What sentence was handed down to Xenophon? “Kitchen” star Elena Ksenofontova about legal proceedings with her husband: “I’m choking from injustice
03.02.2017 - 13:53
Russian news. A week ago, actress Elena Ksenofontova posted a publication on her social network page in which she frankly said that
became a victim of domestic violence.
Elena Ksenofontova, actress:
I was silent. For a long time. Too long. She was silent because she was protecting her family, her children. I was silent because I was ashamed and scared. Because she believed that justice would prevail (and how could it be otherwise). Because my brain refused to perceive SUCH reality.
The actress was in a relationship with lawyer Alexander Ryzhikh. Together they raised their five-year-old daughter Sophia. The actress's ex-husband sued Elena, accusing her of beating him. According to the actress,
About 25 court hearings took place at which she tried to prove that she was only defending herself from her tyrant husband.
Elena Ksenofontova, actress:
Exactly a year ago, on the false accusation of my former common-law husband and father of my daughter, a criminal case was opened in the Presnensky District Magistrate's Court as a private accusation of committing a crime under Part 1, Art. 116 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hooliganism).
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According to Ksenofontova, on October 19, 2015, there was a quarrel with her husband, during which he twisted the actress’s hands, began to choke her, and when Elena began to call for help to the woman who was cleaning their apartment, her husband covered her mouth with his hand. The actress fought back, and apparently at that moment scratched the man’s cheek. Elena notes that he later called the police and said that his partner had beaten him. The actress, in turn, filmed the beatings, but did not write a statement to the police because she was afraid of Alexander. And in February 2016, Elena found out that she was a defendant and a criminal case had been opened against her.
With daughter. Photo: elena_ksenofontova_official
At the end of December 2016, the actress was convicted
then she decided to publicly admit her difficult situation in the family. Under the post on Instagram, she added that “ there was everything: a bunch of witnesses, including one who was in the house at the time of the conflict and saw with her own eyes how he sat on me and twisted my arms; my recorded beatings in the emergency room, a medical examination confirming the beatings; district police officer's report, etc. But in vain. On December 26, 2016, the Magistrate handed me a GUARANTEE, completely ignoring all of the above and accepting the plaintiff’s testimony as truth.».
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Next, Elena Ksenofontova cited part of the testimony of her former common-law husband, Alexander Ryzhikh. “...Ksenofontova, who had previously had her back to me, sharply turned in my direction and with her hand inflicted more than three blows on me in the head, in the right temporal part, as well as in the area of the middle facial part, after which she lay down on the bed and began to call for help, while also shouting the statement that I was killing her. All of the above violent actions of Ksenofontova caused me severe physical pain. Being in a state of “knockdown”, I instinctively grabbed with my right hand the part of the head/face where Ksenofontova was struck, and with my left hand and left knee I leaned on the bed, on which Ksenofontova was already lying at that moment...».
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The court adjourned the case until the 17th.
A petition was created on change.org to get a fair trial for the actress who suffered. At the time of writing, almost 29 thousand people signed it.
Screenshot from change.org
Elena Ksenofontova is an Honored Artist of Russia. She is known for her theatrical works and roles in the TV series “Kitchen”, “Hotel Eleon”, “Mothers and Daughters”. There were many trials in her life - while still a student, Elena was diagnosed with brain cancer, which she was able to overcome. In a relationship with Alexander Ryzhikh, she lost a child long term.
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Elena Ksenofontova, unfortunately,
She was not the only famous woman to experience domestic violence.
At one time, similar situations occurred in the family of singer Valeria, who, due to frequent manifestations of aggression against her, left producer Alexander Shulgin with three children.
The husband of Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry beat her to such an extent that the woman almost lost her hearing due to a burst eardrum, and Rihanna's chosen one - singer Chris Brown - struck the singer several times and threw one on the road, for which he received five years probation and 180 days of public works.
The story of Ekaterina Arkharova, to whom her husband, Marat Basharov (), raised his hand, received resonance.
Famous actor Mel Gibson beat his wife, Oksana Grigorieva, who filed a lawsuit against him. Gibson was sentenced to a fine and three years probation. This incident had a detrimental effect on the actor's career.
Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva. Photo: Gettyimages.com
Elena was also supported by her colleagues. For example, actress Olga Medynich published Ksenofontova’s post on her social network page and added her comment: “ On Lena's page there is a petition, the appeal court on February 3. My comments are unnecessary. Please support. Thanks everyone».
