OPEN LETTER
From: Oksana Baiul
To: Entertainment Tonight (CBS)
Date: February 20, 2014
Dear Entertainment Tonight:
You had invited me to do an interview concerning the Ladies’ Figure Skating results and my advice for gold medal winners. I had agreed subject to you allowing me to also use the interview to raise awareness to the more than 70 people killed and 600 injured in Ukraine in their fight against Ukrainian government corruption.
Unfortunately, you pulled a “bait and switch” on me and instead dealt with issues in your program irrelevant to anything that we had agreed to discuss. I should have known better than to trust you after having only recently learned about the frauds and thefts from me of millions of dollars that began when I was a minor before my Olympic gold medal. Since your program did not address the issues upon which we had agreed, I take this opportunity to comment on what was supposed to be in your program.
The people of Ukraine are fighting a vicious battle against organized crime, corruption and the forces of evil. While we shook the Soviet yoke in 1991, many of the corrupt, communist apparatchiks unfortunately managed to hold onto their positions. The crime and corruption continued but Ukrainian people have finally had enough and are bravely making their stand. I pray for and support the valiant people of Ukraine and wish for ultimate peace and happiness, especially for the innocent children affected.
I likewise have made my stand against the organized crime and corruption that I have only learned about in the last two years. I filed a lawsuit in New York in October 2013 against numerous defendants for violations of RICO and other claims. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (my former agents), Wallin, Simon & Black (my former business managers, financial advisors and accountants), Galina Zmievskaya (my former coach), Victor Petrenko, Nina Petrenko and Joseph Lemire are among the defendants. While I am not risking my life in my lawsuit like the people of Ukraine are in their fight, we are nonetheless fighting the same thing, organized crime and corruption.
My advice to the new gold medal winners is to trust nobody and especially not talent agents, accountants, coaches or Entertainment Tonight.
God bless the newly crowned gold medal winners and God bless the people of Ukraine.
OKSANA BAIUL
1994 Olympic GOLD Medalist, Ladies Figure Skating
1993 World Championship GOLD Medalist, Ladies Figure Skating
www.OksanaBaiul.com
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Entertainment Tonight is about 2 clicks above foxnews and xtra. No real actual news value whatsoever.
Bet you watch CNN (commienewsnetwork)
Sorry to hear you were so badly used. I hope you win in the courts and the Ukrainian people win what they are fighting so valiantly for.
Socialist/Communist governments are the greediest, most corrupt and murderous force on Earth, and the low-information idiots of the US can’t wait to get us there.
Sorry to hear the State Run Propaganda Media treated you poorly. Maybe you should have spoken with a real news network like FOX News, people who present proven facts instead of government propaganda. I am sure you know about communist propaganda.
Good luck on your fight against political and private corruption. Maybe when you are successful you can help toss out our commie gubermint.
Hahahaha Fox “news”
Good on you, Oksana. Glad to see you lay out in no uncertain terms your displeasure at having been disrespected in that manner. Please keep shining the light on the plight of the people of Ukraine. Unfortunately, they’ll get no help from our own despot in Washington, but private relief donations will make up much of the difference.
Unbelievable that ET would not allow you to raise the much needed awareness about the events going on in Ukraine. Thanks for your strong stand on fighting crime and corruption Oksana. Slava Ukraini!
You make great points in your statement, and I hope and trust that the Ukrainian American community will help spread your message. I will do my part. I am truly sorry you had to deal with such viscous corruption twice in your life – once just for being Ukrainian, the other for being successful in youth and therefore a target. I hope you prevail. Слава Україні!
Oksana I have always admired you! You were so young when your journey began. I am praying that you will win your lawsuit against the people who pretended to have your best interest at heart when they did not! I pray for peace in both your heart and Ukrainian!
A proud Ukrainian, Oksana Baiul’s statement was interpreted into English by her public relations representative. It was an unintentional grammatical error. Hopefully, it did not take your attention away from the purpose of the statement. Thank you for your visiting OKSANA BAIUL’s website and commenting.
The only news I watch now is AlJazira. 5hey are what CNN used to be. CNN completely ignored what was happening in Ukraine since November, until casualties started piling up. I hope any friends you may still have in Dnepro. And Odessa are safe. Military families of Ukrainian army may be in harms way (possible hostages), the soldiers are tired, running low on food, surrounded by heavily armed Speznaz thugs who are just waiting to start an altrication. Russian speaking people in Crimea are not safe either: they could be eassily harmed with intent to blame it on those supporting Ukrainian sovrenty.That would give Putin justfication for invasion. We all pray that everyone remains safe and something ends Putin’s insanity
Oksana Baiul has also named Galina Zmievskaya and Viktor Petrenko among the users, abusers and exploiters who harmed her career & life with their selfishness & unending greed. Glad to know Ms. Baiul came through it girl had a good head on her shoulders. What she went through was a lot to bear. That TV movie was a poor representation of Oksana Baiul’s life. It was sugar-coated and white-washed jumble of p.r. It was not reality.