Interestingly enough, Van will make his return on the upcoming episodes. However, Ryan felt it was time to pull the plug when he saw that the drama between employees was not being shut down by Van. So that pretty much put an end to the friendship. Prior to his decision, he decided to make Van the manager of the old shop. However, Ryan rubbed Van the wrong way after he decided to close down the original 9 Mag. Ultimately, Van and Ryan were able to get to a more cordial space. So the tension between them began to impact the rest of the group. Van felt like Ryan wasn’t being loyal to his day ones. So he ultimately has the last say when it comes to how things will run. And Ryan wanted Van to respect and understand that 9 Mag is the business that he created.

He came back to the shop and took issue with how Ryan was running 9 Mag. However, their friendship took a turn after Van was released. Ryan and Van used to be close on “Black Ink Crew Chicago.” In fact, Ryan was there for Van when he got locked up. Photo Credit: VH1/YouTube Van’s lawsuit was the last straw for Ryan.

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