Dalai Lama Apologizes for Controversial Interaction with Child at Temple

The Dalai Lama has apologized after a video of him kissing a boy and asking the child to "suck my tongue" drew widespread condemnation. Advocates for abuse survivors slammed the global icon. The footage from an event at the Dalai Lama's temple in northern India shows him inviting the boy up to the stage and asking for a kiss on the cheek. "His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras," the office said in a statement. "He regrets the incident."