Sources close to Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Garcia are now speaking out in light of the “Dancing With the Stars” pro’s recent domestic violence arrest.
Friends of the couple reportedly said they weren’t completely surprised to see Garcia and Chigvintsev in this week’s news cycle as they were aware the marriage was “volatile” for some time.
Insiders told TMZ it was “shocking but not shocking” to learn the details of the arrest — including how Garcia allegedly threw shoes at her husband during the altercation.
Sources close to Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Garcia, pictured above in a selfie taken Jan. 1, 2022, described the pair’s marriage as “volatile” after Chigvintsev’s recent arrest.nikkigarcia/Instagram
The insiders said learning of Chigvintsev and Garcia’s domestic violence incident was “shocking but not shocking.”theartemc/Instagram
The professional dancer, 42, was arrested on a felony corporal injury charge in Napa Valley, Calif. on Thursday morning.
Police said the victim asked for “total confidentiality,” but “an arrest was made at the scene” and “injuries were reportedly involved.”
Chigvintsev was released on Thursday afternoon on a $25,000 bail.
Just before his arrest, emergency first responders were called to Chigvintsev and Garcia’s home, but the request was canceled as paramedics and the fire department were on their way.
The former “Dancing With the Stars” pro was arrested on a felony corporal injury charge on Thursday morning.theartemc/Instagram
Emergency first responders were called to the couple’s home just before the arrest, but the request was canceled.nikkigarcia/Instagram
Garcia marked the occasion by posting the lyrics of Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” in the caption of her Instagram reel which revealed a video of the two with their 4-year-old son, Matteo.
“This song is our love story,” she captioned the Instagram video. “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.”
“That’s when I knew that I was falling in love with him and that it was all meant to be,” the WWE Superstar concluded.
The news comes shortly after the pair celebrated their second wedding anniversary on Instagram.Instagram / nikkigarcia
Garcia and Chigvintsev share one child together: 4-year old son Matteo.nikkigarcia/Instagram
Chigvintsev and Garcia struck up a romantic relationship in early 2019 after meeting on Season 25 of “DWTS.” Chigvintsev proposed to her the following year.
In 2022, the duo got married in Paris.
Prior to their romance, Garcia was engaged to John Cena — but they broke up over the actor not wanting children.
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