Mitrovic bans Kristijan and Kristina from Pink over dog

On July 26, Zeljko Mitrovic made the move the entire scene is talking about, the owner of Pink television barred Kristijan Golubovic and Kristina Spalevic from appearing on his channels. The reason, as he stated himself, was a harmed animal, a small dog that set off a storm within hours.

It all started with a clip Kristina Spalevic posted on her Instagram. It shows the injured dog, a chihuahua named Kan, and Kristina claimed she also holds veterinary documentation confirming an injury to the animal’s knee. The footage jumped from one profile to another and quickly landed on the front pages of the celebrity sections.

What did Mitrovic say about the ban?

Mitrovic responded briefly and without hedging. He said that for him the abuse of animals falls into the category of things that cannot be forgiven, and that pets deserve protection like every other living being on the planet. That made it clear the decision was not a burst of anger but a position.

Kristijan Golubovic had until now hosted his own show on Pink, while Kristina Spalevic worked as a presenter. Under Mitrovic’s ruling, both are now off the air. For a station that had pushed them to the front for years, this is a reversal that is rarely seen.

What set the story further alight was the content of the recorded exchange that surfaced. In the dialogue Kristijan says: I threw him down there. Kristina replies that the injury to the dog’s knee came from blows. That exact part is being repeated the most across the comments, because it moves the story from rumor to an admission by the person involved.

What did the driving clip show?

While the argument over the dog raged, another clip surfaced that did Golubovic no favors. It shows him driving recklessly, with, as reported, his son and a pregnant Kristina in the vehicle. Two clips in a single day created an avalanche no statement could stop.

Kristina Spalevic has since spoken out herself, claiming that instead of support she received a dismissal. Her version and Mitrovic’s decision do not yet line up on who let down whom, but they do line up on one thing, that a return to Pink, for now, is off the table.

Golubovic has long been known to the public as a figure who does not shy away from controversy, but this time the reaction came fast and from the very top of the house that employed him. The question now hanging in the air is not only whether he will return to the small screen, but also how the whole case will end outside the studio.

Do you think Mitrovic made the right call, or did the ban come too late?