Rita Ora's father, Besnik Sahatçiu (known as Nick Ora), has reacted after the criticism against his daughter, who appeared talking to Novak Djokovic, which was not received well at all.
Rita Ora, her husband Taika Waititi, Novak Djokovic, Jason Momoa etc. were present at the 2023 Rugby World Cup final in Paris, where South Africa won against New Zealand (Rita's husband is from New Zealand ).
The moment where Rita appears talking to the Serbian tennis player Djokovic went viral on social networks. The latter, who is currently ranked as the number 1 tennis player in the world, is a figure criticized for his attitudes towards Kosovo.
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To contradict the narrative that Rita went to the stadium with Djokovic, her father posted some photos where it is shown and read with text that Rita wrote with her husband.
In the photos of Rita's father, Djokovic is seen sitting a row behind the singer, a position that seems to have changed during the competition, considering these photos:
In many comments, people write that these photos do not change anything and that Rita's father is "trying to cover the sun with a sieve".
Why was Rita's conversation with Novak Djokovic, who was awarded the title of "Honorary Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo in the world", not well received?
In May, when the situation was tense in northern Kosovo, Djokovic, who was competing in the French Open, wrote to a camera: “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop violence." The Kosovo Tennis Federation accused him at the time of contributing to the increase in tensions between Serbia and Kosovo after his statements.
In 2008, Djokovic addressed a large rally in Serbia in a video message shortly after Kosovo declared independence, saying that "Kosovo is Serbia". Previously, he told the newspaper Corriere della Sera in an interview that he believes that Kosovo "is the heart, it is the center of our culture, our identity, our tradition, our religion" and that he wants to baptize his children there.
Djokovic applauded a crowd at a basketball game between Crvena Zvezda and Valencia as the crowd chanted "Kosovo, Serbia".
The comments have been harsh, perhaps because the viral moment comes a few months after Rita appeared performing with a Serbian flag in Hungary, which she said she did not know which country it belonged to. The harsh reactions come because of the history filled with conflicts and violence. Serbia is responsible for war crimes against the people of Kosovo and still has not accepted the torture committed.
As for people's comments, here's a summary of them:
