Trouble In Paradise
Speaking of Darrell Sheets, he himself had some behind the scenes issues with A&E. It was reported that in 2015, the network wanted to cut his salary per episode from $30,000 to $15,000, and they only wanted him to be featured in four out of the 26 episodes of the season. He said that he thought they were trying to phase him out to bring in a younger cast member who they could pay less.
The Talented Newcomer
In season 10, tradesperson Emily Wears joined Storage Wars alongside Dan and Laura. Wears had been working at her father’s auctioning company since she was 10 years old. She won auctioneering competitions, becoming the first woman to win the major ones, and placed in second and first places at the International Auctioneer Championships in 2008 and 2009. She also appeared in Money Barn and even auditioned for American Idol, but she did not pass the audition.