supreme Court suspended legal action against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on Tuesday over enthusiastic kisses bestowed on her by Hollywood heart-throb Richard Gere.
Shetty had blamed India's "lunatic fringe" for the uproar caused by the kisses planted on her cheek by Gere last month at an AIDS charity event in the Indian capital New Delhi.
She said the kisses had been "wrongly projected" in the media, resulting in obscenity complaints being filed against the two celebrities by lawyers in three cities, the Press Trust of India reported.
The Supreme Court also suspended a lower court order forbidding Shetty from travelling abroad.
An Indian judge in the northern state of Rajasthan had issued an arrest warrant for Gere and a summons for Shetty following a complaint accusing the pair of obscenity.
Gere embraced the 31-year-old Shetty -- winner of Britain's Celebrity Big Brother reality show -- and kissed her in front of thousands of onlookers at the AIDS function.
The actress had sought the stay of proceedings as an interim measure while seeking to quash the criminal cases registered against her in Jodhpur, Ghaziabad and Mundawar, the news agency said.
The kissing incident triggered a public storm in India, known for its chaste public behaviour despite Bollywood's sexually suggestive song-and-dance routines.
Radical Hindus burned effigies of the 57-year-old Gere in Mumbai and organised street rallies in New Delhi.
Shetty has said the kisses had been "blown out of all proportion" and Gere "was just being very sweet."
"The media tends to get slightly irresponsible at times but that's the price one has to pay for celebrity," she said.
Gere had issued a "sincere apology" for any offence he caused after the furore erupted, saying the way he kissed Shetty was a move from his film "Shall We Dance?"
(source: Yahoo News)