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Teen Mom’s Jenelle Evans Explains Why She Gave Up Custody of Son, Plus Criminal Past

by Reality Tea on January 25th, 2011

It is common knowledge by now that Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans, who might or might not be the new Amber Portwood, no longer has custody her of 1-year-old son Jace.

The reason? The 19-year-old signed over custody to her mother Barbara Evans. According to Jenelle, it was supposed to be temporary though Barbara continues to have custody of the kid since June 10. In fact, Jenelle is now being forced to pay her mother child support.

On tonight’s all new episode of Teen Mom 2, Jenelle attempts to explain why she handed her mom custody. “When you kicked me out, I realized I can’t take care of Jace on my own yet because I can’t even support myself,” Jenelle admits. “I am going to start making changes, but I’m just going to sign over custody because I don’t want to go through [court hearings] just to get the final decision from a judge.”

Barbara, 57, was planning to take Janelle to court for custody. And while Janelle claims she wants to regain custody of her son, she hasn’t been acting like it.

According to the HollywoodLife, Janelle has been in some legal trouble since giving up custody of Jace. She has been arrested but cleared of trespassing, and is currently due in court to face charges of breaking and entering plus marijuana possession.

And just over a week ago, Jenelle took to her now deleted twitter page to bash Teen Mom season one stars Farrah Abraham and Amber Portwood.

“Hahahah @F1abraham at least i dont have some fake a** ti**es. HAHAHA,” Jenelle tweeted, following up with a second tweet to Amber, 20. “Its funny how the other original teen moms have to get jealous over us,” she said. “Get over it. grow up. yr as fake as that orange suntan and yr boobs.”

Jenelle also went on to write some things about MTV, blaming editing for some footage that showed her smoking weed. Following these tweets, her twitter page was deleted with MTV providing the following comment: “Jenelle decided to cancel her Twitter account, MTV had nothing to do with it.”

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Teen Moms Slam Kim Kardashian! Tell Her To Back Off Following Criticism

by Reality Tea on January 21st, 2011

In what can only be described as a reality stars verbal smackdown, it seems Kim Kardashian has stepped on some Teen Mom toes following some comments she made on her blog and twitter.

It all started with a tweet as Kim passionately responded to a recent headline with stated over 90 students were pregnant or recently gave birth at a high school in Tennessee. “Does the show ‘Teen Mom’ disturb anyone else? Can’t get this Memphis story out of my head. This should NOT be trendy!” tweeted the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star.

Kim then followed up with a blog posting on her site. “While I was at ‘The Today Show’ this morning I saw a story about a Memphis high school where 90 young female students were either pregnant or have given birth this year! … It seems that shows like ‘Teen Mom’ are all of a sudden making teen pregnancy seem cool in the eyes of young girls… The kids from these shows are all over the news, even on the covers of magazines, and have become almost like celebrities, but girls, these are not people you should idolize,” she wrote.

Actually well written and pretty good points by Kim, except when one is solely famous due to a sex tape that she might or might not have released, people are not so quick to forget, evident by the retort of Teen Mom star Amber Portwood.

“Last time I checked, Kim Kardashian had a sex tape floating around on the internet and I’m pretty sure she made a lot of money off of it. She made a sex tape when she was younger and she wants to bash the girls on Teen Mom?” stated Amber to E! News. Oh yes she did!

Amber added, “If you read the articles about the show, they do nothing but talk about how the show reveals how hard it is for all of us. It doesn’t glamorize anything! It shows the heartache we’ve all gone through. We may be ‘celebrities’ because because our face is out there, but it’s only because we’ve done some bad things. That’s not glamorous.”

Teen Mom’s 2 Jenelle Evans also added in her two cents though not as eloquently as her peer. “I want to say, s–t happens,” said Jenelle.

Poor poor Kimmy, she’ll never be able to live down her sex tape.

TELL US – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN KIM & THE TEEN MOMS? TEAM KIM? TEAM AMBER?

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Amber Portwood: ‘Teen Mom Ruined My Life’ Plus Gary Slams Her

by Reality Tea on January 5th, 2011

Despite the recent revelation that she earned a whopping $140,000 for a six-month contract with MTV, it seems Teen Mom star Amber Portwood is having second thoughts about being a ‘Teen Mom.’

Amber graces the latest cover of Life & Style magazine under the heading ‘Being a Teen Mom Ruined My Life.’ In an exclusive interview with the mag, Amber, 20, who was recently arrested and released from jail, expresses her fear over not wanting to go back to jail again.

