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UPDATE: Amber Portwood Admitted To Having Bipolar Disorder, “Safe” After Apparent Suicide Attempt

by Reality Tea on June 17th, 2011

Days after her apparent suicide attempt, Teen Mom star Amber Portwood remains in a hospital.

It is however her shocking revelation last summer, which managed to fly under the radar for some reason, that is making headlines today. See last summer Amber, 21, revealed to PEOPLE magazine that she has bipolar disorder – a condition characterized by dramatic shifts in mood.

“I take medication,” she said to PEOPLE at the time. “I haven’t [taken] anything today. Am I acting crazy? This is me though, and I like it.”

Amber revealed she was diagnosed back in 2008 after a going through a very depressing time following the birth of her daughter Leah. And despite admitting her disorder, Amber expressed doubts that the diagnosis was accurate. “I don’t think I’m bipolar, to be honest with you,” she said. “I’m just really outgoing. I think everybody thinks they’re bipolar these days. You’re a teenager, you have hormones. You’re gonna switch up every two seconds!”

Sources however add that Amber has been in therapy for two years.

Meanwhile, Amber’s on-off boyfriend Gary Shirley tweeted yesterday that Amber is doing better. “Amber is safe and getting the help she needs right now. Thanks for your prayers and support,” wrote Gary.

And more details are also now coming out about Tuesday’s events as it appears Gary also called 911 after Amber threatened to harm herself. She apparently thought he was cheating on her.

In the 911 call, Gary begged the cops to check on Amber stating she told him “she’s going to hang herself.” Gary added, “I just spoke with my girlfriend and she had said something to me … said she’s having a hard time with her life … call the police, they can find my body in the garage.”

As of today, Amber is still being evaluated at St. John’s Hospital in Indiana with a source stating that Gary visited her briefly on Tuesday afternoon. Amber’s hospitalization makes sense as those who threaten or attempt suicide are kept under a 72-hour hold.

Photo credit: SPLASH.

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UPDATE - Amber has now been released from the hospital, three days after her reported suicide attempt.

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UPDATE – Report: Teen Mom 2 Corey Simms’ Girlfriend Amber Scaggs Is Pregnant

by Reality Tea on June 16th, 2011

According to a new report by In Touch Weekly, Teen Mom 2 “star” Corey Simms might have another baby on the way.

The mag claims Corey’s girlfriend of less than 2 months Amber Scaggs, 21, is pregnant, with sources close to Amber revealing she believes Corey is the father. The news is all the more ~~awful~~ shocking as Corey is still legally married to the mother of his twin girls Leah Messer. In fact, the two only just separated back in mid April.

“She took a pregnancy test and it came out positive,” Amber’s friend Kacy Lynn Rogers confirms on the record. “I know that she was with Corey around Easter, and she is approximately six weeks pregnant, so it makes sense.”

And it appears Corey is unaware of Amber’s reported pregnancy (he sure knows now!) because the couple is currently going through a rough patch. “She doesn’t have anything to say to him,” says another pal of Amber’s, who also confirms she is pregnant. “He’s been showing his true colors lately. I don’t even know if Amber will tell him for a while.”

Meanwhile friends of Leah are worried she will lose it once she finds out about the reported pregnancy. “She will really flip out,” a pal of Leah’s tells In Touch. “She already hates Amber.” Amber is also a single mother to 1-year-old daughter Bralyn from a previous relationship.

It however appears Leah became aware of the story on Tuesday, a day before the new In Touch issue came out. She posted the following message on her facebook page this Tuesday, “Lord, Tomorrow is gonna be rough, I’m ready for it to come and gooooooo. Please!” She then posted the following yesterday when the news officially broke, “Today has shown me it’s time to start a new beginning for my girls andddd Myself.”

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UPDATE - Amber Scaggs is denying she is pregnant. She tells the Starcasm blog she and Corey have yet to get physical. “It’s not true. It’s not even possible for me to be pregnant,” states Amber.

