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Gere Arrest Warrant
A judge who issued an arrest warrant against Richard Gere for publicly kissing a Bollywood actress reportedly has been transferred from his job. Judge Dinesh Gupta, a magistrate in the northwestern city of Jaipur, issued arrest orders for both Gere and
Shilpa Shetty after the kiss at a public AIDS awareness event in New Delhi. The public display of affection drew an outcry among Hindu hard-liners, with rallies against them held in several cities. But the judge's arrest order also drew harsh criticism in India, with some lawyers saying it had no legal merit and made the country look ridiculous.Gupta reportedly was transferred from his post to the small town several hours away. The High Court Commissioner C.P. Singh said the transfer was "routine," but he noted that the order came from a state chief justice. Gupta had issued the arrest warrant following a complaint by a local lawyer, who said the public kiss was obscene. After viewing footage of the event, Gupta called the embrace and kiss "highly sexually erotic." Gere apologized for any offense he may have caused in India, where public displays of affection are largely taboo. But he also said the whole controversy was manufactured by a small hardline political party.
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