I guess no one missed the fervent kiss that Richard Gere placed on Shilpa Shetty’s cheeks. Gere termed it as an innocent kiss and Miss Shetty is also very comfortable with it. But one thing Ms. Shetty is not comfortable with is public’s response to the whole incident.

“I don’t want us to look like idiots in front of the foreign media. I didn’t understand what was happening. And then I saw everything being blown out of proportion on TV. I am not allowed to work, my entire shooting has been disrupted. Richard Gere called me three times since the morning to apologize and said that he didn’t want to hurt the sentiments of Indian people. And if he did, he is sorry. We went there for a cause. Richard doesn’t belong to our country, and he is so passionate about the cause,” said an angry Shilpa. The incident happened when Gere and Shilpa were at Delhi to promote AIDS awareness programs.

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