The singer from "Star Factory" explained the beating of Grebenshchikov

Singer Irakli Pirtskhalava, known for his performances on the project "Star Factory 2", spoke about the beating of another participant of the show Mikhail Grebenshchikov . The corresponding post appeared on his Instagram page ( a social network banned in Russia; belongs to the Meta company, recognized as an extremist organization and banned in the Russian Federation ).

"I simply stopped an impudent drug addict who was smoking in a public place. Who was rude to me when I made a remark to him," Pirtskhalava said.

The performer of the hit "London-Paris" noted that he considers his actions to be wrong from the point of view of the law, but correct "as a man and as a human being." He emphasized that the incident will be a lesson for him.

"Please don't nationalize this issue. I am Georgian, but I was born in Moscow ," the artist added.

The incident became known on August 7. A Moscow court fined Pirtskhalava 15,000 rubles for assault. According to Grebenshchikov, his opponent made several offensive statements about the organizers of the Art-Football football and music festival, as well as the Russian national team , to which Grebenshchikov tried to laugh it off. After that, an altercation ensued.