Police records reveal that Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets wrote about alleged online harassment in a note found after his death. Sheets died by suicide at his Lake Havasu City, Arizona, home on April 22, 2026, at age 67. His death prompted police to investigate claims that the longtime reality star had been subjected to…
Former Storage Wars star Jarrod Schulz has been having some serious legal issues since leaving the popular storage locker bidding show, and his long-time partner, Brandi Passante. As we exclusively revealed, Jarrod was charged with resisting an officer after an incident in Lake Forest, California on July 12, 2019. In April of 2021, Jarrod was…
Happy birthday to Storage Wars OG HBIC (Head Bidder In Charge) Brandi Passante! The reality star turned 43 on Tuesday, and she re-posted a series of congratulatory messages from her friends in her Instagram stories. Brandi also re-posted one particularly affectionate message and video in her actual Instagram feed. The montage clip was originally shared…
Storage Wars star Jarrod Schulz is still facing a charge of resisting an officer stemming from an incident in 2019, and he has reportedly caught an additional charge of domestic violence after an alleged altercation with his ex, and current Storage Wars co-star, Brandi Passante. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the altercation took place…
We were the first to report that Storage Wars was likely returning for a new season, and now we have confirmation from A&E — including a preview trailer! “America’s favorite treasure hunters continue the search for valuable repossessed storage lockers with an all new season of the hit-series Storage Wars premiering on Tuesday, April 20…
Despite never formally getting married, Brandi Passante and partner Jarrod Schulz were the First Couple of A&E’s Storage Wars reality series. Unfortunately, the First Couple quietly broke up more than two years ago. Jarrod moved on rather quickly with his new girlfriend Rochel Beckman, but Brandi’s dating life has been a big secret — until…
It’s been more than two years since the last episode of A&E’s hugely popular reality series Storage Wars aired its last episode. Since that time, most of the cast members have laughed off rumors of another season as improbable at best. However, OG bidder boss Brandi Passante seems to have confirmed in a new interview…
Storage Wars and Married To The Job star Brandi Passante made an appearance on The Dad Diary earlier today and revealed that she has been diagnosed with COVID-19! The reality star also talked about a wide array of parental-themed topics, including her current relationship status with long-time partner Jarrod Schulz. The Dad Diary interview was…
Storage Wars star Jarrod Schulz has confirmed his split from former fiancée and Married To The Job co-star Brandi Passante as he and his new girlfriend Rochel go public on social media. Jarrod posted his first photo with Rochel Beckman on Facebook back in January (above left). Although you couldn’t tell from Jarrod’s trademark grumpy…
We reported last week that fan favorite Storage Wars couple Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schulz appear to have split after being together for nearly two decades. Unfortunately for Jarrod, the break up isn’t the only bad thing that has happened this year as he was also charged in July for resisting an officer. According to…
We have some disheartening news for fans of Storage Wars couple Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schulz as it appears as though the reality show couple has called it quits after nearly 20 years together. There has been no official statement from either Brandi or Jarrod about the split, but it seems quite obvious from…
Beloved Storage Wars star Barry Weiss is recovering in a California hospital after reportedly suffering multiple broken bones, chest, and leg trauma from a motorcycle accident on Thursday. Barry was riding with his friend Jamie Robinson of MotoGeo at the time of the accident. “Not a good day at the office,” Jamie captioned a photo…
Storage Wars bidder Jarrod Schulz is expanding his reality show resume…in Asia?! That’s right, Jarrod ventured waaaaay over the pond where he will be competing in the second season of the reality competition Celebrity Car Wars! The show pits six celebrity drivers against each other in a series of “weekly challenges that put their driving…
In a preview clip for tonight’s episode of Brandi and Jarrod: Married to the Job things get a little heated as the couple decide having a healthier diet would be a good idea. Actually, it may just be Brandi who thinks it’s a good idea as Jarrod becomes the first ever TV star to hurl accusations of “cleanse rape.” Also, Brandi’s self confidence seems to have been boosted as she posts the first ever photo of herself in a bikini! Could a Jarrod Schulz Speedo pic be next?!?
