Battle lines have been drawn between Ceaser Emanuel and Ryan Henry. The Black In Crew and Black Ink Crew Chicago tattoo shop owners collided on a recent episode of the New York show. There has been unspoken animosity between Ceaser and Ryan over Ryan’s involvement with Ceaser’s ex-girlfriend, Kitty. The Harlem shop owner didn’t appreciate being the butt of their private jokes, but Ryan told Ceaser that he was blowing things out of proportion. The two came face-to-face during a confrontation caught by reality television cameras.

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As far as Ceaser was concerned, Ryan was lying to his face. Ryan took it all in stride and told him that he’s acting too sensitive about the situation. There were plenty of their crew members in attendance, all waiting to see how the conversation would play out. Both men walked away without things turning physical, but Ceaser made it abundantly clear that he and Ryan Henry won’t be friends anytime soon. In fact, Ceaser boldly proclaimed that he was going to hit Ryan where it hurts: “His pockets.”

This may be the lead up toward the revelation that was shared in the season trailer that showed Ceaser announcing that he was planning on opening a Black Ink shop in the heart of Chicago to rival Ryan’s 9Mag. Meanwhile, Ryan wrote over on his Instagram, “… Ahhhhhh youngsta… ?… when the hate don’t work, they start telling lies… Welcome to Chicago✡️#9MAG.” Check out the clip of Ceaser Emanuel and Ryan Henry in a tense confrontation on Black Ink Crew below.

Black Ink Crew: Chicago star Charmaine Walker got the best birthday surprise ever from her husband, Nick “Neek” Bey: a tattoo of her late mother on his back. This past season, BIC fans watched as Charmaine coped with the loss of her mother, Glenda, who made several appearances on the show over the years.

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When Charmaine announced that she and Neek were expecting their first child together back in December, she mentioned that her mother knew about the pregnancy before she passed in October, and was thrilled that her “baby [was] having a baby.” Now, Glenda’s memory is forever immortalized on Neek’s skin, as Charmaine revealed on Instagram that her hubby got a portrait for her late mother tattooed on his back.

“Tat my mom on you so I know it’s real,” Charmaine wrote on a video unveiling her man’s tattoo. “Best birthday present ! @neekbey got a tattoo of my mom. This is unreal!” The ink was done by Charmaine’s friend and former star of Black Ink Crew: Chicago, Kat Tat. The tattoo artist also shared the same video on her Instagram account, followed by an up close shot of Mama Glenda in ink form. “Thank you @neekbey for giving me this honor of tattooing Mama Glenda on you, she will forever be missed!!” Kat wrote. “Such a sweet gesture for @charmainej_tv on her birthday! I love you both always.”

Charmaine and Glenda were very close, and the reality star has been very open about how difficult it has been since her mother passed away. However, she continues to look back on her time with her mother fondly, especially as she prepares to welcome new life into the world. On Christmas Day, Charmaine shared a heartwarming post about Glenda, featuring side-by-side photos of herself pregnant now and her mother pregnant with her 30 years prior.

“Exactly 30 years ago today my mother was pregnant with me!” Charmaine wrote. “Missing her so much and so grateful for my life with her and the life inside of me. Hard to really sit and think about but for the most part I feel her spirit today. Love you mom and merry Christmas to everyone.”

Black Ink Crew: Chicago star Phor got the Maury treatment on the season finale of the tattoo industry reality show, as he revealed the results of his paternity test to determine whether he was the father of his former fling's teenage daughter, Iyanah. At the beginning of the season, viewers watched as a woman approached Phor about allegedly impregnating her sister when they hooked up around 2002. The woman sent Phor a DM claiming that he was the father of her 17-year-old niece, Iyanah, who had begun asking questions about who her dad was. Phor didn't flat out deny that he could be Iyanah's dad, but he did request that a paternity test be done to confirm. Now, after Phor previously met with the woman and Iyanah, the results are in.

Love & Hip Hop Hollywood’s Alexis Skyy was last linked to rapper Trouble but things broke off last year leaving her single and seemingly more ready than ever to mingle as per her recent Instagram flirt. The 25-year-old mother of one (Future‘s baby mama) recently hit up Instagram to share another sultry bikini share that caught the attention of Black Ink Crew Chicago star Ryan Henry. 

Alexis is seen in a two-piece bikini sipping on a beverage with the following caption: “Idk who these n***as are but I wish they would stfu so I can take my video in peace.” From there, Ryan came through with, “Why they so close then?” Prompting Alexis to reply, “Cause maybe you’re not close enough.” Ryan and his baby mother Rachel split last year and he’s been very single since then. 

When Alexis and trouble ended things they took their break up to Instagram firing shots at each other. “Nobody played with him, he played with himself,” she wrote. “I been nothing but loyal n real some people just not ready or often sell us dreams it’s life.” Trouble commented on her just trying to have “fun” on Instagram with her comments. “Fun? Don’t fucking play with me,” she replied. “I did nothing to ya but give 100%.. it’s sad that you can comment to Instagram shit but can’t call or text me for 2 days cause you in Vegas.”