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 What do you think of Richard Gere's actions? click here for info ...

 i cant help but think the older he gets the sexier he is. i dont like older men. is there something wrong with me ...

 I don't mean to sound cranky, but it's a fact that every time I meet someone and tell them I debunk urban legends, the first question that pops out of their mouth is: "What about that thing with Richard Gere and the gerbil? Is that true?" You learn a lot about human nature in this racket ? or should I say, a lot of your worst suspicions about human nature are confirmed, time and time again. Like, people everywhere are suckers for gossip about sex. Weird sex. The-weirder-the-better sex. We're obsessed with it, in fact, and that obsession can short-circuit our capacity for rational thought and render us gullible. Gerbilling: a definition How many here already know what "gerbilling" is? Raise your hands. Now, how many of you actually believe that anyone really does this sort of thing on a regular basis? Raise your hands. I see. Shame on you. For those of you still sitting on your hands, here's a definition: gerbilling (sometimes known as gerbil stuffing) is the practice, always attributed to gay men, of inserting a live rodent into one's rectum, or that of a partner, for erotic pleasure. And what are the facts about gerbilling? In reality, it's not a "practice" of any group of people, gay or otherwise. And while the activity, dangerous as it is (gerbils have sharp claws!), has surely been tried by someone, somewhere, sometime ? maybe even more than once ? it is not, if I may repeat myself, a common erotic pastime in any known culture or subculture, gay or otherwise. The burden of proof is on those who claim otherwise. Richard Gere and the gerbil The rumor that started all this fuss goes something like this: Several years ago, "they" say, Richard Gere was admitted into the emergency room of a Los Angeles hospital with foreign object lodged in his rectum. Some say Gere was alone when he arrived, others say he was accompanied by a friend (e.g., former love interest Cindy Crawford). In any case, an x-ray was taken and it was determined that the foreign object was a gerbil (either alive or dead, depending on who tells the story). Mr. Gere was rushed to surgery, where it took an entire team of doctors to extract the animal from his behind. Some variants say the gerbil was found to have been shaven and declawed; others claim the animal had been placed in a special plastic pouch. Still others insist the poor creature was Gere's own beloved pet (appropriately named "Tibet" in this variant). In any event, when the gerbilectomy was done the medical team was sworn to secrecy ? unsuccessfully, we must conclude ? and Gere went on his merry way, suffering no permanent harm other than to his reputation. "Is it true?" you ask. No. Not a shred of evidence has ever been unearthed to prove it. And while Gere himself has never confirmed nor denied it ? nor, indeed, spoken of it directly at all ? neither has any credible witness come forward in the twenty-odd years this story has been in circulation offering firsthand testimony to back it up. Because it didn't happen. It's folklore. After the rumor first surfaced, National Enquirer reporter Mike Walker spent months trying in vain to verify it. "I've never worked harder on a story in my life," he told the Palm Beach Post in 1995. Walker came away convinced he was chasing an urban legend. It should come as no surprise, then, Richard Gere wasn't the only ? nor, indeed, even the first ? U.S. celebrity defamed with such allegations. During the early 1980s, the same rumors circulated about a Philadelphia TV news anchorman named Jerry Penacoli, as well as a linebacker for the Cleveland Browns and various other local luminaries in big cities across America. It was Gere's misfortune to be the most famous among them. Unknown origin How, why, and where did this urban legend attach itself to Richard Gere? No one knows the specifics. Some commentators point out that shortly after Gere achieved national attention for his appearance in the film Pretty Woman, an anonymous hoaxer forged a fax alert purporting to originate from the ASPCA deriding the actor for what it called "gerbil abuse." The accusation was circulated from one end of Hollywood to the other, and beyond. But whether this was the legend's actual point of origin is uncertain. Why would someone invent such a story? For the same reasons any vicious rumor about a celebrity gets started. Movie stars are wealthy, powerful people, always in the public eye and always, therefore, the subject of envy. They're walking targets for defamation. There exist in this world people who seek to bolster their own self esteem by sullying other people's reputations ? by trying, in essence, to steal a bit of that celebrity's fame and glory for themselves. It has been so since time immemorial. Every earmark of an urban legend The Gere story bears every earmark of an urban legend. While the basic narrative has stayed consistent through the years, smaller details have varied and mutated, exactly as one would expect in a retold a thousand times over. It found its way into the mainstream of popular culture through the usual means, a long chain of person-to-person communications by word of mouth, fax, and email. And, like all classic urban, the tale conveys an implicit moral message, articulated half-facetiously by Cecil Adams as: "Stick to mammals your own size." Lastly and most poignantly, the claim that the Gere story is authentic always rests on the alleged personal experience of someone who "was there when it happened," but who is always at least two or three acquaintances removed from the person actually telling the story: "a friend of a friend." Here are some verbatim examples culled from Internet discussions: A friend of mine's aunt is a nurse at the Los Angeles hospital where Gere was brought into, and confirmed that he was brought in after "playing" with a gerbil. Several nurses on staff went to get his autograph, and were shocked when they discovered his condition. Over the Christmas holidays I was talking to my sister about Urban Legends and the Richard Gere gerbeling incident came up. Her friend swears she was there at Cedar Cyni (someone help me with the spelling) in Los Angeles when it happened. Most everyone I've questioned who reported having heard the story offers some variation of the same claim: "I know someone who knows someone who was in that hospital when it happened." Based on how often that claim has been made, there must have been a hundred thousand personnel on duty at Cedars Sinai Hospital that night. But enough of this baloney. If you haven't had your fill of rodents, rectums and Richard Gere, do visit the gerbilling department of the AFU & Urban Legends Archive, where a crack team of urban legend experts labors ceaselessly to dislodge the truth for you. And if you care to bone up on the sorts of things all kinds of folks really do put in their hineys for fun, go (if you dare) to the Rectal Foreign Bodies home page and have a look around. It's an eye-opener. ...

