Peta Murgatroyd got emotional while reflecting on Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine.
26.02.2022 - 23:01 / perezhilton.com
Maksim Chmerkovskiy has something to say to his former Dancing with the Stars partner Kirstie Alley after she posted about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On Friday, the 71-year-old actress commented on the deadly invasion of the eastern European country, writing in a since-deleted tweet:
The message quickly received backlash from social media users, who called out Alley for feigning ignorance when in reality she implied in her tweet that she doesn’t know what is real or not about the situation – AKA suggesting fake news. The Cheers alum later defended herself against the criticism, saying:
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She then added in a follow-up tweet:
Really, Kristie…
Chmerkovskiy, who was born in Ukraine and has been in the county’s capital of Kyiv amid the invasion, soon learned about the tweet and slammed Alley on Instagram Story for her unhelpful comment. He wrote on top of a screenshot of the since-deleted post:
As we previously reported, the 46-year-old professional dancer has been keeping his followers up-to-date about his safety and what is happening in the country on his Instagram Story amid the ongoing attack. It’s been an important and surreal first-hand account of the devastating situation. And before calling out Alley, Chmerkovskiy posted another round of updates in a series of videos on Saturday morning. He said that there was “a lot of shooting outside of Kyiv” and “a lot of attempts to get into the city,” adding:
He continued:
As for what to expect over the weekend, the DWTS alum believes that “the expectations are that this is going to get escalated tonight”:
Chmerkovskiy concluded by stressing the importance of the “public outcry” in response
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