MOSCOW, June 20 Presenter Sofia Tartakova was suspended from the air on Match TV «After harsh criticism of the program» There is a theme! «, the general producer of the channel Alexander Taschin said in his Telegram channel. The release of the talk show on Wednesday was dedicated to tennis players Daria Kasatkina and Andrey Rublev. Tartakova, who is the athletes' PR agent, assessed the quality of the program in a sharply negative way and compared it to a swamp and a «dirty, dried spot.» At the same time, public statements such as today's are contrary to the concepts of corporate and journalistic ethics — my colleagues and I can say a lot to each other personally or in correspondence, have different opinions on a particular TV channel product, but speak out publicly in this key is impermissible,” Taschin wrote. “Under the circumstances, we consider Sophia’s appearance on the TV channel to be incorrect, so we give her time to think about her statements. Until that time, Sophia will not be on the air,” added the general producer of Match TV. Previously in an interview with journalist Viktor Kravchenko, Kasatkina and Rublev admitted the possibility of changing sports citizenship due to pressure on the Russians. In addition, Kasatkina declared non-traditional sexual orientation.
