By the following January, they were engaged, with James gushing toPeople.
However, by July 2011, it was all over.
James blamed the distance, only for Von D to counter with an entirely different reason.

Where did it all go wrong for these two self-proclaimed outlaws?
I am not opening up another tattoo shop.
And I am not leaving my shop here in Los Angeles."

The tattoo artist acknowledged that, in the end, she was totally wrong about him.