Urgant stopped appearing on Russian television since the end of February 2022, when he posted a post with the title “no war”.
The famous Russian showman and TV presenter Ivan Urgant was suspended from participation in the Golden Gramophone music award ceremony. He led the ceremony for 15 years. This was announced by the organizer of the award “Russian Media Group”.
More precisely, the message does not mention Ivan Urgant, only that the ceremony to be held on December 10 will be hosted by Ekaterina Skulkina and Vadim Galygin this year.
“This year, a responsible post was given to the bright charismatic actress Ekaterina Skulkina and the ironic and charming actor and TV presenter Vadim Galygin,” the statement said.
And it is noted that throughout the years of the Golden Gramophone award, the presenters of the ceremony were “the brightest stars of show business and showmen”, without specifying exactly who these showmen were.
The official reason for the removal of Urgant was not specified. Ivan has been leading this ceremony since 2008. Sometimes other famous personalities of Russian show business joined him: Garik Martirosyan, Dmitry Nagiyev, Sergey Svetlakov, Ksenia Sobchak and others.
Ivan Urgant stopped appearing on Russian television from the end of February 2022, shortly after the war in Ukraine. She wrote an Instagram post that posted a black square and read “Fear and Pain. NO WAR.”
After that, his program “Evening Urgant” was removed from its broadcast on Channel One, which was explained by the “temporary” discontinuation of entertainment programs due to the need for airtime for more important programs.
There were also rumors that Ivan Urgant left Russia. He himself denied this information, although he began to sell real estate in the Russian Federation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said he did not see Urgant as an “enemy of the state”. But he was condemned in the State Duma and stated that Urgant should not return to the screens.
So, Russian State Duma deputy Elena Drapeko said that Urgant’s action “disappointed her father.”
“My father is normal and apparently Vanya decided to save his financial well-being. I think Vanya should not be returned to the air. Artists who betray the country and oppose special ops cannot be the face of federal channels.” said the politician.
Source: Focus
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