Five months later, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is still feeling the effects of a kiss from Richard Gere. Immigration officials at Mumbai airport briefly detained Shetty, saying she was still wanted for obscenity charges filed in the wake of the public kiss with the Hollywood star, her publicist, Dale Bhagwagar, said Thursday.
Shetty was in tears late Wednesday after being stopped at the airport while on her way to Berlin where the musical “Miss Bollywood” opens this weekend, said Bhagwagar. Shetty plays the musical’s lead role.
“She called me in the middle of the night and was in tears,” said Bhagwagar, adding Shetty was finally permitted to join her dance troupe after prolonged questioning.
“I can understand something like this if I’d committed a criminal offense. But what was my offense, when I’m just an actor, going to perform a musical on foreign land,” Bhagwagar quoted Shetty saying.
Gere embraced and kissed Shetty on her cheek at a public AIDS awareness event in New Delhi in April, sparking an outcry among conservative hardline Hindus, who claimed the pair had violated the country’s strict anti-obscenity laws.
A regional court issued arrest warrants against Gere and barred Shetty from leaving the country. The order was soon overturned by the Supreme Court.
But the Supreme Court ruling didn’t show up in the immigration department computer system, Bhagwagar said.
Immigration officials at Mumbai’s international airport couldn’t be reached for comment, but Bhagwagar said Shetty’s lawyers would take up the matter with authorities.
Shortly after the April brouhaha erupted, Gere apologized for any offense he may have caused. But the actor also said the controversy had been manufactured by a small hard-line political party.
Gere, 58, is a frequent visitor to India, promoting health issues and the cause of Tibetan exiles, tens of thousands of whom live in India.
Shetty, a well-known actress in India, became an international star after her appearance on the British reality show “Celebrity Big Brother.”
September 28, 2007 at 2:15 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
Trick Deal: Ricky Jay, the authority on sleight of hand, demonstrates dealing from the bottom of the deck. Note to self - never play poker with Ricky Jay.
A court issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday, saying their kiss at a public function “transgressed all limits of vulgarity,” media reports said.
Judge Dinesh Gupta issued the warrants in the northwestern city of Jaipur after a local citizen filed a complaint charging that the public display of affection offended local sensibilities, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
Gupta earlier viewed television footage of the event, which he called “highly sexually erotic,” saying the pair violated India’s strict public obscenity laws.
Gere and Shetty “transgressed all limits of vulgarity and have the tendency to corrupt the society,” PTI quoted the judge as saying.
Such cases against celebrities often filed by publicity seekers are common in conservative India. They add to a backlog of legal cases that has nearly crippled the country’s judicial system.
Gere left India shortly after the kissing incident and it was not immediately clear how the warrant would affect him.
Gere is a frequent visitor to India, promoting health issues and the cause of Tibetan exiles. The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has his headquarters in the north Indian town of Dharmsala.
Under Indian law a person convicted of public obscenity faces up to three months in prison, a fine, or both.
Last week, crowds in several Indian cities burned effigies of the 57-year-old star of “An Officer and a Gentleman,” “American Gigolo” and “Pretty Woman” after he embraced Shetty and kissed her several times on her cheeks during an HIV/AIDS awareness event in the Indian capital.
Photographs of the clinch were then splashed across front pages in India where public displays of affection are largely taboo.
The judge lambasted Shetty for not resisting Gere’s kisses and ordered her to appear in his court May 5, PTI said. A spokesman for Shetty declined comment.
The event’s organizer, Parmeshwar Godrej, called the controversy a distraction from more important issues.
“It has detracted from and undermined the value and success of the event, which was concerned with creating AIDS awareness and promoting AIDS prevention among truck drivers,” CNN-IBN quoted her as saying.
Shetty, 31, has said the embrace was not obscene and that the media should instead focus on HIV/AIDS awareness.
“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,” she told PTI last week.
“I understand people’s sentiments, but I don’t want a foreigner to take bad memories from here,” PTI quoted her as saying.
Shetty, already well-known in India, became an international star after her appearance on the British reality show “Celebrity Big Brother” another controversial public appearance. A fellow contestant, Jade Goody, sparked international headlines by making allegedly racist comments to Shetty. Mobs took to the streets of India to denounce Goody, and Shetty went on to win the competition.
April 26, 2007 at 12:49 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
Celebrity Big Brother finally, finally ended last night and there wasn’t an English person to be seen in the top four. Because we’re bastards, to cut a long story short. Shilpa Shetty won, Jermaine Jackson got silver and Dirk Benedict came thrid. And a Welsh twat came fourth.
