India's Supreme Court has suspended legal proceedings against Hollywood star Richard Gere, who faced obscenity charges for publicly kissing Bollyood star Shilpa Shetty last year.
Gere caused controversy after he tilted Shetty backwards and kissed her repeatedly on the cheek at an anti-AIDS show in New Delhi.
Today Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and Justice R V Raveendran stayed the arrest warrants against the 'Pretty Woman' star and granted permission for him to travel to and from India.
According to Reuters, the court also criticised the complainant for his "moral policing" and said "such complaints are publicity hunting. You are bringing a bad name to this country".
Similar charges against Shetty, who won the last series of 'Celebrity Big Brother', were suspended last year.
