Karleusa Heads to Milan to Join Daughters After Riots
The singer left Belgrade for Milan, where her older daughter Atina and her younger daughter are, as the city stays under heavier police watch after cost-of-living protests.
Jelena Karleusa has traveled from Belgrade to Milan, where her daughters are, after the riots that swept the city over the weekend. That is what Telegraf and Kurir reported on October 21. About two days earlier, the singer shared a video of Milan’s streets on X and wrote publicly that her daughters were in the city at that moment.
What did Karleusa post on X?
Alongside a video showing crowds and a heavy police presence, the singer wrote:
“My daughters are in Milan, walking through streets full of Africans and Arabs, while police cordons stand at every step,” Karleusa wrote in her post on X.
Kurir reports that the post drew a flood of reactions and comments from her followers on the platform. Her older daughter Atina and her younger daughter are currently in Milan. Atina studies there.
Did Karleusa actually go to Milan?
The two outlets differ on one detail. Telegraf writes that the singer has already left and packed up in Belgrade straight away. Kurir is more cautious: it writes that, according to its information, she decided to travel urgently and stay with her daughters until the situation in the city calms down, and it uses the word “reportedly” in the text.
What happened on the streets of Milan?
The riots broke out over the weekend, after protests over rising living costs and discontent with public services. The demonstrations grew into clashes with police, smashed shop windows and looting of stores in the city centre. The violence continued into a second day.
Groups of young people gathered near Piazza del Duomo and Via Torino. Police used tear gas and water cannons, and parts of the centre were under heightened surveillance. On Monday some shops closed early, while boutiques on Via Montenapoleone removed goods from their windows. Italian authorities announced additional security measures, including sending 500 soldiers to Milan.
Where does Atina live?
Karleusa recently talked about her older daughter’s studies, and about how she lives in Milan, on the podcast “Estradni leksikon.” Kurir writes that Atina attends a prestigious university in the fashion capital. On the podcast, the singer explained that the apartment was not bought:
“She has a roommate she shares the apartment costs with. We rented the apartment, we didn’t buy it, we won’t lie to people, because where would we get that kind of money? The apartment is rented, she has a roommate and we split the costs. Modestly, she rides a bike and so on,” Jelena Karleusa said on the podcast “Estradni leksikon.”
By those words, Atina does not live in a family-owned apartment but in a rented one, and she shares the costs with a roommate.
What is known and what is not
The video and the post on X come from the singer herself. In both articles, the trip to Milan appears as a claim by the media, not as a statement from Karleusa.
