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Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev’s Drama Explained: How They Went From ‘DWTS’ to Divorce

Things got ugly between Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev after he was arrested for domestic violence in August 2024. Closer shares a timeline of their divorce.

While the alleged victim in the case was not made immediately clear, Artem was booked on California penal code 273.5(a), which “makes it illegal to injure a spouse, cohabitant or fellow parent in an act of domestic violence. Hours after it was reported that Nikki obtained a divorce lawyer, she filed paperwork in Napa Valley, citing “ irreconcilable differences ” as the reason for their split and requesting “joint legal and physical custody” of Matteo. Nikki filed for a restraining order against Artem on September 30, 2024, one week after his domestic violence charges were dropped, and reportedly claimed that her estranged husband attacked her, according to Life & Style.

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