“The story of Ivan Urgant is eye-opening. I was shocked”: Iosif Prigogine said why the showman hung the black square 03/07/2023, 13:45

The entertainment show “Evening Urgant” is on hiatus for the second year. This was due to his lecturer posting a black square on his personal blog on February 24 last year, indicating that he was experiencing fear and pain. He also added that he was against fighting.

Today, the husband of the singer Valeria spoke in defense of the actor of the movie “Yolki”. “I think the story with Ivan in general is glaring,” Prigozhin said. Vanya said nothing. This is the fault of people who engage in domestic politics. They had to talk to everyone. All of us, representatives of art, music, cinema, theater, should not understand politics. By the way, during all these years we were shut out from entering politics. They said, “Don’t get involved in politics, mind your own business.” Everyone was minding their own business. Everyone had a chain reaction – hang black pictures because everyone was screwed, everyone was in shock.

In April of last year, an official representative of the Kremlin stood up for Urgant. Dmitry Peskov assured that he knows Ivan well. The press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin called the TV presenter a “great patriot”. And in December, Tatyana Navka assured that Ivan would return to Channel One. “Urgant did nothing wrong,” said Dmitry Peskov’s wife.

Prigozhin also commented on the scandal with Valery Meladze. At the New Year’s concert in Dubai, the singer went on about the audience and announced his support for Ukraine. After that, Albina Dzhanabaeva’s husband was “abolished” in Russia.

“You have to be very careful with the words you speak, especially with those provocateurs who provoke you to do so,” Joseph stressed. – The scoundrel who asked him for it, I’m afraid he has nothing to do with it and doesn’t give a damn how he spoiled Valery Meladze. But he screwed up. You know, those bastards who sit in different countries, in the Emirates, in Europe, they live there.”

The singer’s 53-year-old husband said Russian authorities were partly to blame for several famous artists emigrating after the special operation was launched. According to Prigozhin, this would not happen if politicians explained their actions to cultural agents.

“The best producer of the decade” according to the Muz-TV channel also assured that the position of the leader of the Ukrainian rock group “Okean Elzy” Svyatoslav Vakarchuk inspires respect in him. In his own words, Prigozhin “did not come to Russia for money, he sang in his native Ukrainian language” and is consistent in his conduct and repertoire.

“And I understand that he is integrated into his country. I respect him for that, even if our political views don’t converge,” concluded the producer in an interview for the show” Hold on! on RTVI channel.

Prigozhin also spoke critically of the three singers. He faced Zemfira, Alla Pugacheva and Olga Buzova.