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DWTS' Artem Chigvintsev Breaks Silence connected Domestic Violence Arrest and Nikki Garcia Divorce
Brie Garcia is sharing an important message.
As her sister Nikki Garcia continues to beryllium locked successful a household quality with her estranged hubby Artem Chigvintsev, Brie issued an impassioned message to those navigating challenging times.
“The past week, erstwhile I've seen trauma, that's the sadness that has come,” she shared connected the Oct. 4 episode of The Nikki & Brie Show podcast. “And it's crazy, due to the fact that erstwhile we are looking trauma successful the look and we're seeing it, each you privation to bash is help.”
Brie—who hosted the occurrence solo—continued, “Sometimes what trauma tin bash to america is it tin marque america fell successful our shells. It tin marque america tally backmost to definite situations that origin the symptom it tin virtually marque america conscionable fto go, springiness up each the antithetic feelings due to the fact that it's painful. It doesn't consciousness good.”
Which is wherefore she wants women dealing with trauma to cognize they’re not alone. “Nikki, myself, and a full service of women are present to enactment and assistance you,” she added. “Give you strength. Give you confidence. Don't instrumentality the crap anymore.”
The 40-year-old continued, “If you are successful a concern that is toxic, that’s not good, clip to say, ‘Game over.’ It is hard to beryllium strong. It's hard to beryllium confident. Please stop, look successful the mirror, enactment yourself first.”
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Brie’s passionate connection comes aft Nikki—who filed for divorce from Artem connected Sept. 11, pursuing his Aug. 29 arrest connected suspicion of felony home violence—was granted a impermanent restraining order against Artem, per TMZ.
“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,” the erstwhile WWE star’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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The bid keeps Artem—whose transgression charges were dropped by prosecutors Sept. 24—from contacting oregon coming wrong 100 yards of Nikki, their 4-year-old Matteo oregon their home, per the outlet, but for court-ordered visitation oregon speech of their son.
In the paperwork requesting the restraining order, which Nikki submitted astatine the Napa County courthouse, she elaborate alleging aggregate instances of carnal attacks from Artem, claiming the 42-year-old "tackled maine aggregate times and pinned maine to the crushed portion our kid was present.”
She besides claimed Artem became “increasingly angry” aft learning helium was not asked backmost to DWTS, including “snapping” and “yelling.”
E! News reached retired to lawyers for Nikki and Artem astatine the clip but did not perceive back.
But amid the ongoing situation, the Total Bellas alum noted her precedence remains Matteo.
“Nikki’s fig 1 precedence has ever been the wellbeing of her son,” her rep added successful their statement. “She is thankful for each of the emotion and enactment she has received and continues to inquire for privateness for her and her household during this hard time.”
It is simply a sentiment echoed by Artem.
"He is my world, and being his begetter is the top blessing successful my life," helium said of Matteo in a connection to E! News Sept. 25. "I americium committed to continuing to supply him with the love, support, and attraction helium needs arsenic we determination forward."
The dancer besides expressed his gratitude for the charges against him being dropped, adding, "This has been an highly hard clip for me. I americium thankful that the information has prevailed."
For much connected Artem’s ineligible conflict pursuing his arrest, support reading.
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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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