Storage Wars bickering bidders Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schulz must have won over fans with their 30-minute special “Brandi & Jarrod: Married to the Job” back in April because A&E has announced the duo (and their two children) will be starring in a full-fledged spin-off series with the same title airing right after new Storage Wars episodes beginning August 12! Keep reading for a preview video, photos and details on the series — which will reportedly include Brandi and Jarrod finally getting married!
After a very bitter falling out, which included a lawsuit and a war of harsh words in the press, A&E is bringing back storage auction bidding super-villain Dave “The Mogul” Hester when Storage Wars returns on August 12th! Keep reading for the full scoop as well as co-star Darrell Sheets’ less-than-positive reaction to the news.
Storage Wars auctioneer Dan Dotson is in the hospital after suffering “duel aneurysms,” including one in his head. His current condition is unknown, but he appears to be beating the small survival odds that doctors previously gave him.
Despite being fan favorites on one of the most popular reality shows in cable television history, Storage Wars couple Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante have gone out of their way to keep their private life just that… until now! A&E announced earlier today that the “Young Guns” will be getting their own special titled “Brandi and Jarrod: Married to the Job” airing on April 22. YUUUUUPPPP!
Storage Wars Season 5 premieres on March 18 and the show’s original “Young Guns,” Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante, hosted a big bash at their Now & Then Second Hand Store in Orange, California on Saturday to celebrate. Brandi and Jarrod were joined by the show’s auctioneers, Dan and Laura Dotson, as well as a brand new cast mate and “Young Guns” team member: Jarrod’s gigantic bushy beard!
A&E officially announced today that the original band of storage locker warriors will be back for another round as Storage Wars Season 5 premieres March 18 with two brand new back-to-back episodes starting at 9/8c. Although fans will be seeing bidding mainstays Brandi, Jarrod, Casey, Rene, Darrell and Ivy doing battle, they won’t be treated to more antics from charismatic jokester Barry Weiss — not until 10/9c that is! Yupppp! Barry Weiss hand landed his own show! Keep reading for all the details.
For three seasons A&E’s Storage Wars has essentially been a boys’ club, with Starcasm fave Brandi Passante (and very rarely Nabila Haniss) having to keep the testosterone at bay. This past season the network injected some more estrogen into the club in the voluptuous form of Casey Nezhoda, wife of Rene Nezhoda and co-owner of the 7,000 square foot Bargain Hunters Thrift Store in San Diego. Keep reading to find out more about Casey, including links to clips of her and Rene auditioning for ABC’s Celebrity Auctions show!
In recent seasons, Storage Wars has quietly shuffled in and out some bidders, presumably to find a fitting replacement for Dave Hester. But, new reports claim even more shuffling has gone on behind the scenes — and an actual fan favorite prepares to move on.
Late last year internet uber douche Hunter Moore posted a fake sex tape video of Storage Wars star Brandi Passante online and then began to taunt her about it on Twitter. Brandi filed suite in October, and on Friday a judge ruled in her favor, mandating that the video be removed. Surprisingly, Brandi didn’t get anywhere near the $2.5 million in damages she was seeking. Keep reading to find out how much she did get!
We did a post a while back revealing that Storage Wars star Barry Weiss is the “Jewish Godfather” of custom fabricator and fellow reality star Jesse James. At the time all we had were a couple mentions in interviews, but now, thanks to information provided by one of our commenters, we’ve discovered video evidence of the connection! Check out this video clip of a long-haired Barry attending his godson Jesse James’ wedding to Janine Lindemulder in 2002!
Though she has become a huge star alongside partner Jarrod Schulz on A&E’s popular reality series Storage Wars, Brandi Passante prefers to keep to herself when the A&E cameras stop rolling. Recently she gave an interview to MyLifetime.com and also did a lengthy Q&A with fans during the most recent season premiere in which she answered every kind of question under the sun, including: Is she married to Jarrod? Was she a stripper? Are her boobs real? Does she miss Dave Hester? How funny is Barry really? And what’s her favorite toothpaste?
A rep for A&E as well as Darrell Sheets and auctioneering duo Don and Laura Dotson address recent reports that Darrell and the Dotsons are being cut from the the show.
