The young man said that after the accident his leg was amputated, but he did not give up dancing. However, the jury members did not like the number. Smirnov was accused of using his position.

Vladimir Pozner

There are forbidden tricks: when a person comes out, like you, without a leg, it is impossible to say “no”. On the one hand, this is a great feat, a person was able to overcome what others cannot overcome. On the other hand, it really bothers me that such techniques are used in art. I am, of course, delighted, but I will vote against it.

Renata Litvinova even suggested that the contestant “fasten his leg” so as not to exploit this topic.

Renata Litvinova

I know that it is difficult for an amputee to live in our country,” Litvinova said. - Probably this main reason, according to which you should be in the project. Maybe you should fasten a second one? She might not be so obviously absent, right? To avoid exploiting this topic.

The words of the jury members hurt young man, and he gave them a harsh answer.

“Of course, I apologize, I’m not exploiting anything. I have been a dancer throughout my life, and if there are any additional elements, then this will be just the trick. I dance the way I live!” said Evgeniy Smirnov.

A little earlier, Pozner and Litvinova criticized the 8-year-old girl Victoria Starikova. She performed a song by Zemfira, whose work she was not familiar with. This became a reason for criticism. As a result, the child was brought to tears.

The behavior of the jury members outraged the blogosphere and became one of the most discussed topics.

Lena Miro

The vile woman simply trampled on the innocent child, driving him into feelings of shame and guilt. It’s not clear, really, why? Because the girl dared to sing the song that Ramazanova wrote for her Renata? Or maybe this is how the menopause approached Litvinova? However, in my opinion, this woman is always in menopause. Fuck her. The hunchback, as they say, is the grave. It’s bad that the child was humiliated. Too early the man went through his first public humiliation in his life. This can traumatize the girl for a long time. Creatures, of course. Stupid, soulless creatures...()

What is this “Minute of Fame” for? Entertainment or mass culture? Is Renata callous? Is Posner cynical? Man to man, at its root, is hostility. Covert, obvious, different. Today there is hatred. Culture is a way of existence that humanity has chosen for the purpose of self-preservation. (S. Freud) So that they don’t kill each other. Like ours, in Lately, it turns out: to sympathize and have compassion in order to save? By all appearances, it’s not very good...()

But Internet users had questions not only about the jury members. The parents who threw their child into the millstones of show business are also to blame.

I don't want to say bad things. It seems to me that I understand, on the one hand, when parents want fame, fame for their child. Especially if he is really talented. But still, is it worth exposing the baby to stress and taking away his childhood? Children do not yet fully understand what is happening, but find themselves caught in the merciless millstones of show business... In my opinion, a lot has already been said about this and there are examples. Michael Jackson, how old has he been performing, who remembers? He later opened up in an interview that he was interested in children because his childhood was taken away from him. Yes, he gained wild popularity and became a pop music icon for many years, but did this bring him happiness? Maybe we shouldn’t have thrown him into these millstones so early and it would have been better? ()

This is an ordinary episode, the occurrence of which the girl’s parents, sending her to big stage first channel, we must be aware. Jury members cannot praise all children and say yes to everyone. I am sure that the girl’s performance on the show is entirely the initiative and responsibility of her parents. Well, an 8-year-old child won’t say on his own, like mom and dad, so and so, I chose a song and I’m going to sing it at the “Minute of Fame.” I don't believe in this one. It was the parents who chose the song. It was such a move: to present an emotional little girl with a very adult song. Good move, but the child is in tears. I don’t understand why Posner and Litvinova are to blame for this...()

"You've pissed me off!" Renata Litvinova was criticized for insulting participants in the “Minute of Fame”

The new season of the popular show “Minute of Glory” on Channel One began with a scandal. The media criticized actress Renata Litvinova, who was invited to the competition jury for the first time, for excessive aggression and rudeness towards the contestants.

The media drew attention to the actress’s rude statements addressed to the aspiring poetess from Minsk Natalya Treya. According to Litvinova, the work of the competition participant « weak."

You have a very big claim. The poems didn't impress me at all. The poem seemed rather weak to me. And why this stupid, mediocre video series? I didn't like him either. Read books, write poetry. Do one thing at a time. You need to decide who you are and what you want to do.

Commentary by Litvinova from 5:11 minutes

In addition, Litvinova mercilessly criticized Alexander Zagidullin, who performed a dance on his head.

I don’t understand why I have to look at those legs of yours for so long? Why are you wearing such tight pants? So indecent! Actually, you really pissed me off! Horror!

Litvinova's commentary from 3:13 minutes

Viewers of “Minute of Fame” had mixed opinions about the actress’s behavior on the show. Many users noted the objectivity and impartiality of her judging.

