Moscow Court Rejects Lawsuit Over 'Almost Naked' Party Amidst Putin's Crackdown on 'Western Values'
Rapper Vacio jailed and fined, while nightclub hosting the event is ordered closed for sanitary violations.
- Moscow court rejects lawsuit against TV presenter Anastasia Ivleeva for hosting 'almost naked' party, causing a scandal in Russia.
- Rapper Vacio, who attended the party minimally dressed, was sentenced to jail and fined for allegedly spreading 'LGBTQ propaganda'.
- Amidst the scandal, several of Russia's biggest pop culture figures have issued public apologies for attending the party.
- The nightclub where the party was held has been ordered closed for violating sanitary regulations.
- President Putin's crackdown on sexually suggestive behavior is seen as part of a wider domestic crackdown against what is perceived as 'Western values'.