Evgeny Smirnov and Vladimir Pozner
Journalist Vladimir Posner said that the scandal on the show of the First channel “Minute of glory” from the comments of jury members about the performance of the disabled person without one of his legs was swollen. Such opinion as transfers RIA Novosti, he expressed in the ether of the Latvian radio Baltkom.
“I believed, and believe! And opinions I did not change. This is not something my arrogance or a bad attitude to these people,” he said, Recalling that it endorsed the activity of people with disabilities.
“But, hell, as soon as it starts it’s attention is already unfair fight. People with disabilities need to understand that they overcame not like all the others, and that’s wrong, I think,” — said the journalist.
Posner recalled that he had apologized to the disabled, but noted his coldness and further unwillingness to participate in the show. “I wished him good luck, and we parted. My statement has caused a lot of outrage, many people began to pedal in order to swing at me. It is better to be talked about in what conditions do live these people, let’s call them so,” he said.
The release of the program “Minute of fame” on March 4, Vladimir Pozner and Renata Litvinova, who worked in the jury admired the speech of the dancer Evgeny Smirnov, however, said that he used a forbidden technique. Litvinov advised the contestant to “fasten” the limb, so as not to exploit the theme of disability.
The jury later apologized to a member of the show, assuring that there are no restrictions.