The real Renata Muratovna, without falsehood or flattery, watched this program only because of her.

Why should Renata flatter all sorts of mediocrity? He has the right to say what he thinks.

I'm watching only because of you, Renata. I, too, like you, am not ready to “eat” everything that is called art.

However, there were those who noted the inhumanity of Litvinova’s criticism.

Along the way, all normal comments were deleted. All for the sake of popularity, ready to drag people into the mud without a drop of humanity. She came, fucked, got the money and left. Not a job, but a dream.

This is unacceptable behavior

The editors of “360” found out how a person’s popularity correlates with the degree of ethics of his statements.

Candidate of Philosophy, ethicist Tatyana Veizer emphasized that sometimes public people build their image on a deliberate violation of ethical standards.

Popularity imposes a requirement to be very careful with your statements. But sometimes, on the contrary, a person who receives a certain degree of public calling feels entitled to make ethically incorrect statements and, moreover, to build his public image on a conscious violation of ethical norms. There are cases when actors allow themselves to make completely offensive statements just because they are famous.

At the same time, Weiser noted that such behavior is also typical of politicians and cited Vladimir Zhirinovsky as an example. At the same time, Weiser emphasized that the behavior of public people depends on the degree of culture of society.

If a society has a low culture of public dialogue, as in Russia, then an actor who creates a scandal can gather a sympathetic audience around him. If we are guided by the values ​​of mutual respect and acceptance, this is unacceptable behavior.

The winner of the eighth season of the “Minute of Fame” show, Nikita Izmailov, said that Litvinova is an “inadequate woman” and also spoke about the bias of the judging on the show.

In general, she is, in principle, a rather inadequate woman. Litvinova is known for her statements. Anyone can get a slap in the face. When I was a participant in the show, periodically very strong and difficult numbers were rejected, and participants with average numbers advanced further.

Another member of the Minute of Fame jury, journalist Vladimir Pozner, declined to comment. However, the TV presenter emphasized that people who criticize Litvinova should “mind their own business.”

Due to the fact that they expressed themselves incorrectly in relation to the dancer with disabilities.

A few years ago Zhenya lost my leg after an accident. But he didn’t stop dancing (he took part in the show "Dancing" on TNT). And came to "Minute of Glory": together with a partner Alena Shcheneva they performed a complex dance and received a standing ovation from the audience. Only the jury was not happy. (82) stated: “When a person comes out without a leg like you, it is impossible to say no. There is no defense against this - well, I just don’t have the strength.” A Renata generally called him an “amputee” and advised Evgeniy perform with a fastened leg: “Or maybe you should fasten this one, fasten the second one, it may not be so obviously missing.” A huge scandal immediately broke out: viewers wrote that Litvinova And Posner must leave the show immediately. But instead, who watched the program and put it on the air.

The story did not pass by not only TV viewers, but also the stars. For example, a few days ago I spoke out about this.

“I’m late, but I looked at this poverty of souls! Amputee?! Are you seriously?! Is this on the First?! What I saw on the air of “Minute of Fame” in relation to Zhenya Smirnov and Victoria Starikova is unacceptable!!! And then we wonder why in our country people with disabilities are not considered people?! Yes, because on the First they are called amputees, humiliated, and this is the norm, and it is proudly shown to the whole country! No, I urge you not to feel sorry, but to treat them as equals! Look at this guy, he is talented, cheerful and worthy of respect, unlike many sitting on the jury of this competition! SHAME on everyone: dear Gentlemen, who even dared to say this, and those who broadcast it!
And therefore I will support Zhenya Smirnov! You are talented, incredibly charismatic, strong, your dance always touches the soul! I admire what you do! I first saw you in another show and the sensuality of the dance made me cry. I will always be glad to see you and would love to shake your hand! Keep dancing and be happy!” the TV presenter wrote on her Instagram.

And yesterday a new episode came out "Moments of Glory", on which Litvinova And Posner apologized to Evgeniy. Exclusive videos that were not shown on air were published today life.ru.

On stage, the dancer announced that he was leaving the show, since now he would not be able to be assessed objectively, to which Posner began to persuade him to stay.
“Respecting you as a professional in your work, I will shake your hand, but, nevertheless, I will make a different decision. I can’t stay in the project,” responded to this Smirnov.

Then I entered into the conversation Litvinova, who apologized and said:

“I treat such people as winners. I didn't want to say any other word and used the medical term. As a director, I saw you as full-fledged, so I gave you this advice. You need to keep fighting."

But, apparently, this speech did not have an effect on the dancer - Zhenya made a firm decision, and the judges still supported him in this.

