That's Richard Gere and Shilpa Shetty. Apparently, some people were so offended by this "obscene" act, that, not only was Gere burned in effigy in several cities, but arrest warrants have now been issued for both actors.
I'm not even going to waste my time detailing how ridiculous that is. Shetty summed it up quite well herself, though, when she stated: "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." EXACTLY!
I assume she made that statement prior to the issuance of the arrest warrants, because I recall reading it a couple of days ago, before the current story was released. Perhaps, by now, she is cooling her heels in the local clink. Since Gere himself is no longer in India, it's not clear what will happen to him, although I'd be interested to hear if he releases a statement of some kind in response.
In any case, I offer my congratulations to the people of India: You have now officially done something even more absurd and ridiculous than the reaction of my fellow Americans to the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction incident of a few years ago. You should truly be proud.
Note: I've issued an update to this post, located here. There were further developments, plus, I decided my wording here was a little too inflammatory.
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