Dancing With the Stars pro Artem Chigvintsev has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.
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The 42-year-old professional dancer was booked into Napa County Jail on a felony domestic violence charge.
A source from TMZ revealed that “deputies responded to a domestic-violence call at a location in the town of Yountville shortly before 10 AM Thursday. An arrest was made at the scene, and injuries were reportedly involved.”
There are no reports at this time if his wife, Nikki (Bella) Garcia, was involved in the dispute. However, we do know that she is also in Napa Valley according to Instagram stories.
Earlier this week, the former WWE wrestler shared with her 10.5 million Instagram followers that she and Artem were celebrating their anniversary.
In the caption, Nikki posted lyrics to the song, “Can’t Help Falling In Love.” She concludes her caption with:
“This song is our love story. I’ll never forget where I was when I asked Jesus about Artem. Having a conversation with He & God. How my feelings felt too soon. It all felt too fast. And then this song came on. And that’s when I knew that I was falling in love with him and that it was all meant to be.”
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Relationship Timeline
The two first met in 2017 when they were paired together during Season 25 of Dancing With The Stars. At the time, Nikki was with famous wrestler turned actor, John Cena.
In November 2019, the pair got engaged.
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In 2020, Niki and Artem welcomed a baby boy, Matteo.
“7/31/2020 💙 Our baby boy is here and we couldn’t be HAPPIER and more in LOVE! Everyone is safe and healthy.”
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The couple said “I do” August of 2022.
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The story is still developing, and we hope Nikki is okay! We’ll continue to update as we know more.
Artem’s bail was posted at $25,000.
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