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The actress’s former common-law husband commented on the situation to StarHit magazine and admitted that their little daughter hopes that her parents will reconcile, and he himself does not want to interfere with Elena’s communication with the child.
Alexander Ryzhikh, lawyer:
Our relationship deteriorated, partly because of Elena’s temper. Sometimes, word for word, we argued. But if in a normal family it all ended there, then with us it doesn’t. Elena, in a fit of emotion, often began to beat me. With the children - her eldest son Timofey, our little Sonya. I tried to persuade him to at least go into another room and talk. He endured it for a long time, until at some point he received a concussion and ended up in the Sklifosovsky Institute.
Insults, humiliation, threats and beatings. When faced with this on the street, at work or even in their own kitchen, Belarusian women, as a rule, do not go to complain.
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“I was silent. For a long time. Too long. She was silent because she was protecting her family, her children. I was silent because I was ashamed and scared. Because she believed that justice would prevail (and how could it be otherwise). Because my brain refused to perceive SUCH reality.
Exactly a year ago, on the false accusation of my former common-law husband and father of my daughter, a criminal case was opened in the Presnensky District Magistrate's Court as a private accusation of committing a crime under Part 1 of Art. 116 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hooliganism). For exactly a year (more than 25 meetings!) I tried to prove that I was not guilty of anything, that it was not me, but he who attacked me, and I was only DEFENDING myself.
There was everything: a bunch of witnesses, including one who was in the house at the time of the conflict and saw with her own eyes how he sat on me and twisted my arms; my recorded beatings in the emergency room, a medical examination confirming the beatings; report from the local police officer, etc. But in vain. On December 26, 2016, the magistrate handed me a GUARANTEE, completely ignoring all of the above and accepting the plaintiff’s testimony as truth: “Ksenofontova, who had previously had her back to me, sharply turned in my direction and struck me with her hand more than three times in the head, in the right temporal part, as well as in the area of the middle facial part, after which she lay down on the bed and began to call for help, while also shouting the statement that I was killing her. All of the above violent actions of Ksenofontova caused me severe physical pain. Being in a state of “knockdown,” I instinctively grabbed with my right hand the part of the head/face where Ksenofontova was struck, and with my left hand and left knee I leaned on the bed, on which Ksenofontova was already lying at that moment.”
The actress, who was sentenced to a fine, intends to continue to fight for her good name in court. A meeting of the appeal commission will take place on February 3.
Elena’s former common-law husband, from whom she gave birth to a daughter, Sophia, 6 years ago, is lawyer Alexander Tsvetkov. According to the StarHit publication, there were disagreements between the common-law spouses over the apartment. Alexander first issued a deed of gift for Elena, and after breaking up he decided to revoke it, although, according to Ksenofontova, she had to invest in repairs and pay utility debts.
In addition, Elena said that she is fighting with her ex-husband for her daughter; the civil trial has been going on for more than six months.
Let us remember that in addition to her daughter, Ksenofontova has a 14-year-old son, Timofey, from her marriage to producer Ilya Neretin.
Elena Ksenofontova is one of the best Russian actresses of our time. The woman is originally from the city of Khromtau in Kazakhstan. Today she is 45 years old. In 2006, Elena’s merits were recognized at the highest level, so now she holds the title of Honored Artist of Russia.
At the moment, almost everything is known about Elena Ksenofontova’s personal life with her husbands, about her children and professional achievements. It is safe to say that the woman has achieved incredible results. Of course, the actress’s path was not so simple, but she overcame everything with ease.
Elena was gifted with natural talent and beauty. From early childhood, she attended many clubs and enjoyed completing tasks that took many times longer for other children to learn. At school, her favorite subjects were literature and history, so from childhood one could determine her ability to read a text, imagine large-scale scenes, and analyze the actions of certain historical or fictional characters.
Like so many children at that time, Elena enjoyed playing sports, only this love resulted in something more. The fact is that her parents barely managed to dissuade her from a sports career, because Elena was excellent in the 400 and 800 meter races.
Gradually, her views began to change without the help of her parents and she decided to help people by becoming a doctor. Although this story was promising initially, it ended quickly - Elena absolutely cannot stand the sight of blood.
