Urgant mocked the fine handed down by the court to the Muz-TV channel for gay propaganda
TV presenter Ivan Urgant on the air Urgant ”on Channel One spoke about the fine that the court imposed on the Muz-TV channel for promoting non-traditional sexual relations among minors. The release of the show, in which he ridiculed the news that the TV channel was ordered to pay a fine of one million rubles, is available on YouTube.
“In general, a weak punishment is a million rubles,” the presenter joked. “You know, it seems to me that, in addition to the fine, it is necessary to oblige Muz-TV so that the next theme of the award is chastity: that everyone should come in closed dresses, strict outfits, and that some singers should sing without opening their mouths,” Urgant said ironically .
He also considered the fine illogical and joked that because of it the artists would have little money to buy clothes. “Therefore, the conclusion is: on the contrary, one million rubles should be allocated from the state budget of Muz-TV for cloth,” the TV presenter joked.
On November 17, the Basmanny Court of Moscow fined Muz-TV one million rubles for gay propaganda. The reason was a violation related to the broadcast of the event “Muz-TV Prize 20/21. The beginning of the world. ” The court found that the channel broadcast materials promoting LGBT people.
The Muz-TV music award ceremony took place on June 4, 2021. Singer Philip Kirkorov and blogger David Manukyan came to the event in the images of newlyweds, and tiktoker Danila Milokhin appeared on the red carpet in an outfit that consisted of half a woman's dress and half a man's suit. After that, Roskomnadzor became interested in the broadcast.