Dancing Star Fights Custody Battle | Raleigh News

Dancing With the Stars’ Gleb Savchenko is in court fighting for sole custody of his 15-year-old daughter Olivia, demanding she stay in California for school — but his ex-wife Elena Samodanova fiercely opposes, calling Hong Kong her permanent home and accusing Gleb of wrongful retention. Meanwhile, Savchenko claims Samodanova secretly took their 9-year-old daughter Zlata to Russia, triggering international abduction proceedings. Samodanova counters that California has no jurisdiction and accuses Gleb of bypassing proper legal channels. A critical hearing is set for August 18 — a high-stakes clash in an international custody tug-of-war. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/68c5f3cbccb162b8