Fighting the disease
As you will notice in any biography of Elena Ksenofontova, 4 years passed between graduating from school and entering a higher educational institution. You immediately wonder what happened in these 4 years. Having learned this story, you don’t have to think about where Elena got such character, such strength and self-confidence - immediately after graduating from school, she was diagnosed with brain cancer.
For the next 4 years, she spent most of her time in the hospital, the doctors said that she would not become an actress and that first she needed to try to save herself. However, by demonstrating some stunning vitality, combined with modern treatment, Elena was able to cope with the problem.
She did not intend to boast about her victory over the disease and did not plan to waste time by immediately going to the best educational institution, where they began to make her a professional actress.
Currently, a considerable number of biographies of Elena Ksenofontova have been written, where you can find information about her children, husband, photos with her family and personal life. Of course, this is of great importance, but not everyone knows what she is experiencing and what she is thinking about. The acting career continues and is not going to stop. Attractive appearance and talent have always played an important role in her life. You can truly get to know her life on social networks.
Completion of training
Elena completed her schooling in 1990. 4 years later, the main event of her self-determination occurred - she successfully entered the acting department of VGIK. Having become part of the acting group of Joseph Raikhelgauz, she successfully studied for the next 4 years and completed her studies with honors in 1998.
Elena Ksenofontova on the set of the film “Taiga”
Elena had to prove herself in a special way, there was no need to flash in front of the teachers and curry favor in order to be singled out against the general background - everything worked out by itself, and this can be called real happiness.
Elena Ksenofontova and Dmitry Nagiyev in the film “Frozen Dispatches”
Very soon, Elena’s teachers no longer saw here a girl who doesn’t know what she wants and came to conquer Moscow - they saw a person who is exactly in the right place, where he feels good. A strong character, which was doubly hardened in battles with cancer, helped Elena a lot here, because the process of preparing an actress is a real flurry of passions.
Elena Ksenofontova on the set of the TV series “Kitchen”
Elena Ksenofontova in the TV series “Hotel Eleon”
Thus, until 2013, Elena worked at the Moscow Theater of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Elena's track record was rapidly expanding, so she was quickly able to feel independent and act even more confidently.
Still from the series “Three Queens”
Theater works
There is an opinion that people begin to take an interest in the personal life of an actor quite closely only if, as an actor, he has not achieved much and is trying to get attention at least in some way. This principle really works, but it does not apply to Elena Ksenofontova in any way. Here it is quite obvious that we have before us a professional who is capable of very much. Pay attention at least to the roles in Dzhigarkhanyan’s theater, where she took on really serious things, be it “The Heart is Not a Stone” by Ostrovsky or “Our Human Friends” by Werber.
Experts who deal with theater criticism say that Elena’s first impression is quite controversial - for some reason, from the outside she doesn’t look like not only a professional, but even an actress. This is not just a quirk, but rather even a strong point of Elena, because in ordinary life she simply no longer has her own image, as she has repeatedly said in interviews.
Elena says that she simply loves to lose herself in the theater or cinema; she has no demands or ambitions to insert something of her own into the role. You already know that many actors like to let the role pass through themselves - Elena Ksenofontova is an ardent opponent of this approach.
It’s safe to say that the biography and personal life of Elena Ksenofontova developed very well, she loves her husband and children. It is thanks to this that she was able to achieve incredible results and continues to act in films.
Personal life
In fact, every actress has difficulties in life that are not so easy to overcome. Everything was always good in Elena Ksenofontova’s personal life; she loves her children, husband and parents. Her professional and career growth was formed precisely thanks to the right approach and the ability to combine family values with work.
Elena’s personal life seemed to have passed without tragedies, but at the same time she failed to find one, the only man. Her first marriage happened quite early: at the age of 19 she married Igor Lipatov. It lasted for 11 years, but the couple didn’t even have a child. Further, in 2003, she married a well-known producer in the post-Soviet space, Ilya Neretin. Although this marriage ended in the same divorce, the couple had a son, Timofey.
Elena herself does not like to comment on her personal life and only briefly notes that her subtle acting nature and mood swings are to blame.
It is very easy to find information on the Internet about the personal life of Elena Ksenofontova, her husbands and children. She regularly shares her posts on social networks, which helps users keep abreast of all the events that are happening.
Today many events happened in Elena’s life, she is trying to hide her new relationships with men, but it is known that there will be a wedding soon. The actress truly knows how to surprise and delight her fans.
