Washington
(ANI):
Actor
Richard
Gere
has
revealed
that
he
is
not
ashamed
of
the
obscenity
charges
he
faced
in
India
after
publicly
kissing
Bollywood
star
Shilpa
Shetty,
insisting
that
he
sees
the
whole
episode
as
an
act
of
courage.
Gere,
who
recently
faced
obscenity
charges
for
publicly
kissing
the
Celebrity
Big
Brother
winner
at
an
AIDS
campaign
function,
said
he
wears
his
legal
woes
like
a
"badge
of
courage".
However,
India's
Supreme
Court
decided
to
drop
all
charges
against
Gere
last
month
(Mar08),
telling
the
star
he
is
more
than
welcome
to
visit
the
country
again.
"It's
a
badge
of
somewhat
insane
courage.
It
is
a
very
complex
society," Contactmusic
quoted
Gere
as
saying.
Gere
admits
that
he
went
a
step
too
far
and
branded
his
ardent
actions
"insane",
but
brave.