January 29, 2007 at 8:13 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
Good things do happen to good people! Shilpa Shetty won Big Brother last night, with Jermaine Jackson coming in second, and Dirk Benedict in third. I’d try to describe how fabulous she is, but it’s better to just watch. She is such a gracious, and forgiving person. By far, the most eligible to win; especially after all the crap she had to put up with.
January 29, 2007 at 6:03 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
Amid claims Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has suffered racial abuse in the Celebrity Big Brother house, Carphone Warehouse have withdrawn their sponsership of the show. Ofcom have now received over 27,000 complaints about Shilpa's treatment. It's also worth noting that Carphone Warehouse were fine with someone wanking with a bottle in BB6.
Celebrity Big Brother is set to be discussed in parliament, after Indian contestant Shilpa Shetty has been the victim of racist bullying. Housemates Jade Goody, Jo O'meara, Danielle Lloyd and Jack Tweedy have relentlessly mocked the Bollywood actress. Tweedy is alleged to have mouthed "paki", while Lloyd asked Shilpa: "Do you get stubble?" She later said to Jade, "She wants to be white. She's a dog." Goody replied: "She makes me feel sick. She makes my skin crawl." Shilpa was also accused of undercooking the contestants' dinner. "I don't trust that chicken. I want to eat it, but I'm scared," Jo complained, claiming it was "too spicy". Former Miss England Danielle Lloyd asked: "Is that how they eat over there then, with their hands? Or is that China?" TV regulation board Ofcom has so far recieved over 13,000 complaints - unprecedented in television history.
January 17, 2007 at 7:21 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
The complaints of "racial abuse" towards Shilpa Shetty in the Big Brother house have reached over 20,000. 7,600 of those complaints were made to Osfom on Tuesday evening, alone. Channel 4 has recently received an petition signed by 10,000 viewers, along with over 2,000 phone call and email complaints. One concerned viewer has even gone to the police.
However, Channel 4 is sticking to their statement of "we take this
matter very seriously and Big Brother does not
tolerate bullying or racist abuse in any form." From what I've seen, Channel 4 has a higher tolerance for "bullying" than most, and obviously, quite a bit of their viewers. At least The Act Against Bullying charity has dropped Jade Goody as its patron...and who knows what will happen to her once she leaves the protection of the Big Brother house.
January 17, 2007 at 7:04 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
The number of complaints Ofcom have receivedabout alleged racial abuse in the Celebrity Big Brother house has reached 2,000. This alleged racial abuse is said to have been directed at Shilpa Shetty, from numerous house mates. Evicted house mate Jackiey Budden referred to Shetty as "the Indian" and refused to correctly pronounce her name. Some other ladies in the house such as Jo O'Meara, Danielle Lloyd, and Jade Goody, have all reportedly mocked Shetty's accent, as well as the pronunciation of her name.
However, the highest amounts of complaints were about an argument between Shetty and Jack Tweed, in which Tweed called Shetty a name that was bleeped out by the producers. The audience automatically thought Tweed has used a racial slur, and therefore complained. However, Channel 4 claims Tweed called her the taboo "C word", and not a racially degrading term. (Not that the "C word" is much better.) Channel 4 has not received any personal complaints from Shetty and says, "We don't tolerate any racist abuse in any form."
We've known for a while that the girls in the BB house don't particularly like Shetty. I wonder if everyone is just being too sensitive and jumping to conclusions. However, the girls really need to watch their mouths and realize how their actions could be construed as racist. I think the other BB girls just have a problem with Shilpa Shetty partly because of how she acts, and partly because she is a very beautiful girl. However, they need to remember that they're on national television, and will eventually have to leave that house and face the public.
January 16, 2007 at 7:57 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
Apparently the Big Brother ladies are not happy with Shilpa Shetty. This is to be expected, as Shilpa doesn't have beard or tail, and therefore all the other girls must hate her. Jade's mom supposedly can't pronounce her name, and Danielle Lloyd has claimed the same. I actually believe Danielle though, it IS hard to pronounce words with more than one syllable.
Danielle claims, "I asked for smoked mackerel and whatsername,
Shullup, just looked at me like I
was stupid. She's so
controlling and bossy. I don't like that." Jade Goody and Jo O'Mera both agree she's "too fake", while journalist Carole Malone things that Shilpa has "done nothing wrong". Sigh. Perhaps if she had just known what a "punani" was, maybe they would like her a little bit more.
January 10, 2007 at 7:06 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
So, we've seen videos of Jermaine Jackson, Shilpa Shetty and Leo Sayer from the Celebrity Big Brother house. Now, let's see how different Danielle Lloyd is outside of the show. Well, she stands around looking pretty but gormless... no change then eh?
