Kat Von D back on with Jesse James, done with ‘L.A. Ink’

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Kat Von D might have broken up with ‘L.A. Ink,’ but she and Jesse James are definitely together, engagement ring and all.

News of the couple’s late-July breakup came only two days before the fourth season of her just-nixed series premiered, while Von D was doing promotion complete with ‘L.A. Ink’ footage that showed her surprising her fiance with a new tattoo of his face rendered on her abdomen.

James confirmed the reunion to People, saying Thursday, ‘Sometimes you are only given one chance in life. It was up to me to open my eyes and see it. That girl is my chance.’ A photo of the couple embracing is up online -- as well as speculation that they had never broken up in the first place.

‘The distance between us was just too much,’ James had said in July, explaining their breakup from his point of view. After his divorce from Sandra Bullock, the West Coast Choppers owner had moved from Sunset Beach to Austin, Texas. Von D operates out of L.A., where she owns High Voltage Tattoo.

The decision to end ‘L.A. Ink’ after this season was made either by the network or at star Kat Von D’s request, depending on who you believe. The TLC show, a spinoff of the network’s ‘Miami Ink,’ followed her from Miami to L.A.

‘In an effort to capitalize on my recent breakup,’ the tattoo artist told People, ‘the network has decided to focus their energy on re-editing events that didn’t happen during filming. ... In my opinion, any attempt to compromise the honesty of that would be an insult to my fans and my viewers.’

Does this mean we shouldn’t hold our breath for ‘Austin Ink’?

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-- Christie D’Zurilla
Twitter.com/dzurillaville