Two comedians told Russian media on Wednesday that they were responsible for impersonating Vladimir Putin and his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov in a phone conversation with music icon and LGBT advocate, Elton John.
John had previously expressed interest in a BBC interview about speaking with Putin about Russia’s appalling record on LGBT rights, but admitted that the prospect might be “pie in the sky.”
Vladimir “Vovan” Krasnov and Alexei “Lexus” Stolyarov, who are famous for prank-calling Ukrainian and Russian celebrities, told Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda that they figured Putin wouldn’t agree to the call, and so decided to trick Elton John into thinking …read more
Source: Time
