The key facts

  • REN TV source: the actress 'made up' the repair amount, the bill came to 3,150 rubles
  • She threw down 1,500 rubles and, while driving off, crashed into the lowering barrier
  • According to the actress, the cause was a refusal to pay twice as much; the damage exceeds 1 million rubles

What happened at the tire shop

Actress Zoya Zinovieva, known for the series 'Bezsprintsipnye' ('The Unprincipled'), damaged her Porsche at a Moscow tire shop. The incident occurred on October 16 and had already been reported earlier. A REN TV source presented his version of events: while inflating the wheel, a mechanic noticed a screw and offered a repair, which the woman agreed to. According to the source, the amount was not announced in advance, because the wheel had to be disassembled to determine which patch to use — 'the girl made up this amount out of her own head.'

The bill, the money and the collision with the gates

After the work was completed, Zinovieva received a bill for 3,150 rubles and, according to the source, was outraged. She took out 1,500 rubles, threw the money on the table along with the bill, and tried to drive away. When she got into the car and started moving, the mechanic was already closing the gates — the foreign-made car crashed into the lowering barrier. The published footage shows the woman hurriedly getting into the car and knocking down the gates on the move.

The actress's version and the damage estimate

According to Zoya Zinovieva herself, the cause of the incident was her refusal to pay twice the quoted amount. The damage to the car was estimated at more than 1 million rubles. Earlier there was also a report that a 'parking dodger' darted under the barrier and rammed the Porsche — the versions of the incident's details differ between publications.