“I gathered Matteo's faculty things and whereas I become strolling to the front door, I heard Artem suppose something about ‘mother’ to Matteo below his breath,” she persevered. “I skipped over this as I just wished to secure Matteo out of the home except Artem cooled off. I grabbed Matteo's footwear and steered Matteo it become time to attach his footwear on.”

That’s when, per Nikki, “Artem started strolling toward me whereas yelling at me to ‘shut my mouth’ and that he ‘already steered Matteo to secure his footwear on.’ I become so overwhelmed by Artem yelling at me that morning; I threw Matteo's toddler dimension 7 footwear toward Artem. The footwear contacted Artem's leg. I acknowledge it become now not upright of me to throw the footwear, nonetheless I become so overwhelmed with the entire lot that had occurred that morning that I had a short-timeframe lapse in judgment. I point to that Matteo's footwear weigh every so steadily the relaxation and would possibly maybe possibly maybe now not enjoy anxiety Artem.”

At this point, per the declaration, Artem “grew to alter into excited” and “grabbed” Matteo and ran upstairs with him.

Nikki—who filed for divorce Sept. 11—talked about she become afflicted for her son’s security and ran after them. When the weak WWE star got upstairs, she tried to open Matteo’s closed bedroom door, nonetheless per the scientific doctors, Artem become looking out to withhold the door closed.

“I become ready to push the door open ample to secure just my arm by device of,” she talked about within the declaration. “Throughout the hole within the door, I could maybe possibly maybe see Matteo on his mattress. He regarded scared. with his eyes wide and mouth open. As almost at present as I got my arm within the door, Artem opened the door and tackled me to the ground open air Matteo's room. Artem grabbed my arms and held me on the ground for what felt love 20 to 30 seconds.”

“Artem then got up and went support to Matteo's room and shut the door,” Nikki persevered. “I wished to call the police, nonetheless my cell phone become downstairs and I become afflicted to leave Matteo on my own with Artem.”

After another are trying and secure into Matteo’s room, Nikki alleged, another battle ensued.

“I become ready to stick to it my feet within the origin,” she talked about. “Nonetheless, Artem pushed me all the device by device of the hall and into our bedroom. It become all I could maybe possibly maybe attain to stick to it my feet. At last, Artem become ready to force me to the ground in our en-suite lavatory. Artem had his arms on my chest device my sternum and become pressing down. I felt love I become suffocating. I become grabbing at his neck (the splendid issue I could maybe possibly maybe reach), looking out to secure him off me. There become nothing I could maybe possibly maybe attain. I feel Artem seen the dismay in my eyes, because he ‘snapped out of it.’ Artem got off of me and ran down the steps.”

When the police arrived, per Nikki's filing, Matteo steered authorities, “Daddy anxiety my hand.”

And Nikki alleged this wasn't the first time Artem had displayed aggressive behavior in direction of her.

In her petition, she talked about that the 42-year-weak become verbally abusive to her on a pair of times and “violently grabbed me spherical my waist” to allegedly preserve her from her son within the middle of a separate 2023 incident.

Per the Total Bellas alum—who beforehand went by the stage name Nikki Bella—Artem grew to alter into “an increasing selection of offended” after studying he would now not be returning to Dancing With the Stars for season 33, which is within the intervening time ongoing, along with her declaring that he become “snapping at me, and yelling.”

Nonetheless, Artem disputes his estranged accomplice’s claims. In his response scientific doctors obtained by E! Info Oct. 4, the choreographer claimed Nikki become the aggressor within the Aug. 29 fight, showing photos—considered by E!—of injuries to his neck, elbow, and hand he alleges got right here from his ex.

In his filing, the genuine dancer talked about that he introduced Matteo upstairs to guard him because the issue with Nikki escalated. He claimed that Nikki shoved her methodology within the room the save he and Matteo enjoy been and started attacking him, ensuing in them grappling on the ground.

Artem then illustrious in his filing that he become the one to call 9-1-1, claiming Nikki talked about, “Build you know the device that is gonna amble now Artem? You just ruined my occupation and you comprehend it.”

E! Info reached out to a fetch for Artem for scream nonetheless has now not heard support.

“Due to the incident that ended in Artem’s arrest on August 29, 2024, Nikki has determined to file for a short-timeframe Home Violence Restraining Expose to guard herself and her son,” a fetch for Nikki steered E! Info on Oct. 4. “Though Nikki requested that the Napa District Attorney now not file costs against Artem as she did now not desire him to head to jail, he must quiet be held chargeable for his actions, and Nikki and her son ought to quiet be safe. Nikki’s no 1 priority has repeatedly been the wellbeing of her son.”

The observation persevered, “She is grateful for all of the love and relieve she has obtained and continues to query for privacy for her and her household within the middle of this complicated time.”

Artem become taken into custody in Napa on Aug. 29 on a home violence payment and become launched on $25,000 bail almost at present after. Lower than a month later, prosecutors announced in a observation that they would now not file criminal costs against him as a consequence of a lack of proof that gives proof “beyond an more cost-effective doubt.” Authorities did now not open the identity of the alleged sufferer within the case.

Following the costs being dropped, Artem expressed feeling “relieved and grateful” that the case had been attach to relaxation. As he shared in a Sept. 25 observation to E! Info, “This has been an extraordinarily complicated time for me. I am grateful that the actual fact has prevailed.”

He additionally defined that his “major issue” is focusing on his son Matteo, adding, “I look forward to inviting past this chapter and focusing on what truly issues—continue being the greatest father I could maybe possibly also be.”

And Nikki additionally shared a message after the dancer's arrest.

“Right here’s a non-public matter,” her fetch steered E! Info in an Aug. 30 observation, “and Nikki asks for privacy for her and her household right this moment.”

Read on for a corpulent breakdown of Artem's home violence arrest.