Nikki Garcia, aka former WWE star Nikki Bella, is still struggling with the aftermath of an incident with her ex-husband Artem Chigvintsev, who was arrested for domestic battery in late August. Artem called paramedics to request medical help for the supposed victim, but then canceled it.
The cops arrived, discovered visible injuries on the victim’s body, and detained Artem. However, the allegations were dismissed in September.
Garcia and Chigvintsev reached a divorce settlement last month. Nikki talked about her divorce for the first time in public on the Nikki & Brie Show.
“First, I want to thank everyone—listeners, you, family, friends, co-workers, people I haven’t talked to in a long time. Just for all of the love and support, for the respect of privacy and space. I needed to disconnect because first things first, I’m a mom and my son’s protection and privacy is the most important. So, I was going to do whatever it took for that, most importantly, and then just needing space for healing, for facing trauma head on. All of that. It’s been really tough. I’ve been heartbroken, [and] sad. You dream of having this family, and you have this incredible love, and it just goes the other way. And you go from having a great love story to having a terrible one. I never saw any of it coming as far as what the ending would be. It’s been a struggle. I know being a public figure, I have to say a little bit about this. And after this, I don’t want to ever talk about it again because I truly do want privacy for Matteo. That has been the most important part. But obviously, I’ve had a public relationship. I’m a public figure, so I have to talk about what’s gone on a little bit. I do want to continue to protect Matteo in that way.”
Nikki admitted that in public, she exaggerated her relationship with Chigvintsev. She stated that she wants Artem to be the best version of himself since their son deserves it, and she does not want to drag him down for the sake of Matteo. Nikki remarked that she wanted to show her fans that she had the ideal relationship.
“I didn’t want to have another failed public relationship. And more than any of that, I wanted it for Matteo. It always comes back to him. You fight for your kids. You want to stick together because that’s what the kids want. And I tried really hard.”
Nikki mentioned crying every time Matteo leaves her, and while it’s been difficult, she believes they’re doing a good job co-parenting while remaining focused on Matteo.
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