The Moscow Arbitration Court issued a partial decision in a case brought by Artem Mironov seeking protection of his business reputation. The action targeted the musician Noize MC, who is recognized in Russia as a foreign agent, and journalist Yuri Dud, also identified as a foreign agent within Russia. The report on this outcome came from REN TV.
Mironov, who organizes live performances, asked the court to award him compensation and to require the defendants to publish a formal refutation. The dispute arose after Noize MC stated during an interview with Yuri Dud that Mironov had allegedly pocketed money for concerts that did not meet expectations in the United States. Mironov contends that these claims are false and damaged his reputation, insisting that he did not receive any payment in connection with the alleged events.
The court sided with Mironov on the reputational protection aspect and ordered Yuri Dud to remove the interview from public access and to publish a corrective statement. However, the court rejected the demand for monetary compensation in the amount of 9 million rubles. A smaller sum, 6 thousand rubles, was preserved as state duty for the involved parties, reflecting a partial satisfaction of the remedy sought.
In other coverage, reports noted that Yuri Dud had recently sold a mansion in New Moscow for 42 million rubles. There were further claims that he sold his car and vacated his father’s apartment, though these details were not part of the court order and require verification through independent sources.