While Rittany is extremely involved in her niece's life, she is not raising her alone. Her mom, Valissa, is very involved in her life, and according to fans, those rumors about her being in jail are simply not true. "Her mom wasn't in jail, she was the one driving Crystianna to practice and at all the competitions too," the fan explained. "Her past record scared the producers from letting her on the show. She had to threaten to pull Crystianna for them to put her on this season."

Another fan pointed out that Rittany mentioned "family issues" on previous episodes of the series as to why she was so heavily involved in Crystianna's upbringing, but she didn't elaborate. Crystianna's father Chris passed away in 2015.