Gleb Savchenko's Custody Battle is Heating Up (and Screenshots Are the New Evidence)

In this latest chapter of As the Custody Turns, our favorite reality dance star, Gleb Savchenko, is serving up some serious drama in his custody battle against a certain ex-wife who seems to have her own agenda. Here’s the scoop: Gleb is claiming to have evidence that backs up his wild accusations against Elena Samodanova (yes, the one who’s allegedly playing sneaky with their kids). He’s pulling out the big guns—screenshots that reportedly show she whisked their youngest daughter off to Moscow after keeping the girls in Hong Kong like they were some forgotten carry-on bags.

Gleb is throwing some major shade in court documents, showing one of those little gems revealing Elena’s phone pinging in Moscow. And another screenshot? Oh, it has her chatting about attending a family funeral—very suspicious, right? Gleb insists he had NO IDEA about this trip and would have firmly said no to Zlata heading to what he calls a “war-torn” country. I mean, can you really blame him?

But here’s where it gets super juicy: Gleb is pushing for the judge to grant him temporary sole custody of their 15-year-old daughter, Olivia, like he’s some kind of custody law enforcer. He’s even filed a Hague Convention petition (that’s international custody drama for you) because he’s claiming Elena has kept their daughters in Hong Kong since 2023—yikes! Meanwhile, Elena is playing her own game, asserting that Hong Kong is Olivia’s home and accusing Gleb of trying to pull a fast one by canceling her return flight. The plot thickens!

But WAIT! The court has ordered them both to attend mediation on August 5, so hold onto your hats, because this saga isn’t even close to over—who knew custody battles could be this entertaining?

—Rex