Another Teen Mom feud started recently when Jenelle Evans claimed Amber Portwood is afraid of her in the comments section of her newest TikTok. Both Amber and Jenelle have had difficult journeys during their time on the show. Jenelle started on the show completely unprepared for motherhood deciding in the first season to sign over custody of her son to her mother. She has been trying to get custody back ever since. Executives decided to let Jenelle go after it was revealed her husband David Easton shot and killed their family dog Nugget. That hasn't stopped her from commenting on the actions of those still on the show, most of the time giving her criticism, which continues to land her on people's bad side.
Amber also hasn't had an easy journey in life. She lost custody of her daughter Leah when she was arrested for domestic violence and later went to prison for possession of drugs and for violating her probation. Gary Shirley was awarded full custody of Leah at the time and still has her full time today. It seemed like things were going well for Amber after she was diagnosed with mental illnesses and was prescribed medication for it. However, after welcoming a son with her then-husband Andrew Glennon, she was arrested for domestic violence once again for chasing Andrew with a machete while he was holding their son. All this has caused her relationship with Leah to suffer.
Jenelle and Amber are now feuding after Jenelle replied to a comment under her TikTok in which she claimed Amber is afraid of her. As reported by Amber's incident with a machete. Jenelle posted a video pointing out that although she's not on the Teen Mom: Family Reunion special the cast can't help but talk about her. Someone in the comments asked why Amber is allowed to be on the show while Jenelle isn't, since they've both had troubled pasts. She responded by claiming Amber is afraid of her, since in the clip she posted Amber said Jenelle better stay away from her if she makes a surprising appearance. Under a second comment questioning why Amber is still on the show with what goes on in her episodes, Jenelle replied something about a machete in an attempt to make fun of her arrest.
In true Amber fashion, Amber took to Instagram Live to respond to what Jenelle said. Amber seemed really confused about what Jenelle said, claiming she doesn't know why Jenelle is even talking about her. She then clarified the comments she made on the show, explaining when she said they better stay away from her, she was talking about Jenelle's husband David, not Jenelle. Later in the video, Amber called Jenelle and David weird hillbillies and finished her live by saying she can sleep good at night knowing she still has a job, alluding to the fact that Jenelle and David weren't asked to be on the spin-off. Jenelle claims she was asked to participate, but backed out when MTV ignored her request to have David appear on the show with her.
It seems as though Jenelle has had beef with every cast member on Teen Mom, so an appearance from her on the spin-off would have definitely have been drama-filled. It will be interesting to see if this feud with Amber goes any further, or if this is where it ends. Neither one of them has a history of letting things go so it's not likely.
Source: Monsters and Critic