Birtasevic Warns Karleusa: Next Step Is the Complete Truth
The singer's former associate posted and then deleted a message on X, while on Pink Stars, Desingerica sparked a fresh clash over Karleusa's boyfriend.
Zoran Birtasevic, a longtime associate of Jelena Karleusa, said on X that he will soon reveal the complete truth, then quickly deleted the post, Kurir reported on November 9. He wrote the message in reply to a user who asked why he does not deny claims that he stole from the singer.
What did Birtasevic write on X?
The trigger was Karleusa’s statement on “Premijera Weekend Special.” There she spoke about her relationship with her boyfriend Aleksandar Sevo, who according to Kurir is 24 years younger than she is. By the same report, Karleusa said Sevo saved her from business malpractice and warned her about criminal offenses.
Birtasevic answered this way:
Because I am decent, I have a fair amount of patience, and I want to suppress the horror that happened to me in the hardest moments. All of those traits are counted on when stories are packaged to cover up one’s own horror and shame. Ask her how she met her little boyfriend. Yuck. The next step will be the complete truth, without me blinking. I couldn’t care less about the threats from the crooks I keep getting, telling me to stay silent and so on.
The end of the friendship and business partnership between Karleusa and Birtasevic has been a talking point on the local scene for weeks. Karleusa previously admitted she was deeply hurt and disappointed, but did not go into detail.
What does Seka Aleksic have to do with it?
Birtasevic attended Seka Aleksic’s concerts in Zagreb’s Arena on Friday and Saturday, and talk appeared on social media that he had started working with her. He explained it to Kurir:
I have known Seka for a long time and we have a really good relationship. She is a great person and I am glad to see her enjoying huge, well-deserved success. I came to Zagreb with friends, to enjoy her concert spectacle and give her my support. The energy in front of 40,000 people, in the heart of Zagreb, was incredible.
He denied any direct collaboration but named one link. As creative director and producer, working through a marketing agency, he made the visual identity for an event in Belgrade marking the promotion of Seka’s new album. Some of that footage was used in Zagreb. “Seka has a great team that does its job perfectly and deserves great respect. I wish them all the best,” Birtasevic told Kurir in conclusion.
What happened on Pink Stars?
Karleusa’s boyfriend came up in the new episode of “Pink Stars” as well. The rapper Dragomir Despic Desingerica addressed the contestant Dilber with the words: “She has a boyfriend, Dilber, so you know, don’t get your hopes up.” The conversation then went like this:
- Desingerica: “And how old is the boyfriend?!”
- Karleusa: “First of all, the boyfriend is 20 years old, so…”
- Karleusa: “Why does it matter how old a beautiful woman, or any woman, is?”
Desingerica did not stop there. “You have women who are 46 and may not have run through two or three men, and you have those who have run through 202 men,” he said in the studio. Karleusa shot back: “Prejudice again! Why does it matter how many a woman has run through?! How many have you run through, my friend?”
The figures about Sevo’s age do not match. Karleusa said on the show that her boyfriend is 20, while Kurir and Telegraf report that he is 24 years younger than she is. Those are two different data points, an age gap and an age, and no source states that Sevo is 24.
Birtasevic has not yet revealed what that truth is supposed to contain.
