Kisses That Made Headlines

Hollywood Hassles

Hollywood actor Adrien Brody (L) kisses Halle Berry as she presents him with the best male actor Oscar for his role in The Pianist at the 75th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Smooch Mooch

Actress Lindsay Lohan (R) greeted friend Rumer Willis, daughter of actors Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, with a kiss as at the American Cinematheque annual benefit gala in Beverly Hills, California, last year.

Lady Love

Britney Spears (left) gets a kiss from Madonna during the opening act of the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards at the Radio City Music Hall in New York in August 28, 2003. 

Misplaced Affection?

And of course there was a storm when Biocon India Chief Kiran Mazumdar was seen in a lip-lock with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje last year.

Kiss and Yell

Rakhi Sawant and Mika's public kiss and spat also managed to grab ample air time and print. While on the one hand Rakhi threatened Mika with legal consequences for taking advantage of her, Mika later came out to offer a public apology. All things said and done both the item girl and the little-known singer got more than 15 minutes of fame from this one.

Couple Concerns

Kissing in public has always sparked controversy in India, even if it's between self-confessed lovers. Jog your memory to the alleged Kareena Kapoor-Shahid Kapur liplock which made headlines a couple of years ago. Though the actors denied being in the widely circulated MMS clip which was allegedly taken at a restaurant - the entire episode sparked off a debate on privacy and media intrusion.

Kiss and Tell

Hollywood actor Richard Gere (L) kisses Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty during an AIDS awareness programme amongst truck drivers in New Delhi in April. The kisses evoked sporadic protests across the country. This harmless exhibition of Hollywood-Bollywood camaraderie ended up with an arrest warrant in the name Gere and court summons for the actress.

Lusty in Lisbon

Kissing in public has always sparked controversy. The most recent case is that of Portugese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo and Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu in Portugal. According to reports, Ronaldo danced close and personal with Bipasha at the New Wonders of the World after party at Belem club in Lisbon and the couples pictures of smooching were splashed all over the Internet following that.