Shahid knew about the controversial clip

Kapoor and Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor may deny kissing publicly but more and more stories are coming up each day.

As it turns out Shahid was tipped off by his former secretary Gautam, who heard about the pictures a day before they were to be published.

Shahid even telephoned Mid-Day multimedia director Tariq Ansari and warned him against publishing the pictures.

Sources close to Kareena tell that even she was aware of the clips and photos.

Though Kareena has claimed Rs 20 crore for the damage and Shahid sent a notice separately to Mid-Day for maligning their reputation claiming that the pictures were morphed.

On the other hand Mid-Day maintains that that the clips were authentic.

“The material in question is not a series of pictures but a video clip shot on a mobile phone. The video clip is present with Mid-Day and with television channels and shows the couple at the restaurant very clearly,” the tabloid said in a statement.

“There is no question of the paper doing anything illegal. We do not agree that the photographs are obscene. We understand the reasons Kareena is upset but we do not think the issue is legal,” the statement added.

The moral of the story: Fame comes with riders.