The Supreme Court has suspended legal proceedings against Richard Gere, who faced obscenity charges for publicly kissing Bollyood star Shilpa Shetty last year. Gere made headlines when he arched over and kissed Shilpa Shetty, winner of the British reality television show "Celebrity Big Brother", several times on the cheek at an anti-AIDS show in New Delhi.
Reuters says Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justice RV Raveendran stayed the arrest warrants against Gere and granted permission for him to travel to and from India. The court criticised the complainant for his "moral policing" and observed, "such complaints are publicity hunting. You are bringing a bad name to this country". [Link]
Phew!
