ARREST WARRANT ISSUED IN INDIA FOR RICHARD GERE

After shocking audiences in India two weeks ago when he jokingly planted a kiss on Bollywood actress at an AIDS awareness press conference, a court in the Asian nation has issued arrest warrants for both stars.According to reports out of India, A judge in the northwestern city of Jaipur issued the warrants after a local citizen filed a complaint charging that the kiss was an an obscene act that offended local sensibilities.Shetty has defended the kiss to the media, saying, I understand this is his culture, not ours. But this was not such a big thing or so obscene for people to overreact in such manner.Under Indian law, if is convicted of public obscenity, he could face up to three months in prison.Photo: WireImage