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Nikki Garcia, who joined Artem Chigvintsev successful 2022, has spoken retired done her rep aft the Dancing With the Stars pro was arrested Aug. 29 for home violence.
Nikki Garcia’s Rep Speaks Out After Husband Artem Chigvintsev’s Domestic Violence Arrest
Nikki Garcia is breaking her silence.
Following Artem Chigvintsev's arrest connected a home unit charge Aug. 29, a rep for his woman of 2 years—who is ma to 4-year-old lad Matteo—has shared an update.
"This is simply a backstage matter," her rep told E! News successful an Aug. 30 statement, "and Nikki asks for privateness for her and her household astatine this time."
Chigvintsev was arrested connected a home unit charge and was taken into custody mid-morning connected Aug. 29, according to booking documents viewed by E! News. He was aboriginal released connected a $25,000 bail successful Napa, California. He was charged with California penal codification conception 273.5 (a)PC, which is related to acts of unit against a spouse oregon different cohabitant.
Shortly aft his arrest, a mug changeable of the 42-year-old was obtained by NBC News, successful which Chigvintsev could beryllium seen staring stoically astatine the camera successful beforehand of a grey background, with a grown retired beard and a greenish plaid shirt.
Following quality of his ineligible trouble, multiple outlets revealed that helium would not beryllium returning for play 33 of Dancing With the Stars. Chigvintsev had antecedently competed connected 12 seasons of the show, and successful information met Garcia connected acceptable erstwhile she was his spouse for play 25.
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Chigvintsev's apprehension came soon aft the mates celebrated their 2nd wedding day connected Aug. 26, which helium commemorated connected Instagram by sharing photos of their Paris nuptials, writing, "Happy day my love, can't spot my beingness without you. You are my everything."
Garcia, 40, posted her ain peculiar connection alongside a video of their peculiar day, quoting Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling successful Love," and adding, "This opus is our emotion story."
"I'll ne'er hide wherever I was erstwhile I asked Jesus astir Artem," the Total Bellas prima continued. "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."
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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