Indian Star Shilpa Shetty Cleared of Obscenity Charges 15 Years After Richard Gere Kiss
justjared.comShilpa Shetty is in the clear almost 15 years after Richard Gere kissed her at a public AIDS awareness event in Delhi, India.
The 46-year-old Bollywood star, and India’s Got Talent judge, was finally cleared of all obscenity charges which stemmed from the incident. Click inside to read more… According to reports, via People, a Mumbai court dismissed the case against Shilpa.
The court has called the charges “groundless” and citing that Shilpa was the “victim of an unwanted advance.” Charges were brought upon both Shilpa and Richard, who had hugged and kissed her on stage during the public event nearly 15 years ago in an attempt to parody a scene from his film, Shall We Dance.
The parody then triggered protests by some radical Hindu groups who considered the public display of affection “an insult to Indian values.” The charges against Richard were dropped very quickly, and he was allowed to return to India.
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