The recent Madonna concert in St. Petersburg was a precedent for the trial. A lawsuit in the amount of $ 333 million was brought against the performer herself, as well as to the leaders of the Olimpiysky sports complex in which the concert was held and to its organizer, the PMI company.
The lawsuit against Madonna was accepted by the Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg. It is compiled by the Trade Union of Russian Citizens, as well as other public organizations. The world famous pop star is accused of insulting behavior on the stage for Orthodox believers, of trampling before the eyes of a large crowd of symbols of the Christian faith. Evidence has also been submitted to the court: a video showing clearly how Madonna tramples the Orthodox cross with her feet and asks to raise her hands with pink bracelets.
In addition, at a concert in St. Petersburg, the singer supported gays and lesbians, urging sexual minorities to express themselves. Performing the song Human nature, she undressed to the bra, showing on the back the inscription: No Fear (no fear). Madonna added that gays around the world have the same rights to equality, respect and love, which caused discontent among activists of the parent organization - children under the age of 12 attended this concert.
Alexander Pochuyev, the prosecutor’s lawyer, in response to media accusations of medieval behavior, emphasized that the plaintiffs resorted to a “civilized, modern and popular way of defending their rights, that is, filing a lawsuit.” Pochuev also drew attention to the fact that "Nobody burned anyone at the stake, the Inquisition was not used." According to him, modern civilization has the right to demand respect for the values of people of a different faith.
Any kind of photo, audio, and video shooting at the Madonna concert in St. Petersburg was prohibited. About this, the audience long before the start of the singer’s performance was informed by an information video in the Olimpiysky Sports Complex. In this regard, the organizers of the last concert also expressed their readiness to file a lawsuit against activists of various movements for illegal video filming.
Many opponents of the opposition were also outraged by the open support of Madonna, the infamous band Pussy Riot, at a Moscow concert on August 7, 2012.
