Madonna has said she was fined $1 million (£800,000) by the Russian government for publicly supporting LGBTQ+ rights during a concert in St Petersburg.The singer delivered an emotional speech while performing in the city as part of her MDNA Tour in 2012, comparing the fight for LGBTQ+ rights to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.Initial reports at the time suggested that the singer was fined $17,000 (£13,500) over the incident, but she revealed on social media yesterday (July 20) that she faced a much heftier sum.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………………..