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Shilpa Shetty was outraged with the Immigration authorities at the Mumbai international airport, because they would not allow Shilpa to leave on her flight for Turkey. This incident all stems from the infamous Richard Gere kiss. They only let her leave after seeing the papers the Supreme Court gave permission. Here’s what Shilpa had to say:

It was bizarre. It would have been perfectly understandable to see the immigration officers doing their jobs well and I’d be the last person to come in the way of authorities doing their duties. But we patiently showed the clearance papers while leaving. And still we were questioned when I returned.

What upset Shilpa the most was that she was treated like a criminal in her own country but while in the UK she was treated like she was apart of the royal family.

Richard Gere’s planted kiss on the industry’s current biggest star, Shilpa Shetty, is being scrutinized and condemned by many officials and common people. Criticizing it as an “intolerable and obscene act” and that “it is against the values, culture and traditions of the nation. Gere must apologize.” This is the voice of the many protesters against Gere And Shilpa. Here’s what Shilpa had to say:

If protecting Indian culture and tradition means burning our effigies, please go ahead and carry on with your protests. But, our culture also teaches us to imbibe ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ (the guest is god). I was completely taken aback. My work was disrupted. The set was damaged. I know it is blown out of proportion. I feel people are overreacting. Don’t misuse the freedom of expression in a democracy, He was just trying to strike a dancing pose. In India entertainment means song and dance, so he was trying to do something entertaining. That’s it. He didn’t try to kiss me on my lips. He was just giving me a peck on my cheeks.

Whenever someones on top there are always going to be people trying to bring them. We think this is the same case for Miss Shetty, it’s a shame there are so many haters out there.

Here’s the video of the controversial scene: Here.