Is Frank Fritz from American Pickers married?
FRANK Fritz the star of American Pickers has been laying low since leaving the reality series. On March 11, 2021, The Sun exclusively reported that Fritz cheated on his fiance Diann and caused her to suffer third-degree burns after fireworks exploded in his home. Fritz was previously engaged to his Diann Bankson since 2017. He first started uploading pictures of Diann onto his Facebook page as early as 2016, according to Distractify. However, according to the outlet, Diann would occasionally appear on Fritz's page but their relationship status was unknown at the time. In the past, Fritz has treated Diann's daughter Paige, and Paige's daughter Eulalia, like family. 5 Frank and Diann reportedly got engaged in 2017 Credit: Frank Fritz/Facebook  "Diann's family is my family. It is great being Grandpa Frank! I love my girls," previously said on a Facebook post from 2017. Court documents obtained by The Sun showed Diann, 54, sued Fritz, 57, for negligence on January 27, 2020. The American Pickers star reportedly "cheated" on Diann and "caused her to suffer third-degree burns" after fire works exploded in his home. Diann revealed she and Fritz were engaged in 2017 and were living together in his Iowa farmhouse. In November 2018, she walked in and caught him in bed with another woman.  After the two reconciled, she claimed an incident took place at the farmhouse when Frank and a friend set off fireworks. 5 In January 2020, Diann sued Fritz for 'negligence' and claimed she caught him in bed with another woman Credit: Frank Fritz/Facebook  Diann claimed the men had been drinking at the time, as she went into the home while they lit the fireworks. She continued in the court papers that the men were unable to light a firework. Diann alleged: Both defendants then put it in a closed cylinder vintage ashtray and tried to light it there. The firework did not light again and the Defendant just left it in the covered intake ashtray instead of properly disposing the firework.  She then claimed that she wasnt warned about the ashtray, as she used it while smoking a cigarette. The lawsuit continued to claim: The ashtray blew up severely burning her hand and arm with third degree burns and burnt off eyelashes and eyebrows." She claimed Fritz refused to take her to the hospital and instead told her to toughen up.  She went to the hospital in the following days and was treated for third degree burns.  5 Diann demanded $50,000 in the suit, claiming Fritz was 'negligent in the operation of fireworks' Credit: Facebook  When the couple split again, she claimed he had the locks changed on a separate Iowa home they shared. Diann demanded $50,000, claiming Fritz was negligent in the operation of fireworks.  She claimed she has experienced pain and suffering, emotional distress and mental anguish, past and future loss of function of body and scarring, loss of earning capacity, loss of normal life and medical expenses. Despite the incident Diann dismissed the case on March 19, 2020. Frank and Diann put the home on the market in August 2019 for $379,900. Diann then took her name off the deed in March 2020, as Frank re-listed the abode for $389,000 that same month. After a series of price drops, Frank finally sold the home for $358,000 in January 2021. 5 Frank sold the Iowa home he shared with Diann  The 2,780 square-foot house has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Other amenities include a three-car garage and fireplace. American Pickers airs Mondays at 9pm on the History Channel. The shows plot centers around Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and Danielle Colby traveling around the US in search of rare artifacts and special treasures they can purchase from collectors and resell in their antiques shops.