{"id":136018,"date":"2024-12-02T15:55:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T15:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/02\/nikki-garcia-finally-speaks-on-really-tough-divorce-from-artem-chigvintsev\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T15:55:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T15:55:58","slug":"nikki-garcia-finally-speaks-on-really-tough-divorce-from-artem-chigvintsev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/02\/nikki-garcia-finally-speaks-on-really-tough-divorce-from-artem-chigvintsev\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Garcia Finally Speaks on \u201cReally Tough\u201d Divorce From Artem Chigvintsev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nikki Garcia has broken her silence. <\/p>\n<p>opening up for the first time about her split from Artem Chigvintsev.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/nikki-bella-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garcia and Chigvintsev finalized their divorce<\/a> \u2014 and also agreed to move past their dual restraining orders in order to sign these papers \u2014 the Total Bellas star hosted a new edition of her podcast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1464325327-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514122 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1464325327-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1464325327-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1464325327-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1464325327-2048x1433.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1464325327-960x672.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1464325327-1080x756.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1464325327-1200x840.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1464325327-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella speak on stage at the Brie and Nikki Bella\u2019s live edition of SiriusXM\u2019s The Bellas Podcast on February 8, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been heartbroken,\u201d the 41-year old said during the December 2 episode of The Nikki &amp; Brie Show. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou dream of having this family and you have this incredible love, and it just goes the other way. You go from having a great love story to having a terrible one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia\u2019s candid revelations came three months after the Dancing With the Stars professional \u2014 who shares 4-year-old son Matteo with the WWE wrestler \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/nikki-bella-statement-artem-chigvintsev-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was arrested on a suspicion<\/a> of felony domestic violence charge, although he was never formally charged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to try my best not to get too emotional in this episode,\u201d Nikki told her sister on air. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I first want to just thank everyone, the listeners, you, family, friends, coworkers, people I haven\u2019t talked to in a long time, just for all the love and support, for the respect of privacy and space.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"703\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-703x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-703x1024.jpg 703w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-768x1119.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-1405x2048.jpg 1405w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-659x960.jpg 659w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-741x1080.jpg 741w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-823x1200.jpg 823w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-scaled.jpg 1757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"703\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-703x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514134 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-703x1024.jpg 703w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-768x1119.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-1405x2048.jpg 1405w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-659x960.jpg 659w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-741x1080.jpg 741w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-823x1200.jpg 823w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-scaled.jpg 1757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1161454827-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev attend Nickelodeon Kids\u2019 Choice Sports 2019 at Barker Hangar on July 11, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nikki told listeners that the past few months have \u201cbeen really tough\u201d \u2026 and explained her absence from the spotlight as a result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI disconnected from social media, from the world, and I just knew that I needed to disconnect because first things first, I\u2019m a mom and my son\u2019s protection and privacy is the most important,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was going to do whatever it took for that most importantly, and then just needing space for healing, for facing trauma head-on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back in August, Chigvintsev was arrested for domestic battery and booked on a felony domestic violence charge following an apparent altercation with his wife in Napa. <\/p>\n<p>One week later, they both filed for divorce, with Garcia seeking full custody of their son.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514135 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1797776074-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikki Garcia and Artem Chigvintsev attend \u201cTwin Love\u201d \u2013 Cocktails And Bites With Hosts Nikki and Brie Garcia at Soho House on November 16, 2023 in West Hollywood, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Anna Webber\/Getty Images for Prime Video)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nikki knows she owes her fans her side of the story, but also wants to be sure she\u2019s putting her child above everything else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been so shocked, like beyond words, and it\u2019s been heartbreaking,\u201d she said on this podcast. \u201cYou lose your appetite, you cry a lot. And then I also stepped up and made sure everything was okay for Matteo. And so it\u2019s just been\u2026 I don\u2019t even know what other words to use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one thing that I have realized disconnecting from the world, it\u2019s when you know the truth, nothing else matters. So when some of you would come to me and tell me what people were saying or what was out there, it would affect me in some way, but because I know the truth, and I actually lived it, it didn\u2019t have a big effect on me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll I need to do is focus on my healing. I need to focus on Matteo\u2019s healing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/nikki-garcia-finally-speaks-on-really-tough-divorce-from-artem-chigvintsev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki Garcia has broken her silence. opening up for the first time about her split from Artem Chigvintsev. 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