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Energy Secretary and former Texas Governor Rick Perry just got punked by Russian comedy duo Vladimir Krasnov and Alexei Stolyarov, known for pulling pranks on famous people reminiscent of Sacha Baron Cohen in his Bruno, Ali G and Borat personas. On July 19, the duo had a 22-minute phone call with Perry, who thought he was speaking with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. During the call, Perry discussed a wide range of topics including the Paris climate accord, coal policy, development of gas and oil in Ukraine, and sanctions against Russia — unaware the whole time that he was speaking with...
- 7/26/2017
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
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Elton John was victim of a hoax. The singer, who recently proclaimed on BBC that he'd like to talk to Russian president Vladimir Putin about Lgbt rights in his country, took to Instagram to show appreciation after receiving what he thought was a phone call from Putin. Except it wasn't Putin. It was two Russian comedians playing a prank on Elton John. "Thank-you to President Vladimir Putin for reaching out and speaking via telephone with me today. I look to forward to meeting with you face-to-face to discuss Lgbt equality in Russia," John first posted on Instagram with a photo of Putin. However, a spokesman denied that the president called the celeb, and prankster Vladimir Krasnov,...
- 9/18/2015
- E! Online
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