The woman Lindsay Lohan claimed had an affair with her fiancé is speaking out.
In a series of now-deleted social media posts from over the weekend, Lindsay had accused Egor Tarabasov of cheating on her with fashion designer Dasha Pashevkina, whom the actress accused of being a "Russian hooker." Dasha denied the allegations in an Instagram post on Monday, and said she intends to press charges for defamation of character.
On Tuesday, Dasha fired back in an exclusive interview conducted via email with Access Hollywood, denying Lindsay's accusations as "shocking," "attention seeking" and completely out of character for Egor.
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"Egor is such a nice and loyal guy and he would never cheat on [Lindsay]," she said. "He actually loves her and cares for her."
Dasha said she's known Egor for five years and has "never been involved" with him beyond their friendship, and that she and Lindsay "hit it off as friends right away" after being introduced about a year and a half ago.
The two apparently bonded over their mutual love for clothes, with Dasha lending the actress a dress from her clothing line, PA5H, to wear at the Elle Style Awards shortly after they met. Dasha told Access she later introduced Lindsay and Egor because she "knew he would take good care of her."
Dasha said Lindsay's recent allegations "would actually be hilarious if it had not been so upsetting to my family," explaining that she has spoken to the police about death threats she's received from the actress' fans.
"I've always been her loyal friend and I thought she always had my back no matter what," Dasha said, adding that she has "defended [Lindsay] on many occasions."
Lindsay and Egor's romance hit public scandal in early July, when reports surfaced that she had thrown his phone into the ocean following an argument during her birthday party in Mykonos, Greece, and that Egor had poured a drink on her in response.
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While Lindsay later clarified on social media that the incident was misunderstood and blown out of proportion, Dasha claims that Lindsay and Egor's relationship has "been rocky to say the least," and that she can't imagine Egor instigating any physical altercation.
"Egor never been violent, period," Dasha told Access. "He's always been a very kind and caring person."
She went on to claim that Lindsay has "pushed him to breaking point several times in front of me, but he would just leave and let her cool down."
Dasha said that Lindsay first accused her of having inappropriate relations with Egor after seeing photos of the two of them posing together with friends.
According to Dasha, Lindsay rescinded her invitation to the Mykonos party with an explanation posted in the comments of a WhatsApp group chat that said, "Your touching of my fiancé is inappropriate, out of line and quite saddening."
Although Dasha told Access that she had told Lindsay at the time that she was still welcome at her birthday bash, Egor came up to her at the Chiltern Firehouse in London over the weekend to apologize for the dust-up. However, Dasha claimed, Lindsay was outside the venue taking "non-stop" video to try and "provoke aggression."
A few minutes later, Dasha discovered Lindsay's "nasty post on Instagram."
As for whether Egor and Lindsay have a future together in light of their recent drama, Dasha told Access that Lindsay needs to focus on herself before trying to patch things up with her fiancé.
"Lindsay needs to deal with her issues first," she said. "I don't believe she's in a place where she can have a friendship, let alone a loving relationship based on trust. I really hope Lindsay regrets her actions, but she needs to stop repeating the same mistakes over and over again. She had a new home, someone that cared about her and her friends around her, yet she's destroyed a fresh start over nothing."
Dasha added that while Egor has said he's sorry "several times for [Lindsay's] behavior," she has contacted Lindsay's rep for what she calls a "well-deserved" apology from the actress herself and has yet to receive a response.
Access Hollywood has reached out to Lindsay and Egor's reps for comment. As of Tuesday, neither party has responded, but Lindsay seemed to address the issue with a cryptic apology on social media.
This time, the actress assured her Instagram followers she is "good and well" despite having "exposed certain private matters recently. … out of fear and sadness."
