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Bloodhound Gang banned from Kubana festival in Russia after flag stunt

Bloodhound Gang has been banned from Kubana music festival after Jared Hasselhoff stuffed the Russian flag into his underpants on stage.

Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky described the American punk-rock group as “idiots” and said they were “packing their suitcases”.

Bass player Jared Hasselhoff was seen in a video pushing the flag into the front of his pants and pulling it out of the back.

Jared Hasselhoff later apologized for the stunt, local media reported.

The incident took place in a July 31 concert in the Ukrainian city of Odessa.

“Don’t tell Putin,” Jared Hasselhoff said to applause as he grabbed a Russian flag from the wall behind and performed the stunt.

Bloodhound Gang has been banned from Kubana music festival after Jared Hasselhoff stuffed the Russian flag into his underpants on stage

The band had been expected to play at the Kubana festival, held in the first week in August in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, also known as Kuban.

But their performance billed for Friday was cancelled.

“I spoke to the Krasnodar region authorities. Bloodhound Gang is packing their suitcases,” Vladimir Medinsky said on Twitter.

“These idiots will not perform in Kuban.”

Festival organizer Ilya Ostrovsky told gazeta.ru: “We’re here to make friends or listen to music. We will not allow anyone to insult the inhabitants of any country.”

Local media reports later said that Jared Hasselhoff had been questioned by police.

The head of Russia’s Investigations Committee, Vladimir Markin, said his department was prepared to pursue criminal charges against “all those involved” if prosecutors decided there was a case.

The band is still in Russia but has left Anapa, the town where the festival is being held.

Bloodhound Gang formed in the 1990s and is known for their provocative and explicit lyrics.

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