Storage Wars “Young Guns” Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante have expanded their growing retail empire with the Grand Opening of their second Now & Then thrift store, this one located in Long Beach, California. The big event was held Saturday under sunny skies where Brandi, Jarrod, their kids, Storage Wars auctioneer Dan Dotson and co-star Barry Weiss were all in attendance as a large crowd shopped through a an inventory of used merchandise, some of which was purchased at storage auctions on the show!
Storage Wars stars Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schulz have run a successful secondhand store in Orange, California for right around three years. Now, the popular bickering duo are expanding their empire into Long Beach, California with a brand new store location!
Mark Balelo, an auction house owner and occasional bidder on the A&E reality series Storage Wars, was found dead at his business in Simi Valley, California Monday morning. Balelo was in his car, which was running and parked in a garage at his auction house. His death comes shortly after a reported dru-related arrest and a couple months after reports he faced deportation for his criminal activities. Keep reading for more details, and watch a clip of Mark’s most infamous Storage Wars moment!
As we reported back in March, A&E is completing the eastward migration of it’s ubersuccessful reality series franchise Storage Wars with shows in Miami and New York City. The Miami incarnation is still in the works, but Storage Wars: New York is in the can and set to premiere January 1 at 10/9c! Keep reading to meet the new cast, which includes six bidders (with two teams of two) and an auctioneer.
The main man over at Reality Blurred, Andy Dehnart, posted the following video of Storage Wars executive producer Thom Beers discussing how lines are sometimes written for the cast and how the storage units are sometimes altered for show. Now before you start saying, “I knew Dave Hester was right about all of this!” Please be aware that what Beers owns up to is a far cry from the many allegations the former cast member has brought about in litigation.
Dave Hester filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against A&E Television Networks and Original Producers, the producers of Storage Wars, today after months of turmoil over his contract and the alleged “salting” of storage units won my cast members. The suit alleges that after Hester asked for indemnity from the alleged fraudulent manipulation of the storage units to producers, they fired him — which he claims is a breach of contract. In addition to the “salting” of lockers with unique and interesting items, Hester claims producers rig the bidding for dramatic effect, repay an antiques business for items used to salt lockers by featuring them on the show for appraisals, and even paid for a female cast member’s plastic surgery to add sex appeal! Keep reading for all the allegations in the suit. Should you stop reading f you don’t want the show spoiled forever? YUUP!
As we reported in a previous post, Storage Wars star Jarrod Schulz has had a number of run-ins with the law, including drug possession and transporting arrests in the late 1990s. Those arrests resulted in a couple stints behind bars, the latter of which was a 16-month stay in California state prison. At the time of the previous post, we were unable to track down any of Jarrod Schulz’s mug shot photos, but a couple of them have now made their way online featuring Jarrod rocking a bit more hair on his head and a little less on his chin.
Storage Wars star Dave Hester is always bickering back and forth with his cast mates on the show, but now it’s the producers who he is at war with, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to end well for Dave. For the second season in a row, he has been left wondering if he will be asked back while the rest of the cast begins filming.
Brandi Passante and partner Jarrod Schulz are the “Young Guns” on the A&E hit reality show Storage Wars, but despite the show’s huge success, Brandi has managed to keep her personal life very private. So, imagine her surprise when she received a tweet from notorious internet “stalker porn” king Hunter Moore’s “Is Anyone Up” Twitter account that read “Love the pics” with a link to pornographic images and a video purporting to be Brandi Passante! As you would imagine, Brandi was shocked and has since filed a lawsuit against Moore U.S. District Court in Central California.
Wow! Earlier this week we had Christopher Walken and Tom Waits on the same red carpet, and now my TV faves are colliding as The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Sonja Morgan, Storage Wars‘ Barry Weiss, and Breaking Bad‘s Dean Norris (that’s DEA agent Hank Schrader y’all!) were photographed having wine together in the green room at NCC media’s New York City Upfront event yesterday!
America’s favorite bicker ‘n’ bid duo Brandi Passante and Jarrod Shulz appeared at the 2012 BikeFest celebration in Las Vegas, Nevada over the weekend where they promoted their Outlaw Apparel brand. The Storage Wars looked half gorgeous, half grumpy (I’ll let you guess which was which) as they worked the booth, posed for pictures, and signed autographs for fans.
