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.

Kat Von D with Jesse James

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."

Jesse James and Kat Von D

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