With a successful movie premiere under his belt, Teddy decides he likes the way he looks on the big screen. When he asks the shop to babysit her while he runs some errands, Kimchi disappears, and they scramble to find her before Teddy returns. Teddy doesn't agree with how Ceasar is handling the situation with Cheyenne, but can he keep it a buck with his cousin without causing strain between them? Teddy becomes a dog dad to Instagram famous puppy Kimchi and delights in spoiling her rotten. Things get weird between Teddy and Ceaser after Teddy is a no-show at Ceaser's press conference. Teddy started his music label and management company RGLR LVNG, and invested in a studio space. With the street life far behind him, Teddy is on a new level! He spent much of the pandemic growing his flourishing relationship with his wife and investing in music, his second love. Teddy's role at Black Ink has changed over the years, from shop manager to VP of operations and now president, with financial investments in multiple Black Ink shops.

Since then, he's always kept an eye out for his cousin Ceaser. Emanuel and Kit had a heart-to-heart moment after she tearfully told him that she was going to miss her mother.Īlthough the “ Black Ink” owner showed up for Kitty, viewers felt he should’ve initially been more supportive of her.Teddy, born and raised in the Bronx, New York, first came to Black Ink after distancing himself from life on the streets. Things apparently didn’t work out between them and they decided to keep their relationship platonic.Įmanuel eventually decided to change his mind and hop on a flight to Washington, D.C., where Kitty’s mom’s funeral was being held. Kit and Emanuel dated off and on just after he called it quits with his ex-girlfriend Dutchess Lattimore. Of course Tati and Lombardi let Emanuel have it, saying he should go to support his brand ambassador, especially considering their history together. He also mentioned that he’s not big on funerals. He claimed he was booked “six months solid” at the tattoo shop and had to watch his teenage daughter Cheyenne because her mother, his ex Crystal, decided to get jaw surgery. Later on within the episode, the crew discussed their arrangements to go to Kitty’s mom’s funeral, and that’s when Emanuel broke the news he wouldn’t be able to go.

Black ink crew miss kitty