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Shortly aft his apprehension for home violence, past accusations made against Artem Chigvintsev—who has appeared connected U.K.’s Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing With the Stars—have resurfaced.
Artem Chigvintsev Previously Accused of Kicking & Shoving 'Strictly Come Dancing' Partner
Accusations made against Artem Chigvintsev from his clip connected Strictly Come Dancing person reemerged.
Shortly aft the dancing pro—who joined Nikki Garcia successful 2022—was arrested for home violence, past allegations made by his Strictly Come Dancing spouse Fern Britton have resurfaced.
The British TV amusement host, who was paired with the ballroom dancer during the BBC amusement successful 2012, aboriginal accused him of “manhandling her.”
“He would look astatine my feet and conscionable footwear maine oregon shove me,” she said during a 2015 interrogation with Huffington Post UK, claiming that helium told her, “’You conscionable basal determination and don’t move, I creation circular you.’”
Britton besides alleged that helium erstwhile told her, “Shut your face. Go location earlier I termination you.'"
To which she added, “I would say, ‘Oh delight conscionable termination me, it would beryllium easier.’ Or what was his different one? ‘If you spell for a cupful of beverage now, I volition stroke disconnected similar an atomic bomb.’ I thought, good I won’t close him connected that one.”
The erstwhile This Morning big went connected to enactment that the brace “did emotion each different for a infinitesimal oregon two, but helium wasn’t charm personified.”
“I did benignant of bask it,” she continued of her stint connected the U.K. dancing contention show, “but it was grim astatine the aforesaid time.”
E! News has reached retired to Britton, Chigvintsev’s reps, BBC and Strictly Come Dancing for remark connected the allegations but has not heard back.
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The Dancing With the Stars alum—who shares 4-year-old son Matteo with Garcia—was arrested connected Aug. 29 successful Yountville, Calif., for home unit aft constabulary received a 911 call, an serviceman from the Napa County Sheriff’s bureau previously confirmed to E! News.
According to police, the 42-year-old was taken to the Napa County Department of Correction and was later released connected a bail of $25,000. Though authorities confirmed a fewer details pursuing his arrest, they noted that immoderate factors are being kept backstage owed to laws protecting the privateness of victims of home violence.
"When idiosyncratic is charged with felony home violence, usually this means determination is simply a disposable wounded oregon credible eyewitness," Napa County Sheriff’s nationalist accusation officer Henry Wofford previously said successful a connection to E! News. "Our deputies felt comfy arresting him connected felony home unit charges."
Authorities are not releasing the name, sex and property of the victim, and are not disclosing the person's narration to Chigvintsev astatine this time.
Chigvintsev has not spoken retired publically astir his arrest. E! News has reached retired to reps for Garcia and Chigvintsev for remark connected the lawsuit but has not heard back.
For much accusation connected home maltreatment oregon to get assistance for yourself oregon idiosyncratic you love, sojourn the website for The National Domestic Violence Hotline (http://www.thehotline.org/) oregon telephone 1-800-799-7233.
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