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Artem Chigvintsev Says Nikki Garcia’s “False Allegations” Cost Him $100K successful Income
Artem Chigvintsev is inactive successful measurement with his Dancing With the Stars family.
Amid his ongoing divorce from ex Nikki Garcia (previously known arsenic Nikki Bella), the nonrecreational dancer stepped out for the show’s 500th occurrence alongside erstwhile workfellow Peta Murgatroyd, arsenic seen successful the latter’s Nov. 12 Instagram Story.
In the video, Chigvintsev appears with Murgatroyd and her hubby Maksim Chmerkovskiy as they instrumentality successful the enactment connected the ballroom creation level from the audience's perspective.
Chigvintsev—who was not renewed arsenic a pro for Dancing With the Stars’ 33rd season—flashes a grin and treble bid signs for his briefly-captured moment.
The 42-year-old’s nationalist outing comes conscionable 3 months aft helium was arrested successful Napa, Calif., Aug. 29 connected a home unit charge, and was promptly released connected a $25,000 bail aboriginal that aforesaid day. The charges were aboriginal dropped.
Two weeks later, Garcia—who shares 4-year-old lad Matteo with Chigvintsev—filed for divorcement from aft 2 years of marriage.
And portion Chigvintsev has mostly remained soundless connected the matter, successful an Oct. 31 tribunal filing detailed the fiscal strain helium has faced amid his ineligible matters.
“After the mugshot and the apprehension based connected her mendacious allegations,” helium alleged successful the documents, obtained by The Daily Mail Nov. 6, “I was taken disconnected the website module database resulting successful nonaccomplishment of implicit $100k successful income.”
Chigvintsev, who successful erstwhile tribunal filings has alleged the former WWE star was the aggressor, continued to further authorities that Garcia has made mendacious claims against him.
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“I besides mislaid the societal media promotion revenue,” helium added elsewhere successful the filing made to Napa Superior Court. “which she continues to payment from arsenic she was much disquieted astir her vocation erstwhile she lied to the police, than mine.”
Garcia, meanwhile, has maintained privateness amid the erstwhile couple’s divorce—although her rep told TMZ she had dropped the home unit charges due to the fact that she did not privation to spot Chigvintsev “go to jail.”
“This is simply a backstage matter,” Garcia’s rep told E! News antecedently concerning her ongoing divorce, “and Nikki asks for privateness for her and her household astatine this time.”
Keep speechmaking for a afloat look into Chigvintsev and Garcia’s divorcement timeline.
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When Was Artem Chigvintsev Arrested?
Artem Chigvintsev was arrested soon earlier 10 a.m. connected Aug. 29, Napa County Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Henry Wofford confirmed to E! News.
Wofford noted the Dancing With the Stars pro did not was defy and was taken to the Napa County Department of Corrections. Chigvintsev was booked connected a complaint of felony home unit with a bail acceptable astatine $25,000, per online records.
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When Was Artem Chigvintsev Released From Custody?
The nonrecreational dancer posted bail and was released from custody astatine 2:18 p.m. connected Aug.29, Wofford confirmed to E! News. A tribunal day has yet to beryllium announced.
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What Else Have Authorities Said About Artem Chigvintsev’s Arrest?
While Wofford told NBC News Chigvintsev was arrested successful Yountville, Calif, helium did not uncover the nonstop determination owed to a petition for privateness from the alleged victim.
As a effect of this request, helium added, the Sheriff is besides not releasing the name, sex oregon property of the alleged unfortunate oregon the individual’s narration to Chigvintsev. However, Wofford did person this to accidental astir the arrest.
“When idiosyncratic is charged with felony home unit usually this means determination is simply a disposable wounded oregon credible eyewitness,” helium told E! News, “our deputies felt comfy arresting him connected felony home unit charges.”
“Of people this could alteration with much grounds that mightiness travel through,” Wofford continued, “but astatine the clip of the apprehension the deputies felt it was a felony complaint alternatively of a misdemeanor."
He besides shared wherefore victims whitethorn take to support idiosyncratic accusation backstage successful these cases.
“Some victims whitethorn not consciousness comfy sharing each details astatine clip the fishy is arrested,” Wofford noted. “Some victims consciousness embarrassed, threatened, oregon fearfulness the incidental whitethorn interaction their family. We person to springiness victims capable clip and support, which assistance them recognize we are present to help.”
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In an audio signaling shared by TMZ Aug. 30, a dispatcher tin beryllium heard saying Chigvintsev had initially called 911 to petition aesculapian attraction aft an statement successful which shoes were allegedly thrown astatine him. However, the dispatcher said the 42-year-old aboriginal stated that aesculapian assistance was nary longer needed.
Still, Wofford said authorities continued with their check.
