Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who was accused of obscenity and indecency in an incident in which co-accused Hollywood actor Richard Gere publicly kissed her, was released by a Mumbai court on Monday, January 24. The incident occurred in Rajasthan in 2007 during a promotional event. In Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, three cases were filed against Shetty in 2007 for publicly kissing the Hollywood star and AIDS awareness campaigner.