January 8, 2007 at 11:06 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
Oh the interesting conversations that come about in the Celebrity Big Brother house. Apparently, Shilpa Shetty doesn't know what the term "punani" means, but Jermaine Jackson does. Jermaine has that same creepy, soft voice as his brother Jacko, and hearing him say the words "private parts" is just plain creepy. Almost as seeing him dance in tight pants...
January 8, 2007 at 8:43 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
SHILPA Shetty is presently in UK. She is not shooting there for some Bollywood film but is a part of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’. Big Brother is one of the most talked about and reported show on UK television. The Indian version of it is running presently by the name of ‘Big Boss’.
Reality TV show ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ has returned for a fifth series, with 11 personalities from the worlds of glamour, TV, film, pop music and journalism.
The inmates of Big Brother’s house have tasks to be done every week and if they are successful, they are bigger budgets to buy things and treats as well. At least one celebrity will leave the house every week by a process of nomination and public eviction. The fame which goes along with this, is just too much of a reason to deny the invitation to the show.
The call for the show came so fast for Shilpa that she had to drop her plans of Christmas and is presently in some undisclosed place in UK.
Shilpa is adjusting with the Big Brother’s house, striking friendship with the mates and trying to break the notions of the West of Indian’s not being very bright.
The show kicked off on January 1 and spends 25 days at Big Brother’s house. She is the sole Indian at the show.
Shilpa Shetty is trying hard to be a favourite of voters as their polls can save her from being eliminated.
On her second day, she was attempting to teach the relaxing qualities of Om to her housemates Carole Malone, journalist and Ken Russell, film-maker. She was teaching them how to chant ‘om’.
Just when they had begun the exercise Ken’s coughing broke the meditation and Carole started to blame the doomed session. In fact, this started when Shetty was teaching Carole the relaxation techniques and Ken got inquisitive and joined the session.Â
Soon Shilpa offered some advice to her new-found students, ‘You`re not breathing right. We`re so occupied with life and the stuff we have to do that we don`t breathe.’
Shilpa said she was Hollywood’s answer to Angelina Jolie. The house-mates as well as British newspapers don’t quite agree with that although.
The British tabloids The Sun and its rival The Mirror have taken this opportunity and did pictures on her, one showing flattering publicity pictures and other showing a groggy-looking Shilpa.  Â
She is trying hard to woo the British audience but seems to have not faired well. There are speculations that soon she will be asked to perform a belly-dance on the show with former beauty queen Danielle Lloyd and the celebrities are also said to be strapped to special monitors to determine who is the most sexually frustrated of all.
January 7, 2007 at 3:25 am | Uncategorized | 1 comment
Behold the new Celebrity Big Brother house! I can see why half of these people go crazy in here...
The only confirmed cast members of the show are Ian Watkins, Donny Tourette, Danielle Lloyd, and Shilpa Shetty. The Sun reports that it is likely Justin Hawkins, ex front man of The Darkness, Julie Goodyear and Dirk Benedict will also join the cast. Other sources say US party tramp girl Tara Reid will be making an appearance as well. If this is true, I pray for everyone's sanity...well, what they have left, anyway. To see more photos of the house, go here.
January 3, 2007 at 7:02 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
We've all been aware of the bad celebrity scents that have us thinking bargain bin quicker than Jordan getting her tits out again, but every now and then come along some fragrances that make us think, yeah.. maybe. I'm not just talking about the exalted god that is Thierry Mugler's angel (my signature scent, so I'm a little biased) but offerings from celebs who seem to concentrate more on the content than the styling. Oh, and a pretty bottle doesn't hurt either.
Number 1: 'L' by Gwen Stefani
This funky rock chick cum style icon cum peroxide devil may care girl is an icon everywhere for her chilled out attitude, eclectic styling, and individuality; promoting personal uniqueness and confidence over everything, a far cry from the Paris Hilton, oops I forgot my underwear again generation. She's sassy, stylish and she won't take any shit and her perfume reflects that. It has top notes of sparkling green freshness, leafy water hyacinth, white freesia, fresh pear and violet leaves. The bottle has a lush design which hints at Gwen's own personality, as she was very involved in the production and manufacturing of her scent. Now we can smell like her all we need is her figure, eh?
Number 2: Live by Jennifer Lopez
Yes, I know what you're thinking; how did this booty shaking prima donna actually make it into the coveted Number 2 position? Surely this jigglesome singer should have been in with the bad smells (along with her vocal career) but in this case the Live perfume is actually surprisingly nice. the smell if=s fresh and fruity and reminded me of similar Escada perfumes which *sob* sadly don't exist anymore. It's a great fresh scent and makes me feel like eating strawberries and cream.. or perhaps just licking them off someone. It's not the muskiness you might associate with other JLO products, but this definitely gets the thumbs up.
