"Storage Wars" debuted on the reality TV scene back in late 2010 on the A&E network.
The show had success with millions of viewers being fascinated by a treasure trove of forgotten
items.
Each episode featured a location — or locations occasionally — where “abandoned” storage
units were auctioned off to re-sellers -- with a running tally of the unit's contents and
the potential profit that could be earned after appraisals and valuation of the abandoned
items.
Think a modern "Antiques Roadshow" but with pieces that are no longer wanted.
It wasn't just the contents of the lockers that had viewers hooked, though; it was the
series' eccentric cast of characters, too.
Some episodes featured different people or groups who were at the storage unit auctions,
and one of those parties was couple Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante , dubbed "The Young
Guns" for being the youngest auction bidders in the show's main cast, so at least that
fits.
At the time of filming, the two owned a thrift store called Now and Then that was based in
Orange, California, according to Online Storage Auctions.
The pair was often featured on the show while looking for items to buy that they could resell
at their second-hand shop.
Jarrod and Brandi eventually closed their store and parted ways romantically, it doesn't
seem like that's been the end of the drama — and legal trouble — between them.
Schulz and Passante split up in 2019, and the separation hasn't exactly been smooth.
By April 2021, there was a new, unsavory incident in their relationship.
Apparently, Jarrod and Brandi ran into each other at an Orange County bar and started
a heated argument in April 2021.
The exes, who have two children together, were yelling at each other, and when Brandi
told Jarrod to leave, he didn't and instead pushed her twice, according to TMZ.
Brandi ended up leaving the bar before the cops arrived to take Passante's statement
and make a report.
There must have been enough evidence against Jarrod, however, because the Orange County
District Attorney's office charged him with one count of misdemeanor domestic violence
battery.
As of this video, Jarrod has not yet commented on the charges.
Though the incident seems to represent an escalation between the former couple, fans
of "Storage Wars" already know that there has been trouble brewing for years.
This latest incident didn't come as a surprise to true "Storage Wars" fans — there had
been signs of trouble on the series for years.
Jarrod and Brandi constantly bickered and disagreed on business decisions while filming
the show.
What may have just seemed like marital antics, though the two were never married, turned
out to be indicative of their off-screen relationship.
Audiences really were seeing the cracks in Jarrod and Brandi's relationship, which officially
came to head — and end — a few years ago.
In June 2020, Brandi took to a Facebook Live interview with the Dad Diary and revealed
that she and Jarrod had cut things off in 2018 just after filming the twelfth season
of "Storage Wars."
In the same interview, Brandi also disclosed that she's now a single mom to the two kids
that she shares with Schulz.
Even during the pandemic, she's been the sole caretaker of her two children.
She told the Dad Diary,
"I have them all the time, 24/7 they're here with me, so I have to navigate that."
But it's really nothing new for Brandi.
She continued,
"I did a lot of it on my own anyway, but it's the scary dad voice in the background that
we're missing."
Jarrod and Brandi never married, even after starring in their own "Storage Wars" spin-off
titled "Brandi & Jarrod: Married to the Job."
They continued to work together, and even did after their breakup in the latest season
of "Storage Wars."
While the A&E TV show was originally on the air from 2010 to 2019, a thirteenth season
of the program premiered in April 2021 featuring Jarrod and Brandi.
The two are back to their usual activities, but now it's a bit different: they're now
competing against one another and vying for what they think are the best storage units
to bid on.
Jarrod and Brandi constantly arm themselves with eye rolls and exasperated sighs, providing
a bit more flare to the show, but given the real-life incident, now those expressions
seem all too personal.
Still, the former couple seems to be pretty clearly moving on.
TV Show Ace reported that Jarrod is now dating someone.
Brandi, however, not so much.
She told the Spirit Talk YouTube channel,
"I wasn't really allowed to have an identity for many, many years.
And so these last couple of years, I'm kind of coming into my own and figuring out who
I am."
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