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Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood Hospitalized After Suicide Attempt

by Reality Tea on June 14th, 2011

A bit of sad news to report today as Teen Mom star Amber Portwood is currently hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt which is now being confirmed by the Anderson Indiana Police Department.

According to a report by Star magazine via RadarOnline, Amber, 21, was rushed to a hospital emergency room after being found unconscious in her home with a rope around her neck. The just released police report states she “was depressed and threatening to end her life.”

Sources reveal that Amber, who is currently being treated at St. Johns Hospital in Anderson, Indiana, was found this noon and later admitted to hospital staffers that she had taken a cocktail of pills.

Gary Shirley, Amber’s on-off-on-again boyfriend and father of her 2-year-old daughter Leah, was the one who sent his mother to check up on her after he became increasingly concerned about her state of mind following a phone conversation.

Gary’s mom called the cops who ultimately discovered Amber unconscious on a couch. “It’s believed she may have taken an overdose of some kind of pill,” the source reveals. “She also may have tried to tie a piece of rope or string around her neck.”

Star is also reporting that Amber has since regained consciousness and has been stabilized since her admittance to the emergency room.

The timing of this apparent suicide attempt is a bit surprising since Amber just received a light sentence days ago for her domestic violence case involving Gary. A search for Amber’s official twitter page shows it has been deleted though it was still up and running on June 7th.

And just moments ago, Gary made the following tweets which seem to insinuate that Amber’s suicide attempt might have been over him -

“Never cheated on Amber.. She may have thought I did, but haven’t. I will always love and respect her even if we aren’t together.”

“Due to recent events, it was best that Amber delete her Twitter.. Appreciate all those who continue to support.”

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Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood Pleads Guilty To Domestic Violence, Sentenced

by Reality Tea on June 10th, 2011

Teen Mom star Amber Portwood finally faced the music yesterday in an Indiana courtroom regarding the domestic violence case against her.

Amber, 21, was arrested back in December for hitting her baby daddy Gary Shirley, 24, in front of their daughter Leah and in front of MTV cameras. And yesterday, Amber pled guilty to two counts of felony domestic battery.

Though she had been facing up to three years in jail and a $10,000 fine, the judge decided to go easy on her. Madison Superior Court Judge David Happe suspended Amber’s two-year sentence, and placed her on two years of probation.

Also as part of her plea deal, the judge ordered Amber to undergo 30 days of inpatient therapy, obtain her high school diploma and put $10,000 in a college fund for her 2-year-old daughter. The prosecutors also dropped the most serious of charges against her — the felony child neglect charge.

And finally, the no contact order that prevented Amber and Gary from being around each other in the presence of Leah was also dropped as a result of the plea deal. So it appears Amber and Gary are once again free to be a ~~disaster~~ happy family. Meanwhile, you will be able to see more of Amber’s drama on the upcoming season of Teen Mom, which premieres July 5 on MTV.

Photo credit – INF Daily.

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PHOTO – Teen Mom Jenelle Evans Reunites With Baby After Leaving Rehab

by Reality Tea on June 9th, 2011

Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans has left rehab after spending 30 days at the facility. She was photographed above yesterday in North Caroline reuniting with her 22-month-old son Jace.

The 19-year-old troubled MTV reality star checked into a treatment facility in Malibu back on May 7 while her mother Barbara Evans had custody of Jace.

“The rehab helped her out quite a bit with some of the issues she had going in,” Jenelle’s attorney, Dustin Sullivan told RadarOnline. “She was tested for drugs in rehab, and she has now had a sober 30 days which is wonderful.”

An insider revealed last month that Jenelle’s rehab stint was voluntary, adding that she was clean and was simply doing the “program to help her cope with all the stress in her life: her family situation, her legal issues, her general anxiety.” However a friend of Jenelle’s told OK! magazine that her past drugs of choice included pot and ecstasy.

This rehab stint was also probably to help Jenelle in her upcoming court cases. Her most recent arrest came on March 27 for her role in a videotaped brawl with Britany Truett.

