It’s unclear just how long we’re going to be quarantined due to coronavirus, but the cases continue to stack up. There have been tens of thousands of people who have lost their lives to COVID-19, but there have also been families rejoicing for their relatives who have recovered from the illness. Black Ink Crew star Ceaser Emanuel recently took to his Instagram to share that he’s been separated from his mother for a month because she was diagnosed with COVID-19. The pair recently reunited so the reality star wanted to share his story.

“They finally released my mother @desiree_simpson from a month quarantine,” he penned in a caption of a photo of his family. “I am not going lie this month was the scariest time in my life. To find out your mother caught Corona and watch her in a life threatening fight to get pass it. She is the STRONGEST WOMAN I KNOW IN MY WHOLE LIFE and if it was anybody else, they would have gave up.”

Ceaser also offered up a few words of advice. “In these SCARY times keep your FAMILY CLOSE.I pray that we all MAKE IT THROUGH THIS…. F*CK CORONA #ceaserblackink #ilovemymom.” Check out Ceaser Emanuel share photos of his loved ones below.

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.

Longtime viewers of Black Ink Crew are aware of Young Bae’s accusations of abuse against her father. In January 2018, the VH1 series followed Young Bae’s storyline as she and her mother returned to her home country of South Korea. Bae was scared after learning that her father had found her mother and was sending her threatening letters. Bae and her mother previously ran from the alleged abuser and even lived in a small shack-like hut to hide from him.

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In this recent season of Black Ink Crew, viewers find Young Bae coming face-to-face with her dad while cameras were rolling. The emotional, explosive scene immediately went left after Bae questioned him about why her father beat on his family. He told her, “I don’t know how to be a good father,” before adding that he didn’t get to talk to his wife and daughter the way he’d liked to. Bae interjected by reminding him that he could speak with them because they were caged in fear and he beat them every day.

Bae’s father just stared at her with a smirk without acknowledging what she was saying, and this infuriated the reality star further. She brought up her nose bleeds, her fever after he kicked her, the beating because she smiled or cried, the threats of death—but all he had to say was that he did the best he could to provide. Then, Bae picked up the table and tossed it as she screamed and cried. Security stepped in and the crowding seemed to agitate her father, who also became upset. Watch the intense scene below.

It’s an age-old rule that friends should never let a woman interfere with their relationship, but Ceaser Emanuel and Ryan Henry may have to work out a few issues in that department. The two reality stars seem to be at odds and it stems from Ryan’s relationship with Ceaser’s ex and former employee, Kitty. 

Kitty had a massive fallout with Ceaser and his Black Ink crew in New York, so she made her way to Chicago and got friendly with Ryan. The two were spending time with one another and a video was sent to Ceaser’s cousin Teddy showing Ryan and Kitty laughing at Ceaser’s expense. The clip sent Ceaser over the edge, and the Black Ink mogul made it clear that he was irate.

“This is how you acting my n*gga?” Ceaser said. “How the f*ck y’all sitting there doing all this sucka ass sh*t. Y’all over there laughing at me, too?” He added that news of Kit and Ryan fooling around isn’t new, but he found it disrespectful that Ryan was “flaunting” the relationship in his face. “I know that video was sent just to piss me off. Where the f*ck is the loyalty?”

“When you was down and you needed help with your business, who was the person you called?” Ceaser asked. “Or, when you had to move shops and you askin’ me how this goes and how this goes, who you call?” He then revealed that their friendship is deeper than people think. “We know each other family. When I go to Chicago, I stayed at your pops house, yo. Motherf*ckers don’t understand how deep this sh*t is.”

“Ryan made his move, now it’s time to make my move,” Ceaser said. “This is war.” The trailer for this season of Black Ink Crew shows Ceaser making his way to the Windy City to announce to Ryan and his crew that he plans on opening a Black Ink Chicago shop to rival Ryan Henry’s 9Mag. Check out an angry Ceaser below.

The world watched as Sky Days reunited with her sons Genasis and Dessalines. The Black Ink Crew star became pregnant at a young age and decided to give her children up for adoption. She decided to allow VH1 cameras to document the emotional, and often tumultuous, reunions with her sons, and it’s been a rollercoaster ride of drama for the reality television series ever since.

