Monika Ivkic cancels Oct. 24 wedding gig from hospital
The singer says on Instagram that severe panic attacks have put her in hospital. The owner of the diaspora venue still insists she only slapped her.
Singer Monika Ivkic has cancelled a performance scheduled for October 24 at a wedding celebration. The reason, as she put it on Instagram, is that she is in hospital with severe panic attacks. She spoke up today, a few days after publicly accusing the owner of a venue in the diaspora of physically attacking her.
What did Monika Ivkic write about the cancelled gig?
The post opens with an apology to the organizers of the celebration:
“Dear friends, I want to let you know that, unfortunately, because of my current state of health I am unable to perform at the wedding celebration scheduled for October 24. I sincerely apologize to the organizers and to the people who were expecting me.”
The singer then explains her condition. She writes that her health has suffered after everything she went through emotionally in recent days, and that she has been hospitalized as a result:
“After everything I have been through emotionally in recent days, my health has been affected, and because of severe panic attacks I am currently in hospital. I want to reassure you and tell you that I am fine, as far as that is possible right now, but I need a few days of peace, rest and recovery.”
She thanked her followers for their support and said she hopes to “be together again soon, sing and create beautiful memories”. It remains unclear whether she is cancelling one performance or several: the post mentions only the October 24 date, while some outlets write about cancelled performances in the plural.
What does the venue owner claim?
The singer says the owner of a venue in the diaspora attacked her physically after a performance there. Kurir and Telegraf identify the owner by the surname Dulinova. She rejects the accusation and describes a very different evening.
“Nobody attacked her,” Dulinova told the media. She claims the photo of injuries the singer posted is a montage, that Monika sat around “half the night” and did not do her job properly. According to her, the singer was paid 2,000 euros for the performance and then asked for another 500.
She does not deny the slap. She says it was self-defense:
“Then she asked for another 500 euros, then she went outside, she threw something around, she had drunk too much and she lunged at me with her phone six times, she made scenes. She shoved the phone in my face, claimed I hadn’t given her the money, and then she found it. She threatened me, she lunged at me, and in self-defense all I did was slap her.”
The owner adds that the singer keeps contacting her: “She still calls me and blackmails me.”
What is known about the dispute, and what is not?
The two versions are in direct conflict, and none of the sources the newsroom reviewed offers independent confirmation of either. The singer posted a photo of her injuries, and the owner calls it a montage. In its accompanying headlines, Informer mentions a recording from a club in Offenbach, made before the incident, and says singer Mile Kitic stated that “there are recordings of her being hit”, adding that he had heard of the case as an incident in Frankfurt. The same outlet reports that in another post the singer rejects claims that she was under the influence of drugs.
The location is therefore not clear-cut: Kurir and Telegraf write only about a venue in the diaspora, while Informer mentions both Offenbach and Frankfurt. We previously reported on the denial Monika Ivkic sent to the club owner.
Monika Ivkic rose to fame on the talent show “Zvezde Granda”, where she reached the final. For now, the only thing known is that, in her own words, she needs a few days of rest and recovery.