“I just can’t even imagine not seeing my little baby if I go back to jail,” she said in her first post-incarceration interview. “It scares me so bad,” she added of the possibility of losing her 2-year-old daughter Leah.

Amber then goes on to reveal she regrets doing the MTV hit show to begin with as she believes her domestic violence attacks against her ex-fiance Gary Shirley would have gone unnoticed had she not done the show, well duh.

“I wouldn’t have been in jail because nobody would have known about it,” she explained. Her brother seems to agree. “I can’t say completely that it’s the show’s fault because obviously my sister did it. But Amber and Gary asked them not to air the fight because they knew this legal stuff would happen. Now my sister gets death threats, and my niece’s life is in turmoil,” Shawn Portwood told Life & Style.

“I might get attention, but it’s not the right attention,” Amber also told TMZ in a video interview on Monday. “I turned 20 and I don’t want to be known as ‘Amber from Teen Mom.’”

In other Amber news, TMZ posted another leaked audio recording of Gary this week, during which he can be heard completely bashing his baby mama Amber.

In the December audio recording, Gary can be heard on the phone with Krystal, who just happens to be Amber’s cousin. Gary explains to Krystal he has a crush on her and then points out, “You’ve got things that Amber don’t … like a job.”

It didn’t end there as Gary added, “Amber is sluttish. You’ve been with six dudes, Amber’s been with f**king a million.” Ouch, but it gets even better as Gary tries to convince Crystal to come to his place by saying, “If you ever want to piss off Amber, let me know.”

TELL US – DO YOU FEEL BAD FOR AMBER? SHOULD SHE QUIT DOING TEEN MOM?

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Report: Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood Attacked Gary 2 Weeks Ago, Allowed To See Daughter

by Reality Tea on December 30th, 2010

Another day, another four to ten Amber Portwood headlines to report.

The first is a new shocking TMZ story today stating that the Teen Mom might have hit her ex-fiance Gary Shirley again in an attack just a mere 2 weeks ago.

TMZ obtained an audio recording of Gary talking to his new girlfriend named Ashley. In the recording, Gary can be heard pleading desperately with Ashley to not utter a word to reporters who apparently got a hold of the Dec. 14 incident where Amber allegedly beat him again.

During the call, Gary can be heard admitting Amber “f**king hit me.” He then goes on to plead with Ashley to tell reporters, “No comment, no comment, no comment …” adding, “every time they leave you alone.”

Very shocking if Amber did indeed attack Gary again just two weeks ago as she was charged with domestic violence a month ago though she wasn’t officially arrest until this week. Yikes.

In other Amber news, she was released on Tuesday afternoon after posting bail. And despite a report that came out this week stating that Amber was issued a “no contact” order with her 2-year-old daughter Leah, UsWeekly is now reporting that report is false. The mag adds that the no contact order only applied to Gary.

Things could get complicated as Gary is reported to be taking care of Leah following Amber’s arrest. TMZ also adds that Gary has contacted the court to try to get the no contact order lifted. A court hearing for Amber has been set for January 19 to determine what should happen to Leah.

And finally, UsWeekly adds that when Amber appeared before Madison County magistrate Steven Clase on Tuesday, she was forced to reveal her income, which ended up being a whopping $140,000 for a six-month contract with MTV! The above picture of Amber was taken yesterday as she was seen exiting a counseling facility near her home in Indiana.

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UPDATE: Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood Ordered To Have ‘No Contact’ With Daughter

by Reality Tea on December 28th, 2010

More bad news for Teen Mom star Amber Portwood.

As she currently sits in jail following her arrest yesterday for domestic violence (she was put on a 24-hour hold meaning she has to spend at least 24 hours in jail), RadarOnline is now reporting that Amber has been issued a ‘no contact’ order prohibiting her from being with her 2-year-old daughter Leah.

Amber was criminally charged yesterday with two felony counts of domestic battery and one count of neglect of a dependent. The ‘no contact’ order is due to the neglect charges.

According to Radar, Leah’s father and Amber’s ex Gary Shirley is expected to take care of Leah during this time. Amber was reportedly devastated after being arrested and finding out she was no longer allowed contact with Leah. “She’s scared. But her thoughts were with Leah and she knew Leah was going to be taken care of,” says a source.

As for Gary, he is also reported to be very upset and did not want Amber arrested or prosecuted for hitting him. “He wants her out of jail so he can have his family back. He knows she feels bad about everything that has happened,” adds a source.

