From the pages of The Age newspaper (Melbourne):
Three lawyers have filed complaints in Indian courts against
Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty
for kissing at a public function, a news report said today.In his complaint, attorney Poonal Chandra Bhandari accused the
actors of committing “an obscene act” in a public place, which
India’s conservative society cannot tolerate, PTI said.Two other lawyers filed another complaint in a court in
Ghaziabad, a town on the outskirts of New Delhi, against Shetty and
private television channels for showing videos of the kissing
incident, the news agency added.Such cases against celebrities – often filed by publicity
seekers – are common in ultra-conservative India. They add to a
backlog of legal cases in the country that has nearly crippled the
judicial system.The complaints filed yesterday came a day after angry crowds in
several Indian cities burned effigies of Gere after he wrapped
Shetty in his arms and kissed her several times on her cheeks
during an AIDS awareness event in the Indian capital.
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