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In this Tuesday, July 5, 2016, photo, Russian pop singer Filipp Kirkorov smiles at the GUM Department store in Red Square, Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) **FILE**

Banned singer back on TV after performing for Russian troops in occupied Ukraine

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 5, 2016, file photo, Russian pop singer Philipp Kirkorov smiles at the GUM Department store in Red Square, Moscow, Russia. French composer Didier Marouani and his Russian lawyer Igor Trunov have been detained Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, and spent a night in a Moscow police station after Russian pop star Philipp Kirkorov has accused them of extorting 1 million euros from him in a plagiarism row. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

War of words: Plagiarism row roils French, Russian pop stars

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press