Indian court issues warrant for Gere's public kiss
New Delhi - A court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, saying their kiss at a public function "transgressed all limits of vulgarity," according to media reports.
Judge Dinesh Gupta issued the warrants in the northwestern city of Jaipur after a local resident 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.
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.
Grant arrested for 'baked beans' attack on photographer
London - Hugh Grant has been arrested for allegedly throwing a container of baked beans at a photographer, London police said.
The Metropolitan Police don't identify suspects who haven't been charged, but said a 46-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of assault and released on bail. No charges have been filed, police said.
Grant's lawyers weren't immediately available for comment.
Photographer Ian Whittaker told the Daily Star tabloid that Grant had kicked him and shouted abuse before hurling the beans at him Tuesday morning.
Philbin returns to 'Live' after heart bypass surgery
New York - Regis Philbin is back on "Live With Regis and Kelly" but still not 100 percent, he says, six weeks after his triple heart bypass surgery.
Philbin, 75, returned to his syndicated daytime talk show Thursday. The audience cheered as he walked onto the set with co-host Kelly Ripa.
"Finally back after six weeks. ... Yes, it was six weeks - and one day," said Philbin, spry and energetic as ever.
But at a news conference, Philbin said he continues to feel post-surgery pain.
"My chest hurts," he said. "People keep telling me, 'Hey, you look great.' I don't feel that great but I'm happy to be here."
Why is he back at work?
"Well, because it was time," he said. "It really was. And sometimes you delude yourself into thinking - you know, you get sort of a wave of hypochondria saying, 'Maybe I shouldn't go back, this hurts, that hurts.' Yeah, it hurts, but it's not enough to keep me away from the show."
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