Maksim Chmerkovskiy's wife, Peta Murgatroyd, sent a 'goodbye text' as he was stuck in Ukraine after invasion

Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerksovkiy hit the red carpet together for the 2022 New You Beauty Awards held at Fontainebleau Miami Beach on Thursday night (April 7) in Miami Beach, Fla.

Amid the Russian invasion of several Ukrainian cities, Maksim Chmerkovskiy had been vocal about his experience living in Kyiv. His wife, Peta Murgatroyd, admittedly struggled to know her spouse could have ended up in peril.

Peta Murgatroyd got emotional while talking about the whirlwind of emotions while her husband Maks Chmerkovskiy was stuck in Ukraine amidst Russia’s attacks. The dancer explained that she was terrified as her husband made plans to leave the country in the Thursday April 7 interview with ET.

Peta Murgatroyd is opening up about her husband, Maksim Chmerkovskiy's harrowing escape from Ukraine amid its ongoing war with Russia. ET spoke to the couple at  magazine's seventh annual Beauty Awards at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Thursday night, where Peta was presented with a New You Beauty Award for her product, Peta Jane Tanning Mousse, in magazine’s «Good Day Sunshine» category.«To get the phone call and to see him frantically packing his bags trying to get out of the hotel was just like, I had a heart attack nearly.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy has once again returned home.

Will Smith was nearly absent from accepting his Academy Award for best actor on Sunday because according to insiders at the 2022 Oscars, the organization strongly considered removing Smith from the Dolby Theatre after he publicly smacked Chris Rock on stage. "Having Will removed was definitely discussed seriously," a showbiz insider relayed to People magazine.

Major misunderstanding? Chris Rock is not filing a police report after Will Smith slapped him at the 2022 Oscars.

Pictures appear to show Will Smith being 'calmed down' by fellow actor Bradley Cooper after he stormed to the stage at the Oscars. Smith, 53, has become the talk of the 94th Academy Awards but not because he picked up his first gong at the star-studded ceremony.

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The Los Angeles Police Department says that Chris Rock has declined to file a police report against Will Smith after the “King Richard” actor slapped him on the Oscars stage. While the LAPD left out the names of both Smith and Rock in their statement, they add that if Rock wishes to file a police report at a later date, the department will be available. “LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy has been focusing on doing what he can to aid his native Ukraine as Russia’s war against his homeland stretches to a second month.

Bethenny Frankel and Maksim Chmerkovskiy make an unstoppable pair. ET's Nischelle Turner spoke to Bethenny about her charitable work in Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country, and the mogul wasn't shy about praising the pro dancer, who recently returned to Poland to help with refuge relief efforts.«He has been talking to a bunch of different people. He wants to really sink his teeth in and have an impact,» she told ET. "… He's got the bug… He is seeing what's going on.