• How the crisis started
• Inside “Laza Lazarević”
• Family under spotlight
• Opposition‑leaning angle: follow the money

Singer Sloba Vasić Remains in Psychiatric Hospital Singer Sloba Vasić’s bid to quietly leave psychiatric care has turned into a public saga: a mid‑air incident, a surprise hospital transfer, and now an indefinite stay extended by a twist no PR team could script.

§How the crisis started

Over the weekend, Vasić was removed from a flight to Zurich after an on‑board incident described as “inappropriate behavior,” leading the captain himself to intervene before takeoff. Security escorted the visibly distressed singer off the plane; he first received help at the Military Medical Academy (VMA) and was then transferred directly to the male ward of the “Dr Laza Lazarević” psychiatric institution in Belgrade, where he has been under continuous supervision for several days.

§Inside “Laza Lazarević”

Pro‑government tabloids rushed to frame the hospital stay as necessary and carefully managed. One portal flatly reported that Vasić “will not be leaving the institution indefinitely,” citing a source inside the hospital. Another blasted the story under the alarmist banner “TERRIFYING INFORMATION,” emphasizing that he “will not be leaving” the psychiatric ward any time soon.

By mid‑week, outlets were confidently announcing he would be discharged on Friday — until that narrative collapsed. A death in the family of the doctor in charge has left her temporarily away from the clinic, and “without her consent he cannot be released, so it is not known when Sloba will leave,” a source said.

§Family under spotlight

As speculation swirled, his wife Jelena stepped in as the lone voice from the family, telling media: “I can’t talk about anything. I have no strength… He is for now fine, alive and healthy,” a brief, shaken statement that many outlets replayed on loop.

§Opposition‑leaning angle: follow the money

While tabloids obsessed over drama and diagnoses, an opposition‑aligned entertainment outlet pivoted to Vasić’s off‑stage wealth, highlighting “the business Slobavasić owns outside of show business, [which] brings in a lot of money,” even as it confirmed he remains in treatment at the same psychiatric clinic after the Zurich flight incident.

The result is a familiar Serbian media split: pro‑government press sells panic and control, opposition‑leaning outlets sell context and cash. The one thing everyone agrees on is that Sloba Vasić is still behind hospital doors — and no one can say for how long.