Umwaka ushize, Christina Riconi yatanze ubutane na James Hirzden, uwo yari afitanye umubano urenze imyaka irindwi. Mu ci, umukinnyi wa filime yahindukiriye abapolisi abimenyesha ihohoterwa rikorerwa mu ngo, nyuma yaje kubona umuzamu w'ingabo kugira ngo birinde umugabo we. James kandi yagerageje kandi guhabwa itegeko ryemewe n'amategeko, ariko icyifuzo cye cyaranze. Kuva icyo gihe, urubanza rurakomeza hagati yabahoze ari abashakanye, ryarushijeho kugorana nibibazo byo kubara kumwana wabo usanzwe - Frederick w'imyaka itandatu.
Nkuko bivugwa ko umukinnyi wa filime yagiranye amasezerano yerekeye uwahoze ari umugabo. Mu mpera za Mata, we n'umuhungu bajya i Vancouver, aho bagomba gutangira gukora kumushinga mushya. Ngaho, Ricci hamwe n'umwana azabaho igihe gito, kandi Yakobo yemerewe kuza kureba Umwana. Christina yemeye kandi kwishyura ibikoresho bya Hirzhen mu ndege (icyiciro cy'ubukungu) n'amacumbi.
Dukurikije amasezerano mashya, umwanya wo kuba mwiza wanyuze ricci, na Yakobo, usibye gusura, guhamagarwa iminota 15 byemejwe ku mwana inshuro eshatu mu cyumweru. Muri icyo gihe, habujijwe kuvugana n'umwana kubyerekeye "ibintu bidakwiye", harimo no gutandukana kwe na Christina.
Christina na James bahuye mu 2011 ku kurasa urukurikirane rwa TV "Pan American", no muri Gashyantare 2012, batangarije ku mugaragaro igitabo cyabo. Umwaka umwe, ibyamamare byasezeranye, no mu Kwakira 2013 - byashyingiwe.