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NEWS ABOUT: Richard Gere

Richard Gere stories: 8 news summaries

A Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss: Indian Court

Criminal charge against couple dismissed

Feb 4, 09 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A married couple accused of obscenity for allegedly kissing in public have been cleared by a judge in Delhi, reports the BBC, where public displays of affection are considered scandalous. The couple was arrested at a railroad station where they claim they were photographing themselves with a cellphone. A conviction... More »

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India • Richard Gere • Shilpa Shetty • kissing • obscenity • Kareena Kapoor

OPINION

 Top 50-Something Studs 

The WowOWow ladies list their picks

Sep 27, 08 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Older men can be sexier than callow youths, such as Leonardo and Brad—or so the ladies of WowOWow report, in their list of the top 50 sexiest men over 50. The elite:
  • Rocker Bruce Springsteen
  • Author James Patterson
  • TV host Charlie Rose
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Richard Branson • Sidney Poitier • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Richard Gere • Michael Bloomberg • Barry Diller • Charlie Rose • David Bowie

movie review

 Rodanthe Heavy on the Syrup 


Sep 26, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tearjerker novel Nights in Rodanthe left some critics sobbing and others scowling. Now Unfaithful co-stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane are reunited for the movie version of the Nicholas Sparks romance, with a similar divide. The actors' "natural rapport" makes for a movie "one either utterly succumbs to... More »

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Richard Gere • movie review • romance • movies • chick flicks • Nicholas Sparks

 Gere, Winger May
 Reunite on Broadway 

Officer and a Gentleman co-stars' first reunion

Sep 16, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Gere is weighing an offer to play the Spencer Tracy role in a Broadway production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?—opposite Debra Winger. The famously feuding co-stars of An Officer and a Gentleman haven't worked together since that 1982 smash hit. The production is stalled as producers search... More »

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New York City • Richard Gere • Broadway • celebrity • reunion • Debra Winger

 Booming Brazil
 Nabs A-List
 Ad Campaigns 

From SJP to Richard Gere, American stars making pitches in Rio

Aug 18, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you want proof that the Brazilian economy is on fire, look no further than the TV ads. While Sarah Jessica Parker professes her love for a Sao Paulo mall, Richard Gere promotes hair care products in dubious Portuguese. What's made the influx of American stars possible, writes Bloomberg, is... More »

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advertising • Richard Gere • Brazil • Sao Paulo • Sarah Jessica Parker • emerging markets • Pierce Brosnan • Brazilian real

China Protests Singe Torch Sponsor Lenovo

Computer maker invested $100M; 'didn't  anticipate' brouhaha

Apr 14, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lenovo execs were hoping for some major branding momentum from winning the Olympic torch design competition—not to mention from plunking down some $100 million as sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Games. What they got was anti-China vitriol that has accompanied the torch around the globe, and a marketing campaign... More »

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Richard Gere • Coca Cola • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Samsung • Lenovo • Olympic torch

 India Lifts Gere
 Kiss Warrant 

Charges from smooch that scandalized India dropped

Mar 15, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Indian court has lifted an arrest warrant for Richard Gere issued last year after he publicly kissed a Bollywood star on the cheek, AFP reports. Outraged Hindus held rallies and burned Gere in effigy after he planted a few kisses on Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness rally. "... More »

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India • Richard Gere • Shilpa Shetty • kissing • Hinduism

(Newser) - Richad Gere and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are hardly soulmates, but both got into trouble last week for kissing (not each other) in public. The actor was hanged in effigy by an angry mob for kissing a female Bollywood star during a charity event in India; the Iranian president  reprimanded by religious... More »

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India • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Richard Gere • Shilpa Shetty • Bollywood • Kiss • kissing

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