Bipasha Basu at the Official declaration of the new 7 Wonders of the World, Lisbon, Portugal - 07 Jul 2007. Photo Credit: Rex12 July 2007 (Sawf News) - Cristiano Ronaldo may not have been at a social distance when the photo being splashed on TV screens and the internet was clicked using a cell phone camera, but it isn't a kiss that the photo shows, and definitely not a lip lock, says the livid bongshell.
Speaking with the TOI the 28-year-old asks, "Is that how newspapers define a lip-lock?"
"The photograph is not doctored , obviously somebody clicked us on a cellphone, but we were just dancing in a crowded disco. This is not a kiss! I cannot even say I was drunk and don't know when and how this happened. Ronaldo had leaned over to say something in my ear, and the camera caught him at that inopportune moment, that's what this is," explains the spirited actress.
"All the joy of that meeting with my favorite footballer has evaporated," she laments.
Interestingly, Bipasha heard about the photo from former boyfriend Dino Morea who came across it over the internet and immediately asked her to take a look.
Officially, Bipasha is in a relationship with John Abraham. Unofficially, the relationship is on the rocks. Whether or not "lip-lock" photo impacts the relationship is moot but it isn't going to change her outlook on life.
"I don't need to explain my behavior. I'm a free-spirited person. But I'm not footloose. It takes me a long time to become close to anyone. I'm certainly not some giddyheaded teenager who would get so carried away in Ronaldo's company that I'd kiss him in public. My business manager Tanuja and dress designer Rocky S were present, would I be that dumb? There are far more discreet and private places to do such things. Even if I was single, I would not get carried away at my first meeting with a 22-year-old boy, no matter how big a celebrity he is, to misbehave with him in public."
That is the Bipasha we know and that is the Bipasha we cheer for. Way to go Bips!
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