Multiple outlets report a developing dispute involving Dancing With the Stars performer Gleb Savchenko and Maura Higgins. The controversy is said to have started after Higgins reportedly told the show’s bosses that she does not want to work with Savchenko for the upcoming season. According to the reports, Higgins’s reported objection is linked to allegations that she believes he speaks about women in a problematic way.

In response, Savchenko is reported to have “hit back” with an explosive statement addressing the sexism row. The coverage focuses on his reaction to the claims and the context of Higgins’s alleged comments to production. At this stage, the reports describe the issue as originating from Higgins’s reported communication with show management and Savchenko’s subsequent public reply.

The accounts emphasize the existence of a disagreement about Savchenko’s conduct as described by Higgins, and Savchenko’s counter-response, but they do not include additional confirmed details, evidence, or official statements from either party or the show beyond the reported remarks.