PEOPLETALК, in order to dot all the i's, also contacted the stars. Many people refused to “get involved in this story,” but we managed to get comments Catherine Gordon, in whose video he starred Zhenya, and actresses Anastasia Meskova, which does its best to support people with disabilities.

Ekaterina Gordon

“I understand what I was talking about Litvinova... Judging art when there is some kind of injury is not entirely fair. It just turned out very harshly and society reacted just as reactively and harshly. Zhenya starred in my video, and later, also exploiting this theme, worked with Fadeev(starred in Nargiz's video). Precisely because I didn’t want to emphasize the fact that he has one leg, we took other dancers into the video, and Fadeev desperately bet on pain point…
I respect Zhenya for his willpower and I think he’s great, but I think it’s not worth exploiting this feature all your life.”

"I saw the clip Nargiz a few months ago, and then she told her husband: “Look how lovely, how cool the guys are, how great they dance.”
Yes indeed, Renata she said a strange word, but people here are, in principle, very afraid of disability - I don’t like the definition of “people with disabilities.” I follow people like this: Ksenia Bezuglova(“Miss World 2013” ​​among girls with disabilities) - she cannot walk, but continues to live active life. There are also moh good friend Dima Ignatov, he is a TV presenter. Unfortunately, in our country they are very scared of this and don’t know how to behave. And this is exactly what this story is about. We are just beginning to openly admit that there are people who push their own boundaries and move forward. And that's very cool. We don’t know what to call them, how to address them, we don’t know whether to help them or not (so as not to offend them). And I am for people with disabilities to finally come out of the shadows and continue to do what they do.
As for Zhenya, I see with what sincerity he does what he loves, and how spiritual he is. But our prosthetics are very expensive - and not everyone can afford it. And then, this is a prosthesis with which you can swim and run, but you can hardly dance with it. Dance is a complex mechanism, but what kind of mechanism should an electronic leg have?
I really want people with disabilities not to be afraid, to speak out and talk about themselves. And so that our society learns to properly accept such people, learn to live in an equal society.”

For several days now in social networks discuss recent episodes of “Minute of Fame.” Internet users speak negatively about the comments of the jury members - actress and director Renata Litvinova, as well as TV presenter Vladimir Pozner. At first, the woman and her colleague did not like the performance of eight-year-old Victoria Starikova. According to celebrities, children should not take part in entertaining TV shows.

In the next episode of the Channel One program mixed assessment the stars were called by the dance duet performance of Alena Shcheneva and Evgeny Smirnov. In 2012, a young man lost his leg. Despite this, he found the strength to go on stage. Smirnov literally amazed the audience by performing the most difficult elements without a prosthesis. The audience reacted very emotionally to his performance.

However, Renata Litvinova and Vladimir Pozner were not so unanimous in their assessment of the work of Smirnov and Shcheneva. They found that Evgeniy’s debut on Channel One could be classified as prohibited techniques. Therefore, Posner voted against the duo. “When a person comes out, like you, without a leg, it’s impossible to say no. There is no defense against this - well, I just don’t have the strength,” the presenter motivated his voice with these words.

Renata Litvinova continued her colleague’s thought. “I know that in our country, of course, it’s difficult to be an amputee... But about the prohibited moments, of course... Or maybe you should fasten this second one, it might not be so obviously missing?” - said the star. However, Renata decided that Evgeniy and Alena should continue to participate in the project.

The statements of the jury members caused a strong reaction on the Internet. Thus, presenter Otar Kushanashvili reproached Renata Litvinova for snobbery and criticized her paintings. According to the man, the actress and director can hardly be called a moral authority.

“Renata is colorful like a Buranovskaya grandmother, she was invited to be weird, and she’s happy to try. But if she is a normal jury member, then I am the reincarnation of Arno Babajanyan,” shared Kushanashvili.

// Photo: Frame from the “Minute of Glory” program

The scandalous blogger Lena Miro also expressed her opinion about Litvinova’s position. The girl, who built her career on harsh statements about celebrities, did not restrain herself in relation to Renata. According to Miro, Litvinova “pounced like a kite on an eight-year-old child.” Lena also stood up for Victoria Starikova.

“She has so much purity, so much sincerity, so much courage. A little girl - alone, at the piano, in a huge hall in front of the jury and a crowd of spectators - sings. He sings, putting his whole pure soul into the words. She sings, full of inspiration and hope. And what does he get in response? “I internally protest against this!” – Litvinov cruelly throws it in the girl’s face,” writes Miro.

Famous bloggers were joined by other Internet users. Thus, journalist and teacher at Moscow State University Anna Danilova stood up for Evgeny Smirnov and criticized the jury members for their outdated views.