44-year-old actress Elena Ksenofontova, star of the TV series “Kitchen” and “Hotel Eleon,” spoke about her personal life and domestic violence on Channel One.
In 2016, Elena Ksenofontova separated from her common-law husband, lawyer Alexander Ryzhikh. There were rumors that the actress was simply tired of waiting for a marriage proposal. Ksenofontova did not advertise the reason for the divorce.
However, now Elena Ksenofontova decided to admit what was the reason.
Elena Ksenofontova spoke live on the program “Time will tell” about beating her husband.
Now Ksenofontova is fighting with her ex-husband for their common child and apartment.
Ksenofontova spoke about what she had to endure in her civil marriage with lawyer Alexander.
“I am a successful person, everything is fine with me. At least, I live in such a way that it seems to everyone. On December 26, 2016, I was sentenced in the Presnensky court. Because I “beat” my husband.
At the forefront is the apartment in which we lived. We have a daughter, we lived together for many years, but at some point the relationship collapsed.
When I declared that we would no longer live and asked to leave, he said: “You didn’t understand something. You will leave. If you rock the boat, I will destroy you,” said Ksenofontova.
Elena Ksenofontova admitted that her common-law husband almost killed her after a family quarrel.
“He entered the bedroom, grabbed me by the face and throat, threw me on the bed, sat on top... He served in the Airborne Forces. He grabbed his hands and chest and began to threaten.
I began to choke and tried to scream for help, because we were not alone at home. He tried to choke me, I fought back. When I did this, I scratched his face with my hands,” said Elena Ksenofontova.
Unfortunately, Alexander was the first to write a statement to the police, for which Ksenofontova was later sentenced. “It was a big mistake... I had to return home and continue living in the same apartment with the person I was terrified of.
Recently, the artist wrote about her problem in social network. “I was silent. For a long time. For too long. I was silent because I was protecting my family, my children.
I was silent because I was ashamed and scared. Because she believed that justice would prevail (and how could it be otherwise). Because my brain refused to perceive SUCH reality. REALITY
Exactly a year ago, on the false accusation of my former common-law husband and father of my daughter, a criminal case was opened in the Presnensky District Magistrate's Court as a private accusation of committing a crime under Part 1, Art. 116 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hooliganism).
For exactly a year (more than 25 meetings!) I tried to prove that I was not to blame for anything, that neither I, but he attacked me, and I was only DEFENDING myself. There was everything: a bunch of witnesses, including one who was in the house at the time of the conflict and saw with her own eyes how he sat on me and twisted my arms; my recorded beatings in the emergency room, a medical examination confirming the beatings; district police officer's report, etc. But in vain.
On December 26, 2016, the Magistrate handed me a GUARANTEE, completely ignoring all of the above and accepting the plaintiff’s testimony as true - “... Ksenofontova, who had previously stood with her back to me, sharply turned in my direction and struck me with her hand more than three times in the head, in the right temporal part, as well as in the area of the middle facial part, after which she lay down on the bed and began to call for help, while also shouting the statement that I was killing her.
All of the above violent actions of Ksenofontova caused me severe physical pain. Being in a state of “knockdown”, I instinctively grabbed with my right hand the part of the head/face where Ksenofontova was struck, and with my left hand and left knee I leaned on the bed, on which Ksenofontova was already lying at that moment...”
At the end of December 2016, the actress was convicted and sentenced to a fine. Elena is sure that Alexander Ryzhikh specifically wrote a statement against her in order to take away the apartment and the child.
“Everything is simple to the point of vulgarity. And vomiting... Once upon a time, in a fit of unpredictable (now quite understandable) generosity, my common-law husband gave me an apartment by registering a deed of gift. An apartment that was under renovation and burdened with a considerable debt for utilities.
At that time (and then throughout our entire life together) he had “difficulties at work.” Sincerely wanting to protect my loved one from unnecessary upsets, I took on all the financial expenses myself,” said Ksenofontova.
Ksenofontova’s family life was, as she admitted, difficult. “Now, when after several years of moral and physical humiliation, lies, betrayals, numerous scandals, blackmail, reproaches that I was to blame for all his failures, endless intimidation, I suddenly voiced my intention to leave and asked to leave, he suddenly realized what a mistake did it once.
From that moment on, the serious work of the brain of a professional lawyer began. And a solution was found,” the actress noted, saying that Alexander decided to revoke the deed of gift. Allegedly, that’s why he staged the attack.
