Madonna has claimed she refused to pay a $1million (£794k) fine she was given after speaking out in support of gay issues while on stage in Russia in 2012.
The Material Girl posted a throwback video of the moment on Instagram today, adding the caption: ‘I made this speech at a concert in St.
Petersburg.‘8 years ago. I was fined 1 million dollars by The government for supporting the Gay community.‘I never paid.’In the clip, Madonna can be heard addressing a noisy crowd, saying: ‘We want to fight for the right to be free.’The Don’t Tell Me singer said: ‘I feel it in the air.
People are more and more afraid of people who are different. People are getting more and more intolerant.‘At the same time, we can make a difference.