Editorial Bear

Just a few months ago, residents of Mumbai were burning effigies of Jade Goody as the grotesque chav bullied and riled beautiful and moody Bollywood superstar Shilpa Shetty.

But now the upper hand is on the other foot, as the Bollywood Actress said the Bishop. Shocked by a public display of affection by Hollywood weirdo Richard Gere, hard line Indians have dug out the matchbook and started turning those unburnt Jade effigies into Gere ones.

It all kicked off at an HIV/AIDS function, in which Richard Gere swept up Shilpa in his arms and planted kisses on all over the awkwardly laughing actress's face and arms. For the hard core indians, such as those from the Nationalist Shiv Sena group, this carnel display is so shocking that the only thing to do is burn headshots of Shilpa and string up burning Richard Gere dolls.

The crowds are gathering in Mumbai and Varanasi, crying "Down with Shilpa Shetty!"

Unfair, really, since the poor girl was obviously mortified by Richard Gere's over-friendly embrace. Pictures reveal her stuggling to escape Gere's hug - looking a lot like that cartoon pussycat, wriggling free of Pepé le Pew's overamarous attentions in all those old Loony Tunes Cartoons.

Full story here: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20070416/ten-indian-crowds-burn-effigies-of-gere-5a7c575.html