The “Dancing With the Stars” pro posted bail for $25,000.
Chigvintsev, 42, was arrested in Napa Valley, Calif., around 10 a.m. local time on Thursday and charged with felony corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant.
Artem Chigvintsev, seen here in his mugshot Thursday, was released from jail hours after his domestic violence arrest, Page Six can confirm. Napa County Department of Corrections The “DWTS” pro, seen here performing on the ABC series, posted $25,000 bail. Disney / ABC via Getty Images
A rep for the Napa County Sheriff’s Office told TMZ that the TV personality was detained at the scene after deputies responded to a domestic violence call.
The victim involved had injuries, per the outlet, and requested “total confidentiality.”
Garcia was in Northern California with her husband one day before his arrest, as she shared a photo of herself getting a facial in Downtown Napa.
The couple wed in August 2022 after meeting on Season 25 of the ABC show in 2019. They are parents to 4-year-old son Matteo.
Chigvintsev, seen here with wife Nikki Garcia in 2021, was arrested Thursday morning after sheriff’s deputies received a domestic violence call in Napa Valley, Calif. theartemc/Instagram Chigvintsev, seen here in a selfie from 2021, was detained at the scene. theartemc/Instagram According to TMZ, the victim had injuries and requested “total confidentiality.” (Garcia and Chigvintsev are seen here together in 2023.) theartemc/Instagram
“There were no plans for Artem to be a part of Season 33 ,” an insider told us Thursday.
The Emmy-nominated choreographer has been previously accused of “kicking and shoving” his “Strictly Come Dancing” partner Fern Britton in 2012.
Page Six confirmed that the father of one, seen performing on “DWTS” with Charity Lawson, was not included in the show’s Season 33 cast. Disney / ABC via Getty Images Chigvintsev, seen here in a selfie from 2022, has faced abuse allegations in the past. theartemc/Instagram
Britton said in June 2015, per HuffPost UK, “[Artem] would look at my feet and just kick me or shove me.”
The British television presenter also claimed Chigvintsev once told her, “‘You just stand there and don’t move; I dance round you.’”
“He was like, ‘Shut your face. Go home before I kill you,'” she alleged.
“I would say, ‘Oh please, just kill me, it would be easier.’ Or what was his other one? ‘If you go for a cup of tea now, I will blow off like an atomic bomb.’ I thought, ‘Well, I won’t correct him on that one.’”
In 2015, his “Strictly Come Dancing” partner Fern Britton accused him of “kicking and shoving” her. Getty Images The two appeared on the BBC show together in 2012. WireImage
Chigvintsev denied the allegations a day later during an interview with the Daily Express.
“I believe I treated Fern with respect and genuine care and these claims about me are the opposite of everything I believe in and the person I am,” he said.
“I cannot imagine what has prompted such statements, which come as a shock to me.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.
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