Madonna Criticized by Russia for Supporting Anti-Putin Punks
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A top Russian official criticized pop singer Madonna after she spoke out in support of members of an all-female punk band facing jail for a protest against President Vladimir Putin in the country’s main Orthodox cathedral.
Referring to Madonna with a letter commonly used in Russian as an abbreviation for prostitute, Dmitry Rogozin, deputy prime minister in charge of industry and defense, said on his Twitter Inc. account that the pop star “as she gets older, wants to lecture everybody on morality, especially on world tours.”