An American rock band, Bloodhound Gang, may find itself in deep legal trouble for pulling a stunt with the Russian flag during a concert in the city of Odessa, last Wednesday.
The bass guitar player of an American rock band Bloodhound Gang has grabbed the attention of the Russian authorities for a flag stunt that was pulled during a concert in the city of Odessa, last Wednesday. Jared Hasselhoff and his band mates were restricted from performing at another music festival on Saturday. Russian prosecutors found the incident disrespectful and are considering a criminal case in this matter.
The Bloodhound Gang was performing in a live concert in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, when the bass player Hasselhoff shoved the Russian white-blue-red tricolor flag into his trousers and pulled it out the back. He even threw the flag at the audience shouting, "Don't tell Putin," referring to the Russian president Vladimir Putin. Several videos of the incident were captured by the audience and posted on YouTube, which went viral.
As a result, the band was refrained from performing at the Kubana music festival, in southern Russian territory of Krasnodar Krai, according to CNN News. Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky also expressed his anger on Twitter.
"Talked to Krasnodar territory leadership. Bloodhound Gang packing suitcases. These idiots won't perform in Kubana," Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said on Twitter, Friday.
The gang members were reportedly beaten up by a group of men Saturday inside the Anapa airport in Krasnodar Krai. No one was seriously injured in the incident and a Russian police guard is with the band as they wait for their next flight.
The Bloodhound Gang is famous for its hit song, "The Bad Touch.
