‘Oh Childish Ass’: ‘Black Ink Crew’ Fans Slam Teddy Ruks for Acting ‘Petty’ After Sit-Down With Ex Tati

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It looks like “Black Ink Crew” star Teddy Ruks is currently under fire.

On the latest episode of “Black Ink” Ruks was forced to sit down and face his existing issues with his ex-girlfriend Tati after the two nearly came to blows.

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Ruks, who’s the shop manager, felt it was disrespectful of his ex to date another employee although their relationship didn’t work out. Tati, on the other hand, felt she wasn’t in the wrong, considering that Ruks had dated multiple women in the shop before and after they were together.

“I f–k who I wanna f–k and you f–k who you wanna f–k, but it shocked me that would f–k a person who wears a ‘Black Ink,’ t-shirt,” Ruks said to the human resources assistant, adding that he thought she would have a little bit more “respect” for him.

Tati defended herself against his double standards and called Ruks’ logic “some bulls–t.” However, things took an unexpected turn when the shop manager owned up to his mistakes and apologized to his ex.

“Did I like you? Yes. Did I have feelings for you? Yes. … We went through it and here we are,” Ruks said before apologizing for their recent explosive confrontation. “I’m a genuine person I was wrong the other night and I apologize about that.”

Despite Ruks’ apology that was issued to Tati, many “Black Ink” viewers felt the shop manager was still acting juvenile.

“Oh childish ass! Acting like a jealous broad…… You played A LOT of women on the show and when someone gets a REAL MAN you get mad 😂”

“He sound very jealous but can’t come out and say it so instead he caused all this drama. Grow some balls and move on and let her be happy with who she is with”

“I just don’t feel like he’s actually sorry but 🤷🏽‍♀️ the nerve but we all know he was salty”

“Man … 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ now hes sorry . F–k that you said what you said , & you meant it. An angry tongue always speaks the truth . 💯 dont cry about it now. He’s so damn petty for no reason”

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