“They say here that Posner ran into Zhenya, saying that no leg equals a prohibited move. But then the jury of the competition was cooler. Renata Litvinova asked something along the lines of maybe somehow fastening the other leg so that there wouldn’t be a prohibited move and it wouldn’t be so conspicuous. Let's remember this. This is Moscow, Russia, the 21st century,” the woman noted.

// Photo: Frame from the “Minute of Glory” program

The journalist’s point of view was supported by mother of many children and director Olga Sinyaeva. She is outraged by the statements addressed to Smirnov. "Amputee Man." Tell me, who is the amputee here? In life there are many very smart and reasonable people to whom God gave talent, knowledge and high IQ, but we must acquire minds, hearts and souls and give them to God upon leaving this life. Some will have to return...” Sinyaeva wrote on one of her social networks.

Producer Maxim Fadeev also could not remain indifferent to the scandal that broke out. Dancer Evgeny Smirnov starred in the video for his single “Together,” recorded together with Nargiz Zakirova. The man categorically disagrees with the statements of the jury members. According to Fadeev, Smirnov’s fate is not indifferent to him.

Other viewers continued to actively comment on what happened on the air of the program. “Something strange is happening in Russian show business”, “What a shame, what a disgrace... I simply don’t have enough words”, “The cruel judging caused a public outcry - and for good reason!”, “I was very disappointed after watching”, “I think that the jury members crossed the line,” social media users discussed.

At the same time, some fans of “Minute of Fame,” on the contrary, supported Renata Litvinova and Vladimir Pozner. In their opinion, the participants of the TV show do not need to put pressure on the pity of the jury members. Among the defenders of the actress and director was Yuri Loza.

“Many people criticize Renata Litvinova, who at the “Minute of Fame” show at first did not support an eight-year-old girl, and then called the dancer without a leg an “amputee” and advised him to wear a prosthesis. I don’t watch this performance, but I specifically found these numbers on the Internet and their discussion by the jury members. To be honest, I still don’t understand what the “accusers” are clinging to. First: Zemfira’s song was forced on the girl only because her friend, who starred in the video for this song, was on the jury. Even adults don’t understand this text, but here is an eight-year-old child!.. Second: an amputee is official name people with an amputated limb or limbs, and not an offensive nickname,” the artist believes.

// Photo: Frame from the “Minute of Glory” program

The scandalous story of insulting the legless dancer Evgeniy Smirnov, who participated in the “Minute of Fame” show on Channel One, was continued. On the set of a new episode of the TV show, which will air only tonight, those who had previously offended Smirnov with inappropriate remarks apologized to him. The video of the program prologue, in which this explanation takes place, has already appeared on the Channel One website.

The first to take the floor was the presenter of the program, Mikhail Boyarsky, who stated that the project has always supported people with disabilities and invited Vladimir Pozner to the stage. He turned to Smirnov to ask for forgiveness for his harsh words spoken in the past:

I want to apologize not for what I said, but for what I said in a way that was not understood correctly. I ask you to participate in the project,

- Posner said.

The TV presenter’s request was also joined by Renata Litvinova, who last time called Smirnov an “amputee” and advised him to “fasten his leg”: the star expressed regret that then she “used medical terms“, and explained that she, as a director, was simply looking for a directorial opportunity for the dancer’s further participation in the project, hence the request with the leg.

It's your resentment that speaks, but if you want to speak on behalf of people like you, you must pull yourself together and continue to fight. I didn't mean to offend you, because I voted "yes"

- Litvinova emphasized.

However, neither Posner’s words nor Litvinova’s words convinced Smirnov, who decided to leave the project:

I came to show my dance, but they appreciated not my dance, but my disability group,

- said a participant in the show with tears in his eyes, noting that he would continue to dance just as he had danced before, no matter what, and this would serve as an inspiration for people like him.

The audience greeted Smirnov's speech with thunderous applause, but the man did not change his decision.

Professional dancer Evgeny Smirnov lost his leg in a car accident, but did not give up his favorite activity. He has already participated in many shows, the next one being the “Minute of Fame” program. However, after seeing the artist’s number, Vladimir Pozner and Renata Litvinova were not at all delighted.

I absolutely admire you, but it seems to me that there are forbidden techniques. When a person comes out, like you, without a leg, it is impossible to say no.

A remark from Renata Litvinova, who noted that the dancer’s leg still “shouldn’t be so obviously missing,” added fuel to the fire.

After the episode aired, a scandal broke out, and the majority condemned the actions of Posner and Litvinova. Now justice has prevailed. But what prompted the stars to apologize to the participant in the show was the resulting public outcry and the soaring ratings of the program or sincere feeling guilt - the question seems to be rhetorical...

Photo Stills from the video/Channel One