Brandi Passante is one of the breakout stars of A&E’s smash hit reality series Storage Wars, partly due to her charismatically cantankerous relationship with her husband partner Jarrod Schulz, and partly due to the fact that she is remarkably attractive, even when she’s not surrounded by silver-backed gorillas and Darth Yuuuppers. But, despite all the fame (and numerous fan sites), Brandi has managed to keep her private life just that — private. For the most part. Keep reading to see some very rare family photos of Brandi, including her 7-year-old daughter with husband partner Jarrod Schulz, as well as childhood photos of herself and a picture of her mother as a young woman!
The only thing on Storage Wars more exciting than watching the bidders pilfer through their purchased storage unit looking for treasure is seeing what kind of contraption Barry Weiss is going to pull up in! Check out Captain Weiss in his latest bizarro vehicle that is part Winnebago, part boat as he invites castmate Brandi Passante in for a tour. Plus, more videos and photos of the “Decoliner” built by custom car designer Randy Grubb!
A&E decided to have a little fun while promoting the current season of their popular reality series Storage Wars, filming a high-budget Hollywood blockbuster style trailer featuring the stars of the show as action/adventure heroes with the clever play-on-words tagline, “Summer Lockbuster: This summer 5 soldiers of fortune battle it out for… stuff!”
But apparently the over-the-top promotion didn’t end with the trailer, there was also a comic book! Keep reading to see the Marvelized versions of Jarrod Schulz, Brandi Passante, Darrell Sheets, Dave Hester, auctioneers Dan and Laura Dotson, Barry Weiss, and Barry’s lil fren, Billy the chimpanzee! KRRRRPOW!
With a guest list that included Creedence Clearwater Revival front man John Fogerty, Neil Diamond, and AI judge Steven Tyler the biggest rock star at the American Idol Season 11 finale event in Los Angeles last night was none other than beat-of-his-own drummer Barry Weiss from the garage sale band of bidders on A&E’s Storage Wars! Keep reading for your weekly fix of Barry suavetrulescence.
The Big Apple was transformed into the Big Yuuuuupple Thursday night as the entire cast of the A&E blockbuster reality series Storage Wars were in attendance at the network’s 2012 Upfront presentation held at Lincoln Center. Keep reading for all the great red carpet photos of Barry Weiss, Brandi Passante, Jarrod Schultz, Darrell Sheets, Dave Hester, and auctioneers Dan and Laura Dotson!
Storage Wars star Barry Weiss is a charismatic and wonderfully humorous riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, to co-opt the words of Winston Churchill. The more you find out about Barry, the more mysteries there are! In our latest attempt to better understand the man behind the legend we attempted to track down exactly where it is that Barry Weiss calls home – a search that bore fruit. Too much fruit. Keep reading to see photos of what is reportedly Barry’s main residence, which is located in an affluent gated community in Los Angeles – across the street from Natalie Portman! Also, watch a hilarious Storage Wars outtake clip in which it is revealed that the house Barry parked at and said was his on the show, wasn’t his at all! Things get a little hairy when the real owner comes out and meets Barry at the front door.
Storage Wars is taking over reality television! We posted earlier today that the popular A&E series was expanding into New York City and Miami, but those may not be the only new Storage Wars inspired shows coming to the small screen soon. The same casting company that posted the casting call for Storage Wars New York and Storage Wars Miami last April later asked for potential families in need of $5,000 – $15,000 for a show titled “What Are You Worth?” featuring Barry Weiss!
A&E’s popular reality show franchise Storage Wars is growing faster than McDonald’s! With it’s flagship show centered out of California continuing to dominate the ratings and it’s second installment in Dallas, Texas following close behind, producers have decided to expand into the huge east coast markets of New York City and Miami!
Find out all about the “wow factor” in Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets’ life, his fiancee Kimber Wuerfel. This blonde beauty is a very successful real estate agent from Orange County with some serious business acumen. Or in other words, a million dollar bill all day long!
Are you a big fan of Storage Wars, planning to be in Southern California on March 3rd, and would like to get a deal on Hot Wheels cars? Then head down to the Now and Then Secondhand Store 2nd Anniversary Party! Store owners Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schulz will be there, as well as some of their Storage Wars cast mates. Not gonna be in California on the 3rd? Don’t worry, you can catch Jarrod and Brandi in Las Vegas this weekend at “Oscar Night Las Vegas!” Yuuuuuuuuuuuuup!
