Russian Internet Celebrity Xolidayboy: From TikTok Star to Alleged Army Draft – The Impact of Anti-War Views on Performers

2023-11-09 01:59:05
2023-11-09 09:59 Compiled by United Daily News Lu Silun/Real-time reporting

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that Russian Internet celebrity Xolidayboy was suspected of being drafted into the army because of his support for Ukrainian videos. Shortly following being drafted, he collapsed and fainted on the performance stage.

Xolidayboy, whose real name is Ivan Minayev, started his career on TikTok in 2020 and became an Internet celebrity. Later, he moved to the music industry and successively released singles and albums. His appearance is different from ordinary Russian men. He usually wears makeup and nail polish, and also likes to wear color-changing contact lenses.

On the 6th local time, Minayev received a call-up order at the airport without warning. Later, when he performed in the southern city of Stavropol, he suddenly collapsed on the stage and fell to his knees and fainted. He might only be heard by the staff. He was helped off the field, but fortunately he was not seriously ill following being sent to the hospital.

In fact, a few days before Minayev received the order, Ekaterina Mizulina, the head of Russia’s Safe Internet League, publicly criticized Minayev’s video for expressing “support for Ukraine.” position.

In the film, Minayev identified himself as a “Ukrainian” and said that following Crimea was occupied by Russia, Crimean people did not live better.

Minaev was born in Sevastopol, Crimea, which was occupied by Russia in 2014; Minaev moved to Moscow in 2020.

Xolidayboy’s management team responded that Mizrina used Minayev to increase her presence.

In fact, many Russian Internet celebrities and bloggers have been criticized and threatened by Mizlina in the past because of their anti-war views. Previously, another TikTok celebrity, Danila Milokhin, was accused of going to war because of her “Russian-phobic remarks.” This is said to be the reason why Milokhin left Russia.

In 2022, following the Russo-Ukrainian war broke out, Mizlina asked the Russian State Information Technology, Communications and Mass Media Supervisory Agency (Roskomnadzor) to block some Wikipedia pages, including “During Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine,” on the grounds of general false information. war crimes” and the “Butcha Massacre”.

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