Ava Karabatic Denies Death Hoax, Will Report Man to Police

Ava Karabatic, a starlet and former reality show contestant, responded on Instagram on November 7 and denied a report of her own death that had appeared on her profile. She said she will report the man who, by her account, sent the false voice message to police and other authorities.

What appeared on Ava Karabatic’s profile?

A voice message appeared on the profile claiming that Ava jumped from a building and took her own life. The same message reached the administrator of her accounts, who signs as Cvita, and a circle of close friends. A post on the profile, signed with Cvita’s name, read:

“Ava has sadly left us, she did not have the strength to fight any longer, sadly she threw herself from a building… I, Cvita, promise for her sake, and for Ivica’s, that I will take everything to court to the very end, of course together with Mario, Vanja and her friends. She could be all sorts of things, but she did not deserve this. With love, innocent lost soul, we hope you are with your father now.”

Her friend Mario Tomas also posted a video in which he speaks tearfully about her as someone who has died. By her own account, Ava was asleep at the time.

What did Ava say after she woke up?

Karabatic responded with a post on her Instagram profile. She opened with: “People, it’s Ava. First of all, let me tell everyone that I’m fine, I just woke up.”

She admitted she really had been in the emergency room, but for a different reason than claimed: “The truth is that I ended up in the emergency room, but because I felt unwell.” She then condemned the person who made the message: “The person who posted the voice message saying I jumped from a building is obviously sick.” She added: “I would never raise a hand against myself.”

Who, by her account, was behind the message?

According to Ava, the voice message was sent by a man she had been staying with in recent days, while she was asleep. She claims the same man physically attacked her friend Mario the day before. Video of that attack was posted on her profile and later removed.

The man is not named in her post, and her claims about the attack and about who sent the message have not been independently confirmed. One report of her post says the profile was taken over by a person with bad intentions, while in the words quoted from her she talks about the man she stayed with.

After her statement, the disputed posts and videos were deleted from Instagram. Only her statement remained, with comments turned off.

What report does she plan to file?

Ava was clear about her next steps: “I will report him for spreading false and disturbing news.” She intends to file the report with police and other authorities.

Later in the post she spoke about her condition: “Physically I’m fine, but mentally I’m not. I will seek psychological help after all the traumas I have suffered because of my mental health, which is my priority right now. Thank you to all the dear people who are with me.”

It is not clear from her post whether the report has already been filed.