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British Singer Robbie Williams Broke Russian Law During the 2018 World Cup Opening Ceremony


British singer Robbie Williams may just be the first offender to host nation Russia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He may have broken Russian law after flicking his middle finger at watching fans during the World Cup opening ceremony. Russia cracked down on the use of explicit language in the arts in July 2014 by banning the use of swear words in the arts. Those who go against the law face "fines of between $70 and $1,400 depending on whether they're an individual, an official or an organization. Williams performed a few songs to kick off the tournament then gave the middle finger during the pause of his performance of "Rock DJ" at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. 
Angry and perplexed football fans took to Twitter to express their disbelief. One angry user tweeted, "Robbie Williams swearing at the camera at the opening ceremony of the World Cup just shows you what a tactless and classless person he is. Absolutely disrespectful and coupled with a nonchalant performance. He won't care enough. He will still get paid millions for it." Another tweeted, "Was Robbie Williams really the right choice??" A sarcastic Twitter user wrote, "Robbie Williams has the face of a man who cannot believe that Robbie Williams is playing the opening of the 2018 World Cup." A furious user added, "Robbie Williams is such a melt showing his middle finger!" "Worst opening performance ever at a FIFA World Cup goes to Robbie Williams #WorldCup," commented another.
Williams is liable to punishment owing to his transgression, but he just may go free given that he was selected by the host nation for the World Cup opening ceremony. 


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  1. UnknownJune 17, 2018 at 4:03 PM

    Interesting laws in Russia! U got to be careful when u go there

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