The 12 Most Controversial Kisses In Pop Culture

Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry Filed in: entertainment, galleries
9:00AM, Wednesday November 25th 2009

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Controversial Kisses

With all the attention being paid to Adam Lambert’s kiss with a member of his band during his American Music Awards performance over the weekend, it’s easy to forget that his smooch is just one of many to ignite controversy. Celebrities have been making waves with their lip-locks—both onscreen and off—for years. Here’s a look back at some of the more “controversial” kisses in pop culture.

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equnsuocha
wrote on November 25 2009 @ 10:34 am: [report]

You missed a big one:
Sidney Poitier and Katherine Houghton kissing in the back of a cab in Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner. At the time the film was made interracial marriage was still illegal in some 14 states. By the time of the films release however Loving v. Virginia had been decided and legalized interracial marriage nationwide.

casablancas
wrote on November 25 2009 @ 11:04 am: [report]

That is DEFINITELY Mia Maestro. I recognized her before Penelope.

Kiki T
wrote on November 25 2009 @ 02:19 pm: [report]

Hee hee the Chuck Bass kiss didn’t even make it on the list, not a shock.

323Felicity
wrote on November 27 2009 @ 05:53 pm: [report]

No one cared about Madonna kissing Christina Aguliera because after the Britney kiss, the camera cuts to Justin Timberlake to see his reaction, therefore, many viewers at the time didn’t realize they had kissed at all.