13 domestic celebrities who had problems with the law: crimes with and without punishment

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

The mass media are actively discussing an accident that happened through the fault of Mikhail Efremov, as a result of which a person died. The famous actor faces a real prison term. But the actor is far from the only famous person who got into trouble with the law. Among the representatives of show business there are many who became the culprit of the crime. True, not all of them were punished.

Leonid Yakubovich

A well-known TV presenter in 2001 became a participant in an accident while driving his Hyundai Accent car. On August 19, on the Volokolamsk highway, he hit a pedestrian Sergey Nikitenko, who died on the spot. As a result of the investigation, the deceased 30-year-old citizen of Kyrgyzstan was found guilty of the incident.

Konstantin Meladze

The composer in his Lexus car in December 2012 at a pedestrian crossing near the Pyatikhatka stop on the Kiev-Obukhov highway knocked down Anna Pischalo, a 30-year-old mother of two children, five and two years old, who lived in the village of Kozin. No traces of alcohol or drugs were found in Meladze's blood, and the producer himself tried to provide the victim with first aid, called law enforcement officials and remained at the scene until the arrival of doctors and police. In addition, Konstantin Shotovich took upon himself the obligation to support the children of the deceased until their majority. The investigation ended at the end of July 2013 and, as a result, Konstantin Meladze's guilt was not proven, and the criminal case was closed.

Mikhail Kazakov

The star of the series "Daddy's Daughters" was only 16 years old when he committed the murder of 20-year-old Kirill Gurkin. According to the actor, he defended Victoria, with whom he studied at the same school. The girl asked Mikhail and another acquaintance to help "deal with" her ex-boyfriend. As a result of the conversation, Kirill Gurkin tried to attack Victoria, and Kazakov hit the attacker with a jackknife several times, stabbing the heart and damaging the carotid artery. In court, the case was re-qualified for exceeding the limits of necessary self-defense, and then closed by reconciliation of the parties. The young actor again began acting in films a year after his release from prison.

Philip Kirkorov

The performer has repeatedly found himself in the center of scandals. For example, in 2002 he beat up a young extra, who, as it seemed to Kirkorov, allowed himself a disrespectful shout at him. In 2004, the singer insulted and swore at the journalist Irina Aroyan, for which he paid a fine of 60 thousand rubles. In 2010, a criminal case was opened against Philip Kirkorov for insulting and causing minor bodily harm at the request of Marina Yablokova, assistant to the chief director of the Golden Gramophone. Later, the parties entered into an amicable agreement and the case was closed.

And in 2004, during a concert in the United States, Philip Kirkorov, descending from the stage into the auditorium, pushed an elderly guard, as a result of which he fell and lost consciousness from hitting the concrete floor. After a while, the victim died, and the victim was sued by the relatives of the deceased, accusing him of murder.

The investigation lasted almost six years, and the jury acquitted Kirkorov, finding him not guilty by a margin of only two votes: 51 against 49, which found the perpetrator guilty.

Edward Radzinsky

A well-known writer and TV presenter in 2011 in the Moscow region got into an accident, driving into the oncoming lane. In the car with which the collision occurred, 24-year-old Maria Kulikova died. After the incident, Radzinsky's wife said that her husband had suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. After being discharged, the writer did not come for interrogations to the police, citing poor health and at the same time appearing in public places.

The relatives of the deceased girl claimed that the writer deliberately delayed the investigation, which lasted more than three years. At some point, all charges were dropped from Radzinsky, and after an appeal filed by Maria Kulikova's relatives, the examination established the guilt of Edward Stanislavovich. But the case was still closed under an amnesty in 2014, and the writer got off with compensation for moral damage in 2 million rubles to the father of the deceased girl.

Igor Petrenko

The future actor was only 15 years old when a man died during a fight with his participation. The investigation into the case lasted for about five years. During this time, Igor Petrenko spent a year in prison and 20 months in a psychiatric hospital. After being discharged, he was released home pending trial, and then sentenced to eight years probation with a three-year probation. The court's decision was influenced by the age of Igor Petrenko, the degree of his participation in the crime and the fact that he was involved in a fight. The positive characteristics presented to the court also played a role.

Valery Nikolaev

The star of the film "Bourgeois's Birthday" during 2016 repeatedly violated the traffic rules, hid from the police, escaped from the courtroom and even hit the police in response to a request to show documents. The actor was twice deprived of his rights, summoned to court and for interrogations, where he most often did not appear, he served 15 days of arrest, and after his release, he publicly apologized for his unworthy behavior, repenting for what he had done. In his appeal, Valery Nikolaev admitted that he turned for help to specialists who help him find psychological and emotional stability.

Vasily Lykshin

The young actor, known for the film "Bastards" and the TV series "Thunders", was brought up in an orphanage due to the deprivation of his parents' parental rights. He was registered with the GPPN because of petty thefts and hooliganism, and after robbing the general's dacha, he was sent to a specialized school for education, where he spent a year and a half. He died at the age of 23 from heart failure.

Peter Korshunkov

The star of the film "DMB" was sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence for selling drugs. At the same time, Pyotr Korshunkov was caught red-handed during the transaction. Such a mild punishment was explained by the actor's sincere remorse, his cooperation with the investigation, positive characteristics from the place of work and the petition of colleagues to mitigate the punishment.

Alena Doletskaya

The biography of the famous journalist is similar to a glossy magazine, but the former editor-in-chief of Vogue Russia prefers to remain silent about the unsightly page of her biography. The fact is that even in her student years, she hit a pedestrian, as a result of which a woman died. Alena Doletskaya herself received a 3-year suspended sentence.

Natalia Bochkareva

The actress was detained in 2019 for possession of cocaine, but she got off with a fine of 30 thousand rubles. The court took into account the actress's sincere repentance, her assistance to the investigation and her desire to atone for her guilt by a large transfer of funds to a charitable foundation.

Vitas

The perpetrator has repeatedly come to the attention of law enforcement agencies. In 2013, he hit a cyclist, after which he insulted police officers and even attacked them with fists. At the same time, at the police station, he himself handed over the Makarov pistol. Since the victim suffered minor bruises, the singer got off with a deprivation of a driver's license and a fine of one hundred thousand rubles. However, before that, he had already been deprived of his license for drunk driving.

And in 2018, Vitas, while intoxicated, fired a starting pistol in the courtyard of his own house, then resisted the arrest. Received seven days of arrest and a fine of 500 rubles.

Sergey Dorenko

The TV presenter and journalist was prosecuted for hooliganism in 2001. Dorenko on a motorcycle hit a captain of the first rank serving in the General Staff of the Russian Navy. The case was high-profile, and even accusations of attempted murder, then of hooliganism with a weapon, were even sounded against the presenter. The journalist was saved by the intervention of a high-ranking official from the Presidential Administration. But he was still given four years probation.

As the old proverb sounds: “Do not exclude yourself from the bag and from the prison”. No one is immune from mistakes. Someone commits minor offenses, and someone will remember the punishment all their lives. Not only ordinary mortals are serving their sentences in prisons. Among the actors and musicians who have earned popular recognition and respect, there are also those who broke the law.