“In footage now widely available on the Internet, Kirkorov attacked a female journalist who had asked him why his repertoire included so many cover-versions of other people’s songs. “I don’t want you to photograph me, I’m sick of you, I’m irritated by your pink top, your tits and your microphone,” he said, according to a transcript of the May 20 news conference published on his web site, Kirkorov.ru.

After the reporter, Irina Aroyan of the newspaper Gazeta Dona, asked whether he would mind if she wrote his statements down, the singer retorted: “I don’t give a fuck what you write.” He then told Aroyan to get out, adding, “You need to come prepared to press conferences with stars, and not like you — yesterday walking the streets, and today, here in the second row.”

When the journalist said goodbye, the Bulgarian-born Kirkorov imitated her southern accent. “Learn to speak Russian first,” he said. Then Aroyan retorted “Learn to behave, star,” to which Kirkorov added a rhyme: “Da … Pizda” (Yes … Cunt).

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