Artem Chigvintsev is coming for Nikki Garcia‘s money! In new court papers filed in Napa Superior Court on October 31 and obtained by DailyMail.com on Wednesday, the Dancing with the Stars alum claimed he lost $100K due to his domestic violence arrest, and he wants his estranged wife to pay up now!
As Perezcious readers know, Artem was arrested in late August after a domestic incident with his wife. She claimed he was the main aggressor and had “tackled [her] multiple times and pinned [her] to the ground while [their] child was present” amid an argument over breakfast.
She successfully retained a temporary restraining order against him, though he was never charged. Meanwhile, Artem insisted she was the violent one and also got his own temporary restraining order amid the divorce and child custody proceedings. Related: Tom Brady Not Dating Amid Gisele Bündchen Baby News Because Of THIS! In her legal papers, Nikki claimed Artem had grown upset after not being selected for DWTS this season and being unable to find dancing work, forcing him to work in construction.
Artem’s now clapping back at that, arguing in his new docs: He also reportedly suffered income loss on social media, adding: Because of this, he is requesting that Nikki Bella pay his out-of-pocket expenses because the temporary restraining order was granted without enough supporting facts.
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