No word on when the ‘no contact’ order against Amber will be lifted. Amber is expected to be released today as she only has to post 10% of her $5,000 bail.

UPDATE - TMZ is reporting Amber has posted bail and has been released. She has pled not guilty to all the charges. Below is a picture of Amber walking out of a jail with a woman who appears to be her mother according to TMZ.

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UPDATE: Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood Arrested – See Mugshot

by Reality Tea on December 27th, 2010

It was only a matter of time. TMZ is now reporting that Teen Mom star Amber Portwood was arrested today on domestic violence charges and is currently in jail.

If you recall, Amber was charged with two felony counts and one misdemeanor for domestic violence and battery back in mid November. According to TMZ, the arrest warrant was officially issued today by her local police department for those charges.

According to the cops, the charges stem from Amber attacking ex-fiance Gary Shirley on three separate occasions between August 2009 and July 2010. Some of the violence was captured on video and shown on the MTV hit show Teen Mom.

Amber was reportedly booked at 4:21 PM EST and has been placed on a “24-hour hold.” Her bail has been at $5,000. Amber faces three years in jail and up to $10,000 in fines if convicted on all charges.

It is also likely that Gary will be awarded temporary custody of their daughter Leah due to this arrest.

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UPDATE: Amber’s mugshot is below. According to TMZ, Amber measured in at 5’3″, 138 lbs.

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Report: Teen Mom Amber Regrets Stomach Tattoo, Plus Gary Goes On $24K Spending Spree

by Reality Tea on December 23rd, 2010

Is Amber Portwood already regretting her trailer trash belly tattoo of her baby daughter Leah? According to a new report by Popeater, that answer is yes!

Just weeks after it was reported the 20-year-old Teen Mom star got the tattoo to prove how much she loves her daughter, friends of Amber are now telling Popeater that she is having buyer’s remorse.

“Amber wanted to prove that she never wanted to lose custody of her daughter again, but had no idea how painful and sore she would be,” an insider reveals.

“In that moment it seemed like a great idea to get a tattoo and show the entire world how much she loved Leah, but now it doesn’t seem like such a great decision,” a friend of Amber’s adds. “When the pain goes away Amber will be left with a massive picture of a baby’s face on her stomach.”

In other news, RadarOnline is now reporting that Amber’s ex Gary Shirley went on a $24,000 spending spree! Gary, 24, reportedly splashed on a bachelor weekend in Vegas and on furniture for his bachelor pad. But get this, Radar adds that Gary did not spend any of that money on his daughter Leah.

“Little Leah hardly gets anything. Gary spends so much money on himself, but it’s rare that he’ll buy her anything,” said a source. So how exactly did Gary blow 24k? A bulleted list is below -

$6,000 on a boys-only bachelor weekend in Miami, where big spender Gary dropped $3200 at VIP nightclubs.
$5,000 on furniture
$4,000 down on a new Dodge Charger (while he has a suspended license)
$3,500 on an 82-inch 3D HDTV
$3,000 on a Mac desktop computer
$400 on a PlayStation 3
$600 on an iPad

Gary supposedly earned this money from various media opportunities and is refusing to save for a rainy day, not even for the sake of his daughter. “He’s not saving a dime!” adds the source.

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Photo – Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood Gets Tattoo Of Daughter Leah On Her Belly

by Reality Tea on December 17th, 2010

While her daughter was being made a ward of the state and charges were being pressed against her for striking her ex-fiance, it seems Teen Mom star Amber Portwood was busy getting some permanent body art.

Above is a picture of Amber’s giant tattoo of her 2-year-old daughter Leah on her belly. According to Star magazine, Amber got the tattoo on November 14 and it reportedly took a total of 9 hours.

A source close to the 20-year-old reality star tells RadarOnline that “she got the tattoo as a way to show her commitment to Leah.” Radar adds that so far it’s her first and only tattoo.

Amber is arguably the break out “star” of the MTV reality show as she continues to remain in the press for all the wrong reasons. First it was for her violent attacks on her daughter’s father Gary Shirley (she has since been charged with domestic violence) and then recently, two media outlets reported she was pregnant again. Something Amber has now denied.

Radar adds that Amber’s new boyfriend Clinton Yunker also has two children of his own to go with his lengthy criminal record. A bigger photo of Amber’s tattoo is below.

You know what they say, you can take the trailer park trash out of the girl but…

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