{"id":58491,"date":"2026-02-19T22:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/charli-xcx-addresses-the-moment-afterpartys-alleged-ties-to-russia\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T22:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:39:30","slug":"charli-xcx-addresses-the-moment-afterpartys-alleged-ties-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/charli-xcx-addresses-the-moment-afterpartys-alleged-ties-to-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Charli XCX Addresses ‘The Moment’ Afterparty’s Alleged Ties to Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n

“I stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine,” artist says<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\n

\n\tCharli XCX<\/a> issued a statement on Thursday disavowing any knowledge of a party organizer she worked with having alleged ties to Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe news outlet United24 Media<\/em><\/a> reported on Monday that model and DJ Anastasia Shevtsova, a.k.a. Petit, threw an afterparty for Charli XCX\u2019s mockumentary, The Moment<\/em>, in Berlin. Shevtsova, the outlet said, was the daughter of Zhanna Shevtsova, whose \u201cTraditsiya\u201d foundation allegedly works with Vladimir Putin\u2019s Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives on projects in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. The outlet claimed that Petit had traveled to parts of Ukraine that Russia had occupied in the years since it invaded Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFor clarity, neither me nor my team were aware of any of the alleged affiliations around the party in Berlin,\u201d Charli XCX wrote in a statement posted to her Instagram story. \u201cI would like to take this opportunity to say I stand against the atrocities committed by the Russian government in Ukraine, and I stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

\n

\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n

\n\tPetit also released a statement distancing herself from any ties to Russian oppression. \u201cMy family members live in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine,\u201d she wrote in a post on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cThe current tragedy affects me personally and deeply. I would never wish harm, violence, or suffering on anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Moment <\/em>premiered in the U.S. at the end of January, two weeks ahead of the release of Wuthering Heights<\/a><\/em>, a movie with a Charli XCX soundtrack<\/a>. Rolling Stone<\/a> <\/em>reviewed the film at Sundance. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to parody something that\u2019s already so over-the-top, yet this feels like merely scratching the surface of the nonstop mayhem of a world tour centered around a hedonistic yet sensitive artist surrounded by industry sharks and suck-ups,\u201d critic David Fear wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n