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Johnny Weir: Victor Voronov beat my dog

Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov’s divorce has already gone to the dogs.

The ice skater-turned-Olympic commentator is alleging his soon-to-be ex-husband beat Weir’s Japanese chin, Tёma, TMZ reports.

Custody of the pooch is already a point of contention in the couple’s heated split: Weir claims that Tёma is his, while Voronov regards the pint-sized canine as “the family dog.” But Weir has fired back in the legal battle, accusing Voronov of “[striking] the dog with force on occasion when we were married.” He also says that upon returning to the couple’s former home to pick up some items, Tёma was in a bag with Voronov, crying and clawing in an attempt to escape.

Weir’s affection for his pet is no secret. His Instagram account features several snapshots where Weir dotes on the dog.

“Тёма is ready for bed! #japanesechin,” he writes in one from March 6.

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Тёма is ready for bed! #japanesechin

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“Missing my little boy so much. #Тёма #japanesechin,” another from March 15 reads.

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Missing my little boy so much. #Тёма #japanesechin

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As news of the couple’s split continued to make headlines on March 22, Weir dubbed Tёma “the most beloved man in my life.”

And again on March 24, he wrote, “Such a happy face to come home to after a very long day! #Тёма #japanesechin”

The dispute over Tema is the latest installment in a split that’s played out in the media and has included allegations of domestic violencethreats to release nude photographs and destroyed Birkin handbags.