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A rock group from the USA have been banned from performing at a music festival in Russia [after / following] a band member stuffed the Russian flag inside his pants. Jared Hasselhoff, the [bass / bassist] player with the band Bloodhound Gang, was [filmed / filming] pushing the flag into the front of his pants and pulling it [outside / out] the back. The band were performing at a concert in the Ukrainian city [for / of] Odessa on July 31st. Hasselhoff grabbed the flag and [yelled / talked] to the crowd, "Don't tell Putin," before his [strut / stunt] . His [antiquities / antics] led Russia's Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky to describe the band as "idiots" and banned them from playing their scheduled [slot / slit] at Russia's Kubana music festival this week. Hasselhoff [later / lately] apologised for his actions.

The band are still in Russia and may [face / head] criminal charges. Alexander Tkachyov, the governor of the [regional / region] holding the festival, tweeted: “For such [planks / pranks] they should be behind [bars / bar] .” Russian lawmaker Vladimir Markin told reporters: "A [crime / criminal] defined by Article 329 of the Russian Criminal Code is the [refiling / defiling] of the Russian state flag. This [crime / criminal] has been committed and this is a premeditated offense." He added: "We will do our best to [identity / identify] and bring to court every person [involved / involvement] ." A comment posted on the Voice of Russia website called Hasselhoff's actions an "unpardonable and inexcusable criminal act" that [bleached / breached] Russian laws and insulted Russians worldwide.