Nikki Garcia has received a restraining order against Artem Chivgintsev. The former WWE star filed for divorce from the professional dancer last month, a few weeks after he was arrested on domestic violence charges - which were later dropped due to a lack of evidence - and he has now been told to stay away from her after she submitted a sworn declaration detailing the alleged abuse she suffered. In her petition, which was obtained by TMZ, Nikki alleged Artem "tackled me multiple times and pinned me to the ground while our child was present.
" The 40-year-old star claimed that since her estranged husband was dropped from 'Dancing with the Stars', he had grown "increasingly angry", often "snapping" and "yelling" at her, and they had had discussions about him needing to control his anger. On the morning of his arrest on 29 August, Nikki claimed the 42-year-old star had screamed at her for making their four-year-old son Matteo a "picky eater" and rowed with her over how the little boy's English muffin should be toasted. Becoming overwhelmed, Nikki threw Matteo's shoes towards Artem and they hit his leg, but so lightly it wouldn't have hurt, and he grabbed Matteo and ran upstairs with him while the youngster screamed out for his mom.
The 'Total Bellas' star claimed that as she tried to get in the room, Artem opened the door and tackled her to the ground, grabbing her arms and holding her down for around 30 seconds before he went back into Matteo's room and closed the door. When she.