Number 3: S2 by Shilpa Shetty
Yes dear, I'm sure you are a great actress out east, and I will commend you
for your courage under pressure and stylish use of a sari. but how do the above
attributed lead you to believe that you have the wherewithal to launch a scent? isn't it enough being Eastern ambassador and winning honorary degrees? Dammit, but this actually smells good, all earthy and musky with hints of eucalyptus and bergamot. can this woman do no wrong?? I'm not to impressed with the bottle design, but it's what's inside that counts and Shilpa does it again. You have to laugh at the name name though; S2 stands for S squared cos her initials are SS. Genius.
Number 4: Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker
SJP can do no wrong by me, if it isn't fashion its' beauty, and she smells as diving as she looks. her fragrance is lovely (sorry) with notes of Lily of the Valley and jasmine and rose. A new scent is on the cards for September to tie in with her Bitten fashion range and one can only expect it to be of equal quality.
Number 5: Darling by Kylie Minogue
I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, to be Kylie, as the lure of a pert Aussie bum, pixie face and sleek style are definitely attributes to desire and now we have this sugar sweet scent as well to crave. Thankfully it's easier to smell like her, than to be her, so those gold hotpants can go back into the cupboard for now. It has floral and fruit notes and hints of Jojoba to make it long lasting and fresh and the bottle is pink, pink I tell you.
If celebs arten't your thing don't be put off by buying their scents as when they get it right it really works and they have money enough behind them to makes iure the top ingredients are used. Smell you later!
January 1, 1970 at 2:00 am | Uncategorized | No comment
-Charming girl that Amy Winehouse. Not only does she turn up late to gigs (that is, if she doesn't cancel them last minute) but she then proceeds to swear at the audience, stumble across the stage, swear at the crowd and then spit at them, before leaving early. The Eden project where she performed issued the following statement, 'She's rock'n'roll. She's
not going to come on stage and give
a lot of smooth patter.' [Metro]
-Oprah's down in the dog-drums with the death of her prized pooch. The two year old golden retriever passed away a few weeks ago. 'Weeks have passed', says Oprah, 'And the pain has not subsided. Awww. [Indy Star ]
-Shilpa Shetty received a honorary doctorate of arts from Leeds Metropolitan University. She got the award for, 'Showing great character, for making a difference to our multicultural society, for using her talents to the full.' [Luton Today ]
- We wondered how Lindsay Lohan was managing her party lifestyle with that ugly alcohol tag; and now it seems she has decided to get around those restrictions by turning to harder substances; which won't show up in her anklet. It's been alleged that she uses ‘whippits,’ the tubes that you buy that contain nitrous oxide, and mixes that with the cold medicine Coricidin. [Girl Talkin Smack ]
[Image: Getty]
January 1, 1970 at 2:00 am | Uncategorized | No comment
50 Cent aka Arthur Dollar aka the downfall of modern rap music has hilariously fallen for Celebrity Big Brother rent-a-racist Danielle Lloyd. Seriously. Fiddy saw the tits-out ex-WAG backstage at a recent gig at the Hammersmith Apollo and was "hypnotised".
But now she's found a bigger money-spinner than those awful boobies as the moronic rap star plans to make Lloyd the star of his new video. He does tend to have an obsession with fake jubblies if his previous videos are anything to go by.
So, if these rumours are true, I can't wait to hear her whining Scouse tones back on our airwaves, hopefully talking about her "brothas" and so on.
Who wouldn't want to smell like this Bollywood hottie? Well, Jade Goody for one, but we don't need to go into all that nastiness now do we? especially as BB spring boarded Shilpa into the limelight of UK popular culture, and now you can smell like her to! She is launching a perfume called S2, which is touting itself as being Orient influenced and will be designed to reflect Shilpa's personality. Be prepared for a bottle wearing a sari, with hints of musk and curry. Out later this year.
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December 31, 1969 at 6:00 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
The inmates of Big Brother’s house have tasks to be done every week and if they are successful, they are bigger budgets to buy things and treats as well. At least one celebrity will leave the house every week by a process of nomination and public eviction. The fame which goes along with this, is just too much of a reason to deny the invitation to the show. 
We've all been aware of the 
Number 5: Darling by Kylie Minogue
-Charming girl that Amy Winehouse. Not only does she turn up late to gigs (that is, if she doesn't cancel them last minute) but she then proceeds to swear at the audience, stumble across the stage, swear at the crowd and then spit at them, before leaving early. The Eden project where she performed issued the following statement, 'She's rock'n'roll. She's
not going to come on stage and give
a lot of smooth patter.' [
Who wouldn't want to smell like this Bollywood hottie? Well, 