Jenelle’s attorney adds that she is not “required to go to any AA meetings or anything else now that she is out” but she is “required to meet with her probation officer once a month and be drug tested.” MTV sure knows how to pick em.

Photo credit – SPLASH.

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VIDEO – Watch the New Teen Mom Season 3 Trailer! Premieres July 5

by Reality Tea on June 8th, 2011

MTV has announced the third season of Teen Mom will premiere July, 5 at 10/9c!

All four original teen moms – Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, Farrah Abraham, and Amber Portwood – return in what is being described as “their toughest year yet.” The press release adds, “the young parents face their biggest challenges yet. This season, the series goes deeper into the girls’ lives as they confront old wounds, struggle to further their education, face strained relationships and strive to give their children the best life possible.”

In the trailer below, we get to see more fighting between Amber and Gary plus Amber is scared when she discovers she might lose custody of Leah. Tyler and Catelynn wonder about their daughter and talk about moving in together, Maci struggles in school as with ex Ryan, and Farrah, who is having a tough time disciplining daughter Sophia, takes her to her deceased father’s grave.

And to ~~ward off the backlash~~ promote the new season, the MTV network rolled out a series of PSAs last month featuring the teen moms in which they talk about the importance of protection and preventing teen pregnancy. Those PSAs currently air on the MTV network.

The 2-minute Teen Mom Season 3 trailer is below!

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Teen Mom Maci Bookout Calls Kyle The “Perfect Lover,” Wants To Do Dancing With The Stars!

by Reality Tea on June 3rd, 2011

Teen Mom star Maci Bookout continues to go strong with her beau of a year Kyle King!

In fact, the 19-year-old MTV reality star took to her twitter page to gush about her boyfriend. “I love my perrrrrfeeeect lover @kyleking100,” tweeted Maci this week to her over 170,000 followers.

It also seems marriage might be on the horizon for Maci as the latest issue of OK! magazine reports she wants to marry Kyle.

“Maci would love to get married and thinks planning a wedding would be fun,” an insider close to Maci tells OK!. “She’s gotten a few brides magazines and says they’re addictive.” Maci, mother of 2-year-old son Bentley, is said to be open to having more kids. “She does want more babies when the time is right,” adds the insider.

As for Maci’s ex/baby daddy Ryan Edwards, he appears to be okay with Maci’s new relationship. “I’ve moved on, too, so it doesn’t bother me,” said Ryan. “She can be with whoever she wants.”

In the meantime, Maci is setting her sights on Dancing With The Stars, as in she badly wants to appear on the show. Sources tell UsWeekly she is really “hoping she’ll get asked to be on DWTS” and that “her people are pushing hard for it.”

Well if Bristol Palin can do it…

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Teen Mom Star Gary Shirley Arrested, See Mugshot

by Reality Tea on May 25th, 2011

Another day, another arrest involving the ever so classy Teen Mom couple Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley.

TMZ is reporting that Gary, 23, was arrested yesterday in Indiana for driving on a suspended license. He was arrested at 1:34 AM for “driving while suspended” — a Class A misdemeanor — and taken to jail. He was held on a $3,000 bond and has since been released.

But get this, Amber was somehow involved in the arrest. See the arresting officer revealed in a police report that he only approached the vehicle after hearing Gary and his baby mama Amber screaming at each other inside a car.

The concerned officer approached the vehicle and says Gary introduced himself and Amber as the couple from “Teen Mom.” Yes he did. The officer then asked for some ID and after running a check on Gary’s license — it came back suspended, so he ordered Gary out of the car.

Oh but it gets ~~worse~~ better. The cop reveals in the police report, “I placed Mr. Shirley in two sets of handcuffs due to his size.” Ouch.

Gary’s lawyer Jeff Lockwood tells TMZ he is not concerned about his client getting a jail sentence since this is “a traffic violation and Gary doesn’t have a previous criminal history.” Gary’s mugshot is below -