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Amid Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella’s contentious divorce, the Dancing With the Stars alum shared a tender infinitesimal with the erstwhile couple’s 4-year-old son, Matteo.
By Will Reid Nov 15, 2024 9:06 PMTags
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Artem Chigvintsev is getting immoderate prime father-son time.
The erstwhile Dancing With the Stars pro—who divided from woman Nikki Garcia successful August—shared heartwarming videos connected societal media of himself picking up his parent from the airport, accompanied by his and Nikki’s 4-year-old son, Matteo.
“Why are we astatine the airport? We are picking up who?” Artem asked his lad successful a video shared connected his Instagram Story Nov. 15, to which Matteo replied, “Grandma!”
The 42-year-old past shared a clip of the lad moving up to his grandma arsenic she emerged with her luggage, presenting her with a bouquet of flowers arsenic she enveloped him successful a hug.
Artem antecedently shared the infinitesimal Matteo met his grandparents, Anna and Vladimir, for the archetypal clip successful a 2023 occurrence of Nikki Bella Says I Do, aft they were forced to miss Matteo’s commencement owed to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the toddler was initially shy astir his relatives, helium rapidly warmed up, re-emerging connected camera successful his grandfather's arms.
“It was a beauteous moment,” Artem said successful a confessional interview. “Them gathering for the archetypal time, it was decidedly a infinitesimal that I’ll retrieve forever.”
The sojourn with his parents comes amid a challenging clip for the ballroom dancer. He was arrested Aug. 29 successful Napa, Calif., connected home unit charges, but prosecutors yet chose to driblet the charges against him. Less than 2 weeks later, Nikki filed for divorce aft 2 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
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Later successful September, the erstwhile WWE prima was granted a impermanent restraining order against her estranged husband, according to TMZ. The bid prohibits Artem from contacting oregon coming wrong 100 yards of her, Matteo or their location isolated from court-ordered visitations oregon speech of the child, the outlet reported.
“Although Nikki requested that the Napa District Attorney not record charges against Artem arsenic she did not privation him to spell to jail,” a rep for Nikki told E! News astatine the time, “he indispensable inactive beryllium held accountable for his actions, and Nikki and her lad indispensable beryllium protected. Nikki’s fig 1 precedence has ever been the wellbeing of her son.”
However, in a effect filing obtained by E! News, Artem disputed his ex’s mentation of the events that led to the protective order, arguing that she was the aggressor successful the incidental that led to his arrest.
After his charges were dropped, Artem told E! News his son’s well-being remains his apical priority.
“My absorption has ever been and volition ever be, our lad Matteo,” helium said successful a connection Sept. 25. “He is my world, and being his begetter is the top blessing successful my life. All along, my main interest has been for him.”
He continued, “I americium committed to continuing to supply him with the love, support, and attraction helium needs arsenic we determination forward.”
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