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Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has been cleared of obscenity charges brought against her 14 years ago when actor Richard Gere kissed her at an AIDs awareness event.
Ms Shetty, now 46, had been accused of failing to resist Mr Gere's advances when he repeatedly embraced her and kissed her cheek during a benefit gig in India in 2007.
The incident, which took place the same year Ms Shetty appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, caused outrage - sparking riots during which effigies of the pair were burned in the streets.
Three court cases were also filed against Ms Shetty, though all charges have now been dismissed after a judge ruled she had been the 'victim' of Mr Gere's affections.
Shilpa Shetty has been cleared of causing 'obscenity' for failing to resist a kiss from Richard Gere during a 2007 AIDs benefit gig which sparked riots in India (right)
Magistrate Ketki Chavan, sitting at Mumbai supreme court, ruled on Monday: 'It seems that the accused Shilpa Shetty is the victim of the alleged act.
'Not a single element
