Sean Penn wasn’t about to abandon his work.
08.04.2022 - 21:21 / usmagazine.com
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.
“I mean, I literally wrote him a text, almost a goodbye text like if something happens,” the New Zealand native, 35, told Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, April 7.
Chmerkovskiy, 42, had been living part-time in Kyiv, Ukraine, while filming World of Dance when Russian troops began invading its democratic neighbor in February. After documenting his experience in bomb shelters, the Masked Dancer alum eventually left the country last month.
“To get the phone call and to see him frantically packing his bags trying to get out of the hotel [and leave the country] was just like, I had a heart attack nearly,” the Peta Jane founder recalled to ET. “I had to sit myself down and calm down for him. And then the next eight days were life-changing. Absolutely life-changing.”
The pair — who share 5-year-old son Shai — had an emotional airport reunion on March 2.
“I never thought our family would be directly affected by this in our lifetime, I never thought what we are seeing on our TV’s was a reality in 2022. I have never hugged him so tight,” the two-time Dancing With the Stars champ wrote via Instagram several days later, alongside a snap of her husband cuddling Shai. “Shaking and forever grateful. Now it’s time to heal. We cannot go back to our normal. Our lives are forever changed. We have a new normal, and that’s OK.”
She continued in her post: “Although @maksimc made it home, this DOES NOT mean we aren’t continuing our efforts to provide assistance to the Ukrainian refugees. We have big plans in store and our sole
Sean Penn wasn’t about to abandon his work.
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.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy stuck in Ukraine as Russian forces began bombing, Peta Murgatroyd wondered if she'd ever see her husband again. Desperate to pour her heart out, she sent him a message, all while knowing that it might be the last one he ever saw. "I literally wrote him a text, almost a goodbye text like if something happens," she told "Entertainment Tonight" on Thursday, April 7. While Peta was in Los Angeles, Maksim had been in Kyiv judging the "World of Dance Ukraine" competition. On Feb.
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.
severe devaluing of the ruble brought on by worldwide sanctions imposed on Russia after it invaded, approximately $49,000 USD.In a statement posted online, Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media censorship authority, complained that Wikipedia contains “unreliable socially significant materials, as well as other prohibited information,” presumably referring to largely accurate articles about the unprovoked invasion.Roskomnadzor said it contacted Wikipedia administrators and demanded they “immediately remove inaccurate information on the subject of a special military operation of the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine, aimed at misinforming Russian users.” If not, the statement said the site will be required to pay the ₽4 million.Wikipedia representatives have not commented on Russia’s demand that it fork over about 0.049% of it’s total endowment of $100 million. But in a statement issued March 3, the Wikimedia Foundation, which manages Wikipedia, said in response to earlier Russian censorship demands that it “will not back down in the face of efforts to censor and intimidate members of our movement.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy has once again returned home.
Katya Jones has dismissed the claims that there’s tension between her and her fellow Strictly Come Dancing dancers.The allegations first surfaced in the wake of Russia – Katya’s home country – invading Ukraine, which the dancer isn't thought to have addressed until today, Thursday 31 March. With this in mind, some people have questioned if Russian dancers like Katya, 32, and Luba Mushtuk, also 32, should be allowed to take part in the popular BBC show, while others have claimed it caused “tension” between Katya and the rest of the dancers; particularly between Katya, Luba and Ukrainian-born dancers Nikita Kuzmin, 24, and Nadiya Bychkova, 32.
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.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSpotify, which suspended its paid subscription service in Russia earlier this month due to that country’s unprovoked and bloody invasion of Ukraine, has announced it will “fully suspend our service in Russia,” apparently indefinitely. It joins dozens of other music companies that have ceased operations in the country.“Spotify has continued to believe that it’s critically important to try to keep our service operational in Russia to provide trusted, independent news and information in the region.
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.