Gleb Savchenko accuses the old man of forcing her daughter to take diet pills

Dancing With The Stars pro Gleb Savchenko sharing concerns about the well-being of his children as he is custody battle by ex-wife Elena Samodanova follow up.

According to court documents obtained by Us on Tuesday, October 13, Savchenko, 43, says his 15-year-old daughter, Olivia, told him she was “subject to derogatory comments about her body, weight and appearance”.

In addition to the comments that he fears could provoke issues of insecurity, he has said that Olivia “has been receiving medication for weight loss without an appropriate medical examination and without the parental consultation required by the existing orders.”

“She has been subjected to long periods of silent treatment and her bedroom door has been removed as a form of punishment,” Savchenko said. “Although Olivia is upset with me right now (for reasons that her mother has influenced her to believe), I know that within time she will be back to herself, wanting to see and live with me because I gave Olivia a home without hostility, loving and accepting.

Savchenko said that he does not want the court at this time to change the main place of residence of the children. Instead, he wants any order allowing the children to stay in Hong Kong to include clear safeguards for the children’s physical and emotional well-being.

Samodanova, 43, has yet to respond to Savchenko’s latest allegations and confirmation. (Us has contacted both parties for additional comments. TMZ first reported the new court docs.)

The exes – who separated in December 2022 after 14 years of marriage – have been in a custody battle involving their daughters Olivia and Zlata, 8. While Savchenko lives in Los Angeles, Samodanova lives in Hong Kong.

Although Olivia was spending time with her father in the United States, she returned to Hong Kong in September following a court order.

“My relationship with the children depends almost entirely on long, predictable blocks of time during the school holidays and reliable phone and video communication in between,” Savchenko said in court documents. “Each trip between Los Angeles and Hong Kong takes about 13 to 15 hours of flying each way, and a round-trip flight for the children is about $2,550 per child each way. A short, tentative or last-minute arrangement will not work for a family separated by an ocean.”

He said international travel expenses are a result of his wife’s choice to live in Hong Kong instead of California, noting, “I am willing to advance the children’s reasonable flight and I need travel expenses for my parenting time so that my time with them is not delayed by payment disputes.”

The professional dancer said, “However, I should not bear these expenses alone.”

Samodanova has previously defended her parenting and says that he raised Olivia every day as the main carer when Savchenko worked full-time on him. Dancing With The Stars.

“Olivia is thriving in Hong Kong – she attends high school and is an elite ballroom dancer,” Samodanova said in a statement to Us in July. “Hong Kong is Olivia’s permanent home and legal residence – ironically, Gleb himself has a Permanent Resident card there.”

One month later, Samodanova said her heart was “broken” by the custody battle making headlines.

“My concern is not about a public argument. It is about protecting my daughter’s well-being, stability, education and future,” she said. Us in a statement on August 17. “Olivia loves both of her parents very much, and her father is an important part of her life. I respect that relationship and always will. But neither parent should like to put a child in the middle of a legal or public battle. As her parents, it is our responsibility to put her future ahead of our disagreements.