A Russian singer who obtained in hassle for acting on stage sporting solely a sock to cowl his genitals was arrested at a St. Petersburg airport as he deliberate to go away the nation.
Maxim Tesli, lead singer of Russian band The Puppies, was charged with petty hooliganism. He was planning to flee Russia, based on Russian outlet Fontanka, the place President Vladimir Putin has been cracking down on the showbiz elite.
Tesli is the second Russian singer to be arrested for sporting solely a sock, which Kremlin supporters have described as LGBTQ+ propaganda. On Sunday, pro-Kremlin activist Vitaly Borodin introduced that he was getting ready a legal case in opposition to Tesli.
In late December, the rapper Vacío confirmed as much as an “virtually bare” social gathering wearing solely a sock overlaying his genitals. The social gathering infected an ongoing tradition battle in Russia, with many attendees having to make subsequent groveling public apologies.
Vacío was sentenced to fifteen days in jail and fined about €2,000 for hooliganism and spreading “LGBTQ+ propaganda.” After his scheduled launch he was then arrested once more for one more 10 days on hooliganism fees, and on Sunday he was summoned to enlist within the Russian navy.
“Group member Maxim Tesli determined to repeat the costume of rapper Vacío,” Borodin thundered.
The arrests and public shaming of Russia’s popular culture stars comes a number of weeks after Moscow banned the LGBTQ+ motion as an extremist group