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In previous seasons, viewers have watched as Sky and her eldest son Genasis have been at odds. Genasis was firmly resistant to meeting and building a relationship with his birth mother, especially because he’d watched her enjoy her life on reality TV. Dessalines was more open, and soon, Sky and Des were as thick as thieves. She went to his football games and even attended his high school graduation. After that, Des moved in with his mom and all seemed to be well between the two.

However, Sky later accused Des of stealing from her. She said there were items and money missing from her home, but Des denied he’d taken anything. Sky said some cruel things to her son—she told him she should have “swallowed” him and that she didn’t want him—in the heat of the moment, but that wasn’t the end of their animosity. In a clip from the new season, Des cries to Sky’s best friend and Black Ink owner Ceaser Emanuel as he relives the most recent argument with his mother. He can’t get over how she “wished death” on him.

Some believe Sky answered her son on Instagram with a selfie. In the caption, she wrote, “When You Crossed Me You Lost Me ✌?.” Check out the mother and son going at it as well as Sky’s recent selfie 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.

It’s been a long journey for Ceaser Emanuel, but he’s taken advantage of every moment. The Black Ink Crew star is the leader of VH1’s tattoo crew, and for years he’s shared his personal life with millions of reality television fans. There have been a few bumps in the road for the 40-year-old businessman, but he’s ready to put the outlandish antics behind him as he continues to roll out new shops across the country.

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Anyone who has tuned into Black Ink Crew‘s New York City show has watched as Ceaser and his cohorts have entangled themselves in quite a bit of drama with women. Now that he’s a mogul with much to lose, Ceaser shared with Tiffany “New York” Pollard that the way he approaches dating has changed. In a recent episode of Brunch with Tiffany, Ceaser revealed that he’s done with the thot life.

“I’ve been trying [to settle down] but it’s difficult nowadays, especially with my work and being on reality TV,” he said. “And then my daughter, she’s 15-years-old going on 21. If she don’t like you, I can’t like you. That’s one of the biggest things with me is like, my daughter, it’s at a point where I have to bring home somebody that she could actually look up to besides her mother. Her dad just can’t be dating thots no more. He has to be home an attractable woman that she could sit there [and say], ‘Dad, you did good.'”

Check out his clip below and listen to Ceaser talk about how he’s expanded his empire now that he has two shops in Harlem, one in Atlanta, one in Orlando, and one in New Orleans. Ceasar added that he’s working on placing shops in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C, as well.

Things are shaking up for Black In Crew: New York, and now that Ceaser is turning himself into a tattoo shop mogul, he’s shifting how he handles business. For years we’ve watched as the Black Ink’s reputation for fights, parties, and drunken debauchery has landed the crew win trouble with each other and oftentimes the law. They’ve grown together as a Black Ink family, traveled abroad, had a few makeups to breakups, and even shared tear-filled tender moments. Black Ink Crew: New York returns on Wednesday, February 26 and in a newly released trailer, it looks like Ceasar is trying to break the cycle of disunion.

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The teaser opens with Ceasar calling an emergency staff meeting where everyone airs out their grievances with one another. Elsewhere in the clip, Ceaser reveals that his “sister,” best friend, and shop manager Sky is suspended from her duties. It looks like Ceasar fires two others before the video’s end, so it will be interesting to see who gets the ax.

A press release states that in the upcoming season, viewers will watch as Sky attempts to reconcile with her youngest son, but “her behavior leads to a shocking twist that leaves the rest of the crew speechless”; Kitty leaves New York and makes her way over to Chicago where she’s kindling a romance with Ryan Henry of 9Mag and Black Ink Crew: Chicago; Walt gets promoted to manager, but his side gigs may get in the way of his new responsibilities; Donna is once again finding herself at odds with Ceaser so he demotes her to being Bae’s apprentice; Bae is back in the dating scene since breaking up with the father of her young son; Puma and his wife struggle with their sex life following the birth of their new baby; Ted refuses to spill the beans regarding rumors that he’s married with a child on the way.

Check out the teaser trailer below.