Ksenia Borodina and her new husband Nikolai Serdyukov intend to punish psychologist Veronika Stepanova with a ruble. The court hearing on the couple's lawsuit against Stepanova is scheduled for December 10. The TV presenter is confident that the court will side with her.

After Borodina and Serdyukov officially formalized their relationship, disputes in the network have not subsided. Some consider Nikolai an gigolo, living at the expense of the "DOM-2" star. Others are sure that he is a quite wealthy man, and the label "gigolo" was unfairly attached to him.

Psychologist Veronika Stepanova recorded two videos where she analyzed Borodina's personality, her past relationships with Kurban Omarov, and her current ones with Serdyukov. She compared Nikolai to an opossum, thereby supporting some of her subscribers.

The offended spouses filed a lawsuit for the protection of honor, dignity, and business reputation in the Petrogradsky District Court of St. Petersburg. Ksenia demands 3 million rubles for moral damages and another 3 million for copyright infringement. Nikolai estimated his moral damage at 1.5 million rubles. In addition, the plaintiffs want to achieve the removal of the disputed materials and a ban on their further distribution.

Veronika Stepanova, apparently, is not particularly worried about the court and does not regret what she said, continuing to provoke Borodina and Serdyukov.

The first hearing took place at the end of October. Borodina's lawyers asked for it to be held in a closed session, but the court refused. The plaintiffs' side also petitioned to attach a new, in their opinion, offensive publication by Stepanova to the case. The psychologist's defense objected and asked for clarification of the claims. As a result, the proceedings were postponed until December 10.

Ksenia herself hopes for a favorable outcome. "I want this whole story in court to go through and end, preferably successfully - in our favor," the TV presenter stated.

Stepanova's interests are represented by Ekaterina Gordon. The lawyer previously criticized the spouses' demands, arguing that many of the blogger's phrases are evaluative judgments, not facts that can be verified for accuracy. The case touches upon the boundaries of permissible criticism of public figures.

At the same time, in Borodina's personal life, according to her, everything is wonderful. The star admitted that she still admires her husband. Nikolai, unlike many celebrities, does not ignore subscribers' messages, which touches the TV presenter.

"My husband is great. He replies to absolutely everyone in direct messages. I was really shocked by this when I met him. He says: 'I can't ignore people, they turn to me, they want to communicate with me'," Ksenia said. Nikolai really often replies to subscribers. For example, after a vacation in the Maldives, he wrote to one of the commentators who mocked his vacation at Borodina's expense: "Find your brains, and then tell me about my work."