A meeting of the appeal commission will take place in the district court in early February. The actress has little hope that she will be acquitted.
After all, before this, she had repeatedly tried to file a counterclaim against her ex-lover and appealed to the Investigative Committee. However, she was constantly refused.
The situation is aggravated by the fact that in parallel, for more than six months, a civil court has been going on to determine the place of residence of the common daughter of Ksenofontova and Ryzhikh, the procedure for communication with the child and the collection of alimony.
In order to take the child away, Ryzhikh tries to find all kinds of incriminating evidence, portrays Ksenofontova as terminally ill, mentally unstable, etc. Waving a sentence that has not entered into force - how can you trust a child to a criminal?!!
A year ago, at the first court hearing, a counterclaim was filed to initiate a criminal case against A.N. Ryzhikh. A refusal was received because he was a person of special status (lawyer).
“You can’t speak in silence. I’m speaking. Because I’ve tried everything (much remains left out). Because, finally, I understand that further silence is akin to suicide. Because, having taken one step, you need to take the next and go to the end.
Because I'm choking on injustice. Because I’m just afraid I won’t make it,” Elena Ksenofontova asked the public for help.
For the first time, Elena married Igor Lipatov in 1994; after 11 years they divorced. Ksenofontova’s second husband in 2003 was the famous producer Ilya Neretin (born 1964), but this marriage again ended in divorce.
In this marriage, the actress gave birth to her first child in 2003 - son Timofey Neretin.
In a civil marriage with lawyer Alexander Ryzhikh, on February 10, 2011, the actress had a daughter, Sophia. In 2016, the couple separated.
The actress admitted that she could no longer remain silent. Elena Ksenofontova informed the public that she was fighting with her former common-law husband for her daughter and apartment. The artist claims that lawyer Alexander deliberately set up a criminal case against her. According to Ksenofontova, she fears for her own life.
Popular actress Elena Ksenofontova, who in 25 court hearings was unable to prove that her common-law husband was slandering her by accusing her of violence, told the truth about her personal life. The star of the TV series “Kitchen” admitted that for many years she suffered humiliation and tyranny, not knowing how to break out of the vicious circle.
Last year it became known that Elena Ksenofontova broke up with her common-law husband, lawyer Alexander. The actress’s friend told StarHit that the couple broke up because the artist’s boyfriend was in no hurry to get married. Only recently did the details of this story become known, which shocked many. Elena publicly accused her former lover of lying.
“I was silent. For a long time. Too long. She was silent because she was protecting her family, her children. I was silent because I was ashamed and scared. Because she believed that justice would prevail (and how could it be otherwise). Because my brain refused to perceive such a reality,” said the star.
According to Ksenofontova, a year ago her husband reported the attack to the police. The man claimed that his common-law wife allegedly hit him several times in the head, after which she pretended to be a victim of violence. The artist herself says that everything was different. “For exactly a year (more than 25 meetings!) I tried to prove that I was not guilty of anything, that it was not me, but he who attacked me, and I was only defending myself. There was everything: a bunch of witnesses, including one who was in the house at the time of the conflict and saw with her own eyes how he sat on me and twisted my arms; my recorded beatings in the emergency room, a medical examination confirming the beatings; district police officer's report, etc. But in vain,” Elena said.
On December 26, 2016, the actress was convicted and sentenced to a fine. According to Ksenofontova, her ex-lover deliberately wrote a statement against her to the police. The woman is sure that the lawyer intends to take away the apartment that he once gave her.
“Everything is just vulgar. And vomiting... Once upon a time, in a fit of unpredictable (now quite understandable) generosity, my common-law husband gave me an apartment by registering a deed of gift. An apartment that is under renovation and burdened with a considerable debt for utilities. At that time (and then throughout our entire life together) he had “difficulties at work.” Sincerely wanting to protect my loved one from unnecessary upsets, I took on all the financial expenses myself. It quickly became clear that I couldn’t afford two apartments. I had to sell the old one, finish repairs in the new one, and furnish it,” said the actress.
On the air of the “Time Will Tell” program, Ksenofontova could not hold back her tears. She said that a year ago her ex-husband filed a police report against her, accusing her of beating her.
