Gere Not Worried About Warrant

Richard Gere is speaking out about his infamous kiss with Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. He claims that the kiss was “nothing” and the warrant for his arrest in India isn’t as serious as it sounds.

As we mentioned last week, public displays of affection are a big NO NO in India and Gere's actions resulted in crowds burning effigies of the actor in Mumbai, Varanasi and New Delhi.

A warrant for both Gere and Shetty were issued early yesterday when a citizen filed a complaint, accusing the couple of committing an "obscene act".

Speaking on 'The Daily Show' With Jon Stewart last night, he said: "Me kissing the girl on the cheek was nothing.

"There is a very small right-wing, very conservative political party in India and they are the moral police in India ... they do this kind of thing quite often.

"It goes to a reputable court and it gets thrown out." That comment itself might piss off enough people and they might just end up giving him jail time to prove that they are serious about that stuff.

In case you missed the video of Gere dipping Shetty click here to see it.

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letitbe

This is crazy! I am sure there is more important things the courts have to deal w/ besides this silliness!!

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Don'tGeneralize

Please don’t spread misinformation - " India sues Gere". It’s a small town judge in a very large country. Chill guys. In a country of about a billion people and hundreds of towns and cities a few dozen people go out burning effigies on the streets of no more than four towns and the media there screams ‘ The Kiss that Shocked India ‘ or Jon Stewart on the Daily Show - ” Protests Rock India ”. Indians including Shilpa Shetty ( the actress in question ) didn’t care much about it. And please stop asking people to respect our 'conservative' culture. We ain’t no Saudi Arabia. We gave the world the Kamasutra, the sculptures of Khajuraho, the raunchy Bollywood movies and the annual Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar ( scantier clothed models than those in Victoria’s Secret’s calendar )

whts wrong with being conservative? what r u ashamed that people are guna make fun? we can still become a more economically developed country without having to rip all our clothes off.. ..so maybe you shuld start accepting the way indians are...instead of trying to suck up to others..sucking up wont make u any less of an india...if that wht u call urself

**sucking up wont make u any less of an indiaN...if thatS wht u call urself


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