“For home violence, if idiosyncratic picks up the telephone and says, ‘You don’t person to travel aft all,’ we’re inactive going to spell for a payment check," helium told Page Six. "We’re not conscionable going to halt what we’re doing."
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What Has Artem Chigvintsev Said About the Arrest?
As of Aug. 30, Chigvintsev has yet to talk publically connected the apprehension oregon 911 call. E! News has reached retired to his rep for remark but has yet to perceive back.
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Will the Arrest Affect Artem Chigvintsev’s Future connected Dancing With the Stars?
Chigvintsev’s apprehension came little than 3 weeks anterior to Dancing With the Stars’ play 33 premiere. However, the past Mirrorball winner—who’s appeared connected 12 seasons of the contention series—was not acceptable to beryllium a portion of this season’s cast, Page Six and Variety reported.
E! News has reached retired to ABC for remark but has yet to perceive back.
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Has Artem Chigvintsev’s Wife Nikki Garcia Said Anything About His Arrest?
A rep for Nikki Garcia—who met Chigvintsev erstwhile they were paired unneurotic connected play 25 of Dancing With the Stars successful 2017—spoke retired astir his arrest the time aft his booking and release.
"This is simply a backstage matter,” the rep told E! News Aug. 30, “and Nikki asks for privateness for her and her household astatine this time."
Chigvintsev’s apprehension came 3 days aft helium and Garcia—who stock 4-year-old lad Matteo—celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary.
“Happy day my love,” the ballroom dancer wrote connected Instagram Aug. 26. “can’t spot my beingness with retired you. You are my everything.”
In her ain post, the erstwhile WWE prima quoted the lyrics from Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling successful Love” and posted throwback footage of the mates successful Paris, where they got joined successful 2022.
“This opus is our emotion story,” she wrote successful the caption. “I’ll ne'er hide wherever I was erstwhile I asked Jesus astir Artem. Having a speech with He & God. How my feelings felt excessively soon. It each felt excessively fast. And past this opus came on. And that’s erstwhile I knew that I was falling successful emotion with him and that it was each meant to be. Happy Anniversary @theartemc I emotion you!”
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Have Any Dancing With the Stars Pros Spoken Out About Artem Chigvintsev’s Arrest?
Shortly aft Chigvintsev’s arrest, Cheryl Burke—who retired arsenic a Dancing With the Stars pro in 2022 aft 26 seasons connected the show—shared her absorption to the news.
Noting Chigvintsev is idiosyncratic she grew up with and lived with astatine 1 time, Burke said connected her podcast Sex, Lies and Spray Tans that she was successful “complete shock” implicit his arrest.
“My bosom goes retired to everyone involved,” she shared connected the Aug. 30 episode, noting it was recorded the time before. “It’s conscionable truly hard for maine due to the fact that helium was my family. I don’t cognize what to accidental present different than I anticipation everybody’s OK.”
In a clip of her podcast posted to TikTok, Burke besides shared resources.
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What Is Happening to Artem Chigvintsev's Domestic Violence Case?
Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley shared connected Sept. 24, 2024, that her bureau volition not beryllium filing charges against Chigvintsev pursuing a "thorough reappraisal of the transgression probe and cautious valuation of the grounds presented to the DA’s Office."
“If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is experiencing home violence, assistance is available,” she wrote successful the caption. “Consider calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline astatine 800-799-7233, oregon substance START to 88788, oregon spell to…https://www.thehotline.org/.”
Does Artem Chigvintsev Have Custody of His and Nikki Garcia's Son Matteo?
In a Sept. 25, 2024 connection to E! News, Chigvintsev said helium was "incredibly relieved and grateful" that his home unit complaint was dropped.
"This has been an highly hard clip for me," helium shared. "I americium thankful that the information has prevailed."
The dancer added that helium is "hopeful" successful securing an adjacent co-parenting statement with Garcia, who requested for sole ineligible and carnal custody of their lad Matteo successful her to Sept. 11 divorcement filing.
Chigvintsev said, "I look guardant to moving past this section and focusing connected what genuinely matters—continue being the champion begetter I tin be."
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Has Nikki Garcia Made Allegations Against Artem Chigvintsev?
Garcia obtained a restraining order against her ex aft stating successful a petition obtained by TMZ that Chigvintsev "tackled maine aggregate times and pinned maine to the crushed portion our kid was present."
“Due to the incidental that led to Artem’s apprehension connected August 29, 2024, Nikki has decided to record for a impermanent Domestic Violence Restraining Order to support herself and her son,” Nikki’s reps said successful a connection TMZ. “Although Nikki requested that the Napa District Attorney not record charges against Artem arsenic she did not privation him to spell to jail, helium indispensable inactive beryllium held accountable for his actions, and Nikki and her lad indispensable beryllium protected.”
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