Jarrod Schulz and wife long-time girlfriend Brandi Passante are two of the break out stars of A&E’s reality series Storage Wars. But, long before Jarrod began buying abandoned storage units and co-running the Now and Then Thrift Store he was hoping to break out of something else… prison! Yuuuuuuup! Keep reading for all the details, including Brandi’s run-in with the law resulting in her arrest in 2007!
Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets reveals that he once found a dead body in an abandoned storage unit! He says police confiscated everything in the locker (of course) and told him it was the body of a woman murdered by her husband. Keep reading for the horrific story as well as another story from another Storage Wars cast member about another dead body found in a unit! (This is some Silence of the Lambs s*** right here!)
GTL reigned supreme over the GOP as MTV’s Jersey Shore finished the week ending January 22, 2012 as the most watched basic cable television show, beating out both Republican Presidential debates as well as History Channel powerhouse Pawn Stars and Lifetime’s original movie Drew Peterson: Untouchable. Keep reading for the rest of the Top 25!
No doubt the top reasons for tuning in to A&E’s Storage Wars are: seeing all the bizarre stuff left behind in storage lockers and how much it’s worth (or not), Barry Weiss, and Brandi Passante. (The order depends on a person’s weakness for collectibles, passion for custom automobiles, and testosterone levels.) For those of you who find yourselves smitten by Jarrod’s whip-cracking significant other (like yours truly) I uncovered these pictures of Brandi taken at the Grand Re-Opening of her and Jarrod’s Now and Then Thrift Store in Orange, California.
Researching Barry Weiss of Storage Wars is like peeling an onion! As evidenced on the show, this rock star collector has had an amazing life during which he has made friends with a slew of fascinating famous and not-so-famous folks. One of the fascinating and famous folks counted among Barry’s friends is former Mr. Sandra Bullock, Jesse James, whom Barry isn’t only a friend to, he’s his godfather. No, seriously! And you’ll never guess which piece of infamous memorabilia Barry gave to his godson.
Starcasm is officially changing its name to BarryWeissopedia. This dude has more interesting stories than Barnes and Noble! But this post isn’t really a story necessarily, although it did lead to one (check out the very next post). This post is about Barry’s style – more specifically, his trademark black-rimmed custom glasses. Keep reading to find out who made ’em and whether or not it’s possible that you can own your own pair. (I hate to spoil it, but the answer to that question is “Yuuuuuuuuuuuuup!”)
There is no doubt that eccentric collector Barry Weiss is the rock star of A&E’s popular reality series Storage Wars, but who knew his rock star identity dates all the way back to at least the 1980s?!? Keep reading for a mind-blowing image of Barry and his flowing blond hair and a sexy, pre-Storage Wars groupie taken some time in the 1980s. (***WARNING*** May cause irreparable man crush among some heterosexual males ages 35-50)
On A&E’s treasure-hunting reality series Storage Wars the second-most exciting moment is when they cut the locks of the abandoned storage units and the doors go up, revealing the mysterious contents inside. The first-most exciting moment? Seeing what kind of vehicle “The Collector” Barry Weiss arrives in! Keep reading for all sorts of photos, videos, and info on Barry’s most famous ride, his custom black 1947 “Cowboy Cadillac.”
When watching your first episode of Storage Wars it doesn’t take long to realize one of these folks bidding on abandoned storage units is not like the others. Dubbed “The Collector” by A&E, Barry Weiss is an eccentric personality with attire and transportation to match. Find out what occupation Barry retired from that allows him to drive a custom car o’ the day and spend his mornings dropping big auction dollars in hopes of finding the next unique, oddball item for his collection.
A&E promotes their Storage Wars superstar couple of Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante as a “husband and wife team of underdogs,” and just watching 30 seconds of the two bickering and fuming would seem to all but prove the two are stuck together until death does them part. But are they really married? The answer may surprise you!
(I’m not sure what kind of suspense I was going for there – it’s probably pretty obvious what the answer is. Or is it? Yes, it is.)
Even without the suspense, Brandi’s lockers beckon you in!
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