Nikki Bella clarifies paying $3,500 monthly in child support to Artem Chigvintsev

This past week, it was reported by TMZ.com that WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella will be paying Artem Chigvintsev $3,500 monthly in child support for their son Matteo as part of their finalized divorce settlement. In a post via Twitter/X, Nikki clarified the situation…

“I hope you all read this bc you all don’t understand the law. Child Support is about income per year. So whoever makes more and depending on how much they make a year they pay monthly.

We have 50/50 custody. CA State Law. And the 200k is bc [because] he didn’t sign a pre nup. So that’s alimony. Has nothing to do with anything else except divorce. You’ll need to educate yourself and stop assuming off of click hate headlines.”

I hope you all read this bc you all don’t understand the law. Child Support is about income per year. So whoever makes more and depending on how much they make a year they pay monthly. We have 50/50 custody. CA State Law. And the 200k is bc he didn’t sign a pre nup. So that’s…

— Nikki & Brie (@NikkiAndBrie) May 17, 2025