This «news» is a fabrication by the Telegram channel Империя очень зла (The Empire is Very Evil), which publishes satirical content and fictional news.
A report has been circulating online claiming that American actress Milla Jovovich allegedly fired her Ukrainian housekeeper due to her «Russophobia». The housekeeper reportedly refused to speak Russian with the actress’s 16-year-old daughter, Ever Anderson. The messages state that the housekeeper’s name is Svitlana Chornykh, a refugee from Ukraine, and that her duty was to speak Russian with Jovovich’s daughter to help maintain her language skills, but the Ukrainian woman allegedly refused to do so.
This «news» was widely spread by Russian media and social networks. Outlets like Украина.ру (Ukraine.ru), Царьград (Tsargrad), and АиФ (AiF) reported on the alleged firing, all citing an article from Tvcenter.ru, which does not provide a source for the information.
Upon investigating this story, several strange details stand out. First, no foreign media outlets have reported this incident. English-language posts about the supposed firing only appear from anonymous users on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Odysee. Second, all publications — both in Russian and English-language media — contain identical texts.
StopFake has found that the initial reports about Milla Jovovich allegedly firing a Ukrainian woman for refusing to speak Russian began circulating on anonymous Telegram channels on the evening of September 28. According to TGStat, a service that provides Telegram analytics, the original source of this «news» was the Russian channel Империя очень зла (The Empire is Very Evil). This is a satirical channel that publishes fictional news, as stated in its description: «Caution, possible fake and harsh satire. The content is fictional.»
As with all other posts on this channel, the «news» about Milla Jovovich firing a Ukrainian is entirely fictitious. In the comments on this «news», followers of the channel created various continuations of the story and mocked the Russian media, which took the satire seriously and posted the information on their social media.
Previously, StopFake debunked another fictitious news story about Ukrainian «Russophobia» — Fake: Ukrainians in Israel Did Not Allow Russian Comedian Slepakov into Shelter.
