Artem Chigvintsev is firing again at Nikki Garcia (Bella) of their ugly divorce, claiming she fully made up home violence allegations that landed him behind bars — allegations she detailed in a restraining order she obtained Monday.
In new authorized paperwork, obtained by TMZ, Artem painted the retired WWE star because the aggressor with anger points that led to his arrest in late August, in the end destroying their 2-year marriage.
Artem additionally filed photographs with the courtroom, displaying accidents to his hand, elbow and the again of his head … claiming Nikki was chargeable for all of it.
On August 29, Artem says he was cooking breakfast for the now-estranged couple’s 4-year-old son, Matteo, of their Napa County, California dwelling. He says Nikki was additionally current, stressing over what to put on to an upcoming Netflix occasion.
The previous “Dancing with the Stars” solid member says Nikki began arguing with him over his failure, in her view, to adequately toast the bread.
Artem says their dispute escalated after Nikki chastised him for putting two meals choices — a quesadilla and rooster tenders — in Matteo’s lunch field.
Artem says he left the kitchen and went into the lounge, the place he helped Matteo prepare for college.
Nikki allegedly got here into the room and yelled at Artem, saying he could not even put Matteo’s footwear on correctly.
Artem says he defended himself, which solely made Nikki angrier, prompting her to throw the sneakers at him and strike him within the chest.
As Nikki screamed about getting a divorce, Artem says Matteo simply stood there frightened and confused.
Artem says he pleaded with Nikki to settle down and introduced Matteo upstairs to his room to guard him from the escalating scenario.
Artem says Nikki adopted them to the bed room and tried to power open the door, whereas he held it closed with Matteo crying subsequent to him.
Throughout their battle, Artem says he squeezed by way of a gap within the door to push his means out of the room so Matteo would not be uncovered to their combat.
In line with Artem, that is when Nikki shoved her means contained in the room and bodily attacked him.
Artem says he tried to fend off Nikki as the 2 ended up grappling on the ground.
Artem says he broke free and known as 911 from his cellular phone, telling the dispatcher what occurred as Nikki shouted threats within the background.
In Artem’s account of the incident, Nikki mentioned at one level, “Do you perceive right here that is gonna go now Artem. You simply ruined my profession and it.”
Nevertheless, in Nikki’s model of occasions in her restraining order in opposition to Artem — after the breakfast disagreement and the shoe-throwing incident, she claims she tried to get into Matteo’s room, and Artem opened the door and tackled her to the bottom outdoors Matteo’s room.
She says Artem then went again into Matteo’s room and closed the door — and he or she says she once more tried to push open the door, and he then opened it and pushed her throughout the corridor into the couple’s bed room, forcing her to the ground of their toilet. She says he had his arms on her chest close to her sternum, urgent down — she says she felt like she was suffocating — and he or she says she grabbed at his neck in an try and get him off.
After the cops arrived, Artem says he gave his account and Nikki offered her story, which he says was a pack of lies to get him arrested for home violence. Artem was then carted off to jail to pose for a mug shot.
What’s curious … if police had noticed accidents to Artem once they arrived on the home, commonplace process would have been to arrest Nikki for home violence, however that did not occur.
The Napa County District Lawyer determined to not cost Artem because of inadequate proof.
In his courtroom submitting, Artem sought a short lived restraining order in opposition to Nikki, and the choose signed off on it.
As , Nikki filed for divorce from Artem after their nasty altercation. It is unclear if they’ve a prenup.
