“I do not remove my guilt”: Mikhail Shats was detained in Bali and expelled from the country 03/09/2023, 18:20

Mikhail left Russia in March 2022. The showman lives in Israel and earns money by performing abroad. Schatz flew to Indonesia with a show dedicated to International Women’s Day.

However, representatives of the migration service met the artist in the concert hall, according to the SHOT telegram channel. Mikhail and the tour organizers were detained on suspicion of violating immigration laws. Instead of the concert, the artist had to go to the police station. A question arose about the comedian’s deportation from the country. Schatz shared the details of the incident and promised to refund the money for the disrupted performance.

“I was in the audience getting ready to go on stage. The following happened. I’m not removing my guilt, but I’m not accepting it completely. I trusted the organizers, but they said they were doing everything they could. Apparently it wasn’t enough. Tickets will be refunded. I’m sorry,” explained Mikhail.

According to concert organizers, Schatz has been fired. “Immigration officials didn’t even want to listen even though they had the documents for the concert. Everything is fine with Michael. He has already boarded his return flight to Tel Aviv,” the Mash Telegram channel reports.

In Israel, Mikhail communicates with other Russian artists who emigrated. The showman ended up in the company of Ally Pugacheva, Semyon Slepakov, soloists of the Little Big group and rapper Noize MC.

Schatz’s ex-wife lives in Spain. Tatyana Lazareva * complained about the lack of normal earnings due to the fact that she was “flooded from everywhere”.

Alla Pugacheva did not abandon the traditional ritual after leaving Russia. The “A Million Scarlet Roses” singer spoke via video link with Russian fans and “allowed” spring.

* Listed by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the register of natural persons-foreign agents.