Golubovic buys a new chihuahua and calls it Koko
Days after his former partner Kristina Spalevic accused him of killing his dog, Kristijan Golubovic showed a newly bought chihuahua on a TikTok live and gave it the previous dog's name.
- Kristijan Golubovic showed a newly bought chihuahua on a TikTok live on July 28.
- He named the dog Koko, the same name as his previous dog, which died.
- His former partner Kristina Spalevic had posted videos accusing him of animal abuse, which he denies.
- Because of the case, both have been barred from appearing on Zeljko Mitrovic's television channels.
Kristijan Golubovic showed a newly bought chihuahua on a TikTok live on July 28 and named it Koko on the spot. That is the name his previous dog carried, the one whose death has dominated the Serbian celebrity scene for days.
The gesture was enough to flood social networks within hours. The same question kept coming back in the comments, whether the new dog would end up like the previous one. Part of the audience read the choice of name as defiance, part of it as a message aimed straight at his former partner.
The case began when Kristina Spalevic posted videos in which she accused Golubovic of abusing animals. In one of them, by her account, he is carrying a dog towards the bathroom while she begs him not to hurt it. In another, a dog is in the bathtub. Spalevic says Koko died as a result of that treatment.
Golubovic rejects all of it. He says he has a veterinary report showing the dog did not die from violence, and that the footage can be read differently than she reads it. He had been announcing that same report for days as his main argument.
Why did the name Koko cause such a reaction?
Because the name is not neutral. The first Koko is the centre of the accusations, and the dog’s death is the reason the case became public at all. When the same name turns up on a new dog, on a live stream anyone can watch, it stops being a private decision.
An animal protection association has called on the authorities to establish the facts of the case urgently. Their message is straightforward: until it is known what happened to the first dog, a second one appearing on camera is not a showbiz story but a supervision issue.
Golubovic has built his public image on being blunt and on never backing down when attacked. This time the same tactic has turned away part of the audience that used to defend him. The comments under the clips show a split his earlier controversies never produced.
What happens with the complaints and the television ban
The criminal complaint filed so far is a complaint against Golubovic. He, for his part, went to a police station with what he says is evidence against his former partner and announced legal steps of his own. The case is at an early stage and none of it has yet gone through the prosecution.
The media consequence arrived in parallel. Because of the case, both have been barred from appearing on Zeljko Mitrovic’s television channels. Alo reports that this refers to Pink, while Informer names Red Television. Either way the message is the same: neither Golubovic nor Spalevic enters a studio while this is running.
For people who make their living on screen, that is the most concrete penalty so far. A court outcome can take months, a ban on appearances takes effect immediately.
Cases like this always run on two parallel tracks, one legal and one media. The legal one moves slowly and quietly, the media one moves fast and loudly. Within hours, the new Koko became the symbol of the second track, regardless of what the first one eventually establishes.
Is naming the new dog Koko a message to the public, or simply a private choice that should concern no one?
