The following article mentions domestic violence allegations.

The series centers around abandoned storage units, which are then auctioned to the highest bidder.

Those who bid on storage units have no idea what’s inside.

Brandi Passante smiling

It’s all about trusting your gut and having lady luck on your side.

Basically, it’s like a grown-up treasure hunt with very high stakes.

Passante first became aware of the video’s existence when she received messages about it on X.

Brandi Passante smiling

She maintained that the video was totally fake.

Needless to say, Passante sued Moore for all he had.

She only received $750 in damages after initially suing Moore for $2.5 million.

Brandi Passante smiling

This wasn’t exactly easy.

As she explained toLifetime Momsin 2013, working in the male-dominated industry can be wildly unpleasant at times.

However, she’s not one to back down from challenge.

Brandi Passante looking at her phone

Evidently, having brothers prepared her for the cutthroat storage auction world.

“This is backbreaking work,” she said.

“I got some scary letters at the very beginning.

Brandi Passante smiling with Jarrod Schulz

Things got so bad that Passante was afraid to leave her house for a while.

“I did have to have a little bit of therapy about it,” she admitted.

Speaking to Lifetime Moms, Passante said that she’s not as extroverted as she appears on the show.

Brandi Passante wearing sunglasses

Fans were understandably shocked to find out the couple called it.

Some ofwe do know about Passante and Schulz’s breakupcame up during a 2021 interview Passante gave toSpirit Talk.

Throughout the chat, she opened up about moving on from the relationship.

Brandi Passante smiling

“I was describing it as sort of emotionally dead inside,” she said.

“I wasn’t really allowed to have an identity for many, many years.

She confirmed that she hadn’t found anyone special yet.

Brandi Passante walking with Jarrod Schulz

“I just don’t have an attachment to anyone, you know?”

she said, but admitted that she had thrown herself back into dating for a while.

“It’s not something I’m really trying hard to seek out.

Brandi Passante smiling

I’m waiting until I, you know, can feel an attachment to someone,” she added.

“We have a good relationship,” Passante said of her children.

It’s completely different,” Passante added.

Brandi Passante smiling

“It’s the scary dad voice in the background that we’re missing,” Passante said.

Even so, she was content with their family dynamic.

“I think we’re good right now.

I’m very happy with my life right now,” she said.

In the caption, she explained to her followers why they rarely saw her kids on social media.

“I stopped posting photos of my babies.

Because some creepy a** dudes were harassing them,” she wrote.

“Don’t be gross.”

According to the sources, the argument escalated and then got physical.

Schulz allegedly shouted at Passante before pushing her twice.

Passante gave a statement to the police but Schulz denied the allegations.

In the end, he was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence.

It’s not clear what the former couple were arguing about.

In October 2020, the “Storage Wars” personality took toInstagramto share that her dad died.

“I always smile when I think of you.

I was most definitely a daddy’s girl,” Passante continued in the caption.

“I can’t think of a time that you ever got mad at me or yelled at me.

I absolutely used that to my advantage.

I will miss you terribly.”

Passante has continued to honor her father on social media in the years since his passing.

In 2024, the reality star posted avideowith various clips of the two of them to celebrate his birthday.

“I miss you terribly,” Passante wrote in a caption.

“I hope you’re enjoying a Road Soda, in a paper bag & a cheap smoke.”

She decided to share her answer in an Instagram Story.

“I have Hashimoto’s Disease,” she stated.

“An auto-immune that affects my thyroid.

Sometimes, it makes my throat raspy.”

Passante didn’t elaborate on when she was diagnosed with the disease or whether she experienced any other symptoms.

This is what leads to the unpleasant symptoms associated with the disease.