Brandi From Storage Wars Was Wrapped Up In A Scandal Most Fans Didn't Even Know About (2024)

Storage Wars is an immensely popular show that began airing in 2010. The premise of the show is pretty interesting. In the state of California, if somebody doesn't pay rent at their storage locker for more than three months, the facility can sell it at an auction. Because of this, some professional buyers bid on these lockers. Some of them own thrift shops and use the contents of the vaults to fill them out. But here's the catch: Before each locker is auctioned, the buyers are given five minutes to inspect the contents from the doorway but may not enter the locker or touch any of the items. Storage Wars follows a group of storage buyers as they go around the country bidding on auctions.

The show is really entertaining and has attracted a massive following. The series became popular because of its crazy interpersonal drama and captivating characters. But more than any other personality, fans flocked to Brandi Passante. Brandi and her longtime lover and business partner Jarrod Schulz developed a reputation for being calculating, charismatic, and x-rated. And out of all the bargain hunters that graced the screen of Storage Wars, Brandi burned the brightest. But some might also say she went through a lot, especially when Brandi found out that there were fake p*rn images of her floating around on the web.

Brandi Passante Filed A Lawsuit Over An Adult Video

In 2010, a foreign distributor named Hunter Moore made a site called "Is Anyone Up?" The website mostly showcases the idea of "revenge p*rnography," which is when clients transfer naked pictures and recordings of their exes, trying to openly mortify them. Eventually, Moore and his programmer associate Charles Evens were both condemned to jail for cybercrimes associated with the site. Shockingly for Brandi Passante, she became Moore's victim when he uploaded an explicit video dishonestly telling her to highlight her over the web just as posting extremely obscene photos of her.

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According to The Wrap, "Passante looked at the referenced website and was horrified, hurt and ashamed to see images of someone portraying her in p*rnographic video and associated images," the suit reads. "Passante never made any such video, has never had any contact with Mr. Moore, and did not send him sexual images. Moore fabricated the video for the purpose of trading on Passante's fame and celebrity to draw traffic to his site."

Brandi issued, looking for $2.5 million in real and praiseworthy harms as well as $5,250 in legal damage. However, the appointed judge for the situation decreased her fiscal honor to $750 and gave a perpetual order that Moore needed to delete the content, just as banning him from any further circulation of it.

Where Is Brandi Passante From?

Passante was born in Texas in 1980. Now, Brandi is a deeply private person and, throughout her career, has fought to keep her personal life separate from her life on screen. Because of this, there is very little known about Brandi's early history. Fans know that she didn't have an easy time growing up. At some point, she had two children, who she raised by herself. In 1999 at 19, Brandi got her first job at a carpet cleaning business. Also there was working Jarrod Schulz.

The circ*mstances about how they got together are murky as the two tell conflicting stories about who pursued who. When the pair was together, it seemed like harmless teasing, but could it hint at a darker, more strained relationship underneath. Years later, the two had moved to different careers, but then Jarrod lost his job in the housing market crash and got a tip from his aunt about storage facility bidding.

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They became successful enough to open their own thrift shop in Orange, California. Because of their flourishing business, the two were approached by producers of Storage Wars. Little did they know they would become the show's biggest stars. In Storage Wars, Brandi became famous because of her chemistry with Jarrod. Sometimes it was volatile. The two verbally sparred with each other just as much as they did with the show's villains, and Jarrod quickly developed a reputation for a sharp temper, with Brandi being a bit more mellow but still a fierce partner.

Is Brandi Passante Still On 'Storage Wars'?

Brandi became famous and a role model for those people who thought single mothers could really have it all. This includes taking care of the kids, a loving relationship, and a fulfilling career. Being a single mom or working at a thrift shop didn't have to be boring or disappointing. Brandi believed people can be these things and still have genuine personality, charisma, and success. She's given real advice saying that being a stay-at-home mother is difficult, explaining she felt alienated and depressed without a career, further explaining, "I think I'm a better parent because I work. I'm happier it."

Fans of Storage Wars certainly agree. Together Jarrod and Brandi came to be known as the young guns because of their powerful bidding and bluffing skills despite their relative youth and inexperience. Brandi Passante indeed seemed to have it all. She had come from a rough background and made herself into a star. Passante and Schulz exited Storage Wars after being offered their own spin-off show, Brandi & Jarrod: Married to the Job.

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