“For exactly a year (more than 25 meetings!) I tried to prove that I was not guilty of anything, that it was not me, but he who attacked me, and I was only defending myself. There was everything: a bunch of witnesses, including one who was in the house at the time of the conflict and saw with her own eyes how he sat on me and twisted my arms; my recorded beatings in the emergency room, a medical examination confirming the beatings, a report from the local police officer... But in vain,” the actress said after the guilty verdict on Instagram, and shared the details on the TV show.
According to Elena, she quarreled with her chosen one after declaring that she no longer wanted to live with him. The star announced the breakup to her common-law husband, but he did not accept this turn of events and did not want to leave the apartment.
“You didn’t understand something. You will leave. If you rock the boat, I will destroy you,” the ex-husband told her, and then the assault began.
“He entered the bedroom, grabbed me by the face and throat, threw me on the bed, sat on top... He served in the Airborne Forces. He grabbed his hands and chest and began to threaten. I began to choke and tried to scream for help, because we were not alone at home. He tried to choke me, I fought back. When I did this, I scratched his face with my hands,” said Ksenofontova.
As the actress says, it was after this that the common-law husband went to the police and took down the beatings - scratches on his face. Elena regrets that she did not do the same and let everything go, did not turn to law enforcement officers because of her humiliation and bruises. This was precisely the mistake of the star, who was unable to prove her innocence in court and received a fine.
After Elena decided to break up with Alexander, he decided to revoke the deed of gift. For this purpose, he staged the attack, the artist said.
“Now, when after several years of moral and physical humiliation, lies, betrayals, numerous scandals, blackmail, reproaches that I was to blame for all his failures, endless intimidation, I suddenly voiced my intention to leave and asked to leave, he suddenly realized what a mistake did it once. From that moment on, the serious work of the brain of a professional lawyer began. And a solution was found,” says Ksenofontova.
The woman said that on February 3, a meeting of the appeal commission would take place in the district court. Elena said that she had little hope that they would be acquitted. Previously, she repeatedly tried to file a counterclaim against her ex-lover and appealed to the Investigative Committee. However, Ksenofontova was constantly refused.
Elena also talked about how she was fighting with her ex-husband for her daughter. According to the actress, the civil trial has been going on for more than six months. Ksenofontova claims that the ex-lover is deliberately looking for dirt on his ex-wife. This is the only way he can take the child from her.
“You cannot be silent. I'm talking. Because everything has been tried (much has been left out). Because I finally understand that further silence is akin to suicide. Because, having taken one step, you need to take the next and go to the end. Because I'm choking on injustice. Because I’m just afraid I won’t make it,” Ksenofontova ended her address to the public with these words.
Elena shared on the microblog her husband’s words and his version of what was happening, told in court:
“... Ksenofontova, who had previously had her back to me, sharply turned in my direction and with her hand struck me more than three times in the head, in the right temporal part, as well as in the area of the middle facial part, after which she lay down on the bed and began to call for help, while also shouting the statement that I am killing her. All of the above violent actions of Ksenofontova caused me severe physical pain. Being in a state of “knockdown,” I instinctively grabbed with my right hand the part of the head/face where Ksenofontova was struck, and with my left hand and left knee I leaned on the bed, on which Ksenofontova was already lying at that moment...”
The ex-spouses' common daughter, Sonya, suffers most from the squabbles between her parents. While her common-law husband is looking for incriminating evidence on the actress in order to take the child, Ksenofontova turns to the public for help through television and social networks and remembers that her mother was once terrorized by her father, but she does not want such a childhood for her daughter.
“I lived for many years with a man who beat my mother and beat us all. This is my stepfather. I remember my mother being beaten to such an extent that I could not find her face. My psyche and life were broken for me, my sister and brother,” Elena admitted on air, unable to hold back her tears.
Later, Internet users created a petition in which they demanded a fair trial in the case of Elena Ksenofontova, a victim of domestic violence.
“Stop the chaos! In a state governed by the rule of law, a woman must be protected; it is no longer possible to remain silent!” – said the author of the request.
Let us remember that Ksenofontova was married three times. In 1994, she went down the aisle with Igor Lipatov, with whom there were no children. After 11 years they broke up. The second husband in 2003 was the famous producer Ilya Neretin, from whom Elena had her first child, son Timofey, but this marriage also ended in divorce. The common-law spouse, from whom the actress gave birth to a daughter, Sophia, became lawyer Alexander - the star now accuses him of domestic violence.