 Ok, since its a well-known fact that richard gere is gay as he shoves gerbills in his butt, this display is obviously just to hide his sexual orientation. I usually loathe to side with any celebrity that is not a real celebrity (athlete). However here, I don't see what the hell these people have a problem with. If they don't like it look away. If they don't want to look away, I hope that gerbil murdering richard gere makes is publicly known that he will not financially support any charities in india and urges other actors to do the same- We'll see how quickly they change thier tune. I see how the (athlete) wording got screwed up. I meant to say that the only legit celebrities are athletes and musicians (and of course people that become celebrities for doing legitimate activities that are not designed to make them celebrities like charity work or just become well-known sucessfull business people). snopes.com is not always accurate- they even point that out themselves with a few "plants" they put in to encourage you to look at it yourself. such as the "fake" mr. ed story as well as the "fake" nursery ryme story. The richard gere story must be fake he is a celebrity and all celebrity rumors have a grain of truth. maybe it wasn't a gerbil and it was a plunger or a guinea pig. you know this is ridiculous. this gerbil killer puts lots of money into thier country by going there. Truthfully I would actually respect him a bit (somewhere above carrot top but below pauly shore- I said a bit) if he used financial pressure and his "friends" in hollywood to stick it to india by telling people not to give aid or make appearances and to campaign against bollywood- We'll see how quickly they change thier attitude on this stupidity. ...

 I saw a movie years ago with Richard Gere. There was a verbally graphic scene, where Richard Gere's character made comments to who I thought was Andy Garcia's character. Gere made comments about the different type of sex women of various ethnicities liked (e.g., Russian women like "A" because "B" and Italian women liked "C" because "D". I thought the movie was "Internal Affairs", but did not see the scene when I recently played a rented DVD. Was this scene later removed after the initial VHS video release? It seemed like a typical Gere scene...it was great! If it is "Internal Affairs", how can I determine if the desired scene is on it prior to renting/buying it? Does the latest DVD have this classic deleted scene? It scarred me quite a bit in my younger...prude years. :-) ...

 Richard Gere in Hot Water Posted Apr 17th 2007 10:19AM by Stephanie N., Attending Videologist Filed under: Celebrity Hindu nationalists are not happy with Richard Gere -- while campaigning for AIDS awareness in New Delhi (where public displays of affection are taboo) alongside Indian actress Shilpa Shetty, Gere was a tad overly affectionate with the actress ... kissing her hand, then hugging, then kissing the shocked actress on the cheek. The incident has since sparked fierce outcry in India -- with protesters burning effigies of the actor, and some going so far as to call for his death. Shetty has since held a press conference to defend Gere -- saying it was a sweet gesture, and merely something he was imitating from one of his movies. What do you think of Gere's behavior? Was he just trying to entertain the crowd -- or did he cross cultural boundaries and disrespect India's traditions? Maybe in his old age, he got confused and thought he was on the 'Pretty Woman' set. ...

 What happened to Indians, they are burning the posters of Richard Gere. Is this with connection with their belief or just they are just ignorant about kissing scene. ...

 News reports are saying that angry crowds in several Indian cities burned effigies of Richard Gere after he swept a popular Bollywood actress - Shilpa Shetty - into his arms and kissed her several times on the cheek during an AIDS-awareness event in New Delhi. Is this nuts or normal???? ...

 Ive heard all this talk for years. Richard Gere and a Gerbil. A Gerbil and Richard Gere. It seems like the two are always together. What is it about? What does it mean? ...

 When did Richard Gere leave Philadelphia to go to New York? He was born in Philadelphia and it says in biography he went to high school in New York but when did he move there? ...

 Actor Richard Gere kisses Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty during an AIDS awareness programme amongst truck drivers in New Delhi April 15, 2007. can i download its video? ...

 Richard Gere & Julia Roberts were paired up in "Pretty Woman" and "Notting Hill"; Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail". Thanks for pointing out that "Runaway Bride" was the other film Richard Gere and Julia Roberts were paired, and not "Notting Hill".... and yes, "Joe vs the Volcano" starred Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. ...

 1.)Elizabeth Hurley. Hindu religious activist, who filed a complaint saying she had mocked Hindu customs. I2.)India may arrest Richard Gere over kiss ...

 Serious, what are the indians so madd about? He is 57!!! He is probably impotent. I didnt know white guys still intimidated anyone sexually. Isnt that with this is about, "evil white man" takes indian princess...He is like her grand pappy, he's got old wrinkly balls, this isnt the richard gere of 10 or 15 years ago... Are people upset that someone like's a white guy??? THEY SHOULD NOT PROCREATE...Dont worry I am sure Richy's equipment has to many miles on it to do any damage... So my question, what do you think about that "evil rapist" Richard Gere??? ...

 A court in India issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday, saying their kiss at a public function "transgressed all limits of vulgarity," media reports said. So will Dog the Bounty Hunter go after Richard Gere and bring him to justice? CHRIST BE WITH YOU! ...

 but when richard gere saved the guy,the guy said that he was the murderer actually. anyone knows?? is there a website i can watch it online? ...