Shocking News: Teen Mom Star Leah Shirley’s Daughter Speaks Out About Her Mom Faking Illness to Justify Leaving the Show

From getting (another) get-out-of-jail free card, to getting a new body, it’s been a busy week for the stars/former stars of the Teen Mom franchise! In an effort to bring you up-to-date on the latest Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, Teen Mom OG and Teen Mom 2 news, The Ashley brings you the Teen Mom News Pile.

Here are some of the major (and minor but interesting) ‘Teen Mom’-related things that happened over the last week or so…

Leah Shirley Speaks Out One Week After Her Mom Amber Portwood Ripped Her Dad, Gary, on TikTok 

It’s been more than a week since Amber’s TikTok tirade against her baby daddy, Gary, and, while Gary has remained silent on the horrific claims that Amber made against him, their daughter Leah is speaking out about how she feels about her parents.

As The Ashley previously reported, Amber unleashed on Gary during a TikTok Live in the wee hours of Christmas Eve, calling her ex a bad dad, a “pedo” and accusing Gary of raping her and forcing her to get an abortion, among other things. Amber stated that she was angry that Gary had cut her off from 16-year-old Leah. Unfortunately (for Amber), the accusations did not seem to have the effect Amber likely expected, with the public overwhelming siding with Gary. Fans (and even Amber’s ‘Teen Mom’ co-star Briana DeJesus) called out Amber for not considering her daughter’s feelings before disparaging her father on a public forum in that way.

(As ‘Teen Mom’ fans know, Amber and Leah have had a rocky relationship for years and, currently, Leah does not have contact with Amber, something Amber is not happy about.)

Leah herself recently voiced her opinion on whether Amber or Gary is the better parent. When a ‘Teen Mom’ Facebook fanpage posed the question to its followers on December 30, the response was overwhelmingly in Gary’s favor, with many expressing that Gary has been a great parent to Leah, something Leah herself agreed with.

In response to the fanpage’s question: “Opinion Time: The better parent for Leah… Amber or Gary?” Leah— using her personal Facebook page–  answered the question, “My dad.”

“Is that even a question… Gary has been there non-stop for Leah since the day she was born. Always putting her, safety, health and well-being before anything,” one person wrote.

“There’s no question it’s Gary and [his wife] Kristina they have been the only parents she’s known, another person wrote. “Amber brings her trauma, chaos and pain.”

Amber is due to appear on the upcoming season of ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ (at least, as of press time!). The new season will reportedly show Gary accuse Amber of owing him years’ worth of child support for Leah.

Charges Dropped Against Adam Lind for Recent Domestic Violence Arrest

Adam Lind, the baby daddy of Chelsea Houska, will not face further repercussions for his September arrest for domestic assault, Starcasm reports, as the trio of charges the former ‘Teen Mom 2’ dad was facing were dismissed on December 19, following a motion by the prosecutor in the case. 

As The Ashley previously told you, Adam landed in his old hangout jail in September after being arrested on three domestic “Simple Assault” charges: Attempt/Has Ability to Cause Bodily Injury to a female victim; Recklessly Causing Bodily Injury-Domestic to the same female victim; and Causing Bodily Injury-Domestic. 

Adam, whose insanely long criminal history is well-known to ‘Teen Mom’ fans, pleaded guilty to the three misdemeanor charges on September 23– the same day that he was issued a no-contact order, barring him from having any contact with the alleged victim, as well as the alleged victim’s family. 

The faux-hawk-having former MTV star was also ordered in September to maintain “good behavior” and to stay in contact with his lawyer. 

A local source confirmed to The Ashley that Adam is no longer dating the woman allegedly involved in the domestic violence incident, who at the time of Adam’s arrest, had the same address as Adam, suggesting the two were living together.

Even more shocking than Adam dodging multiple charges (again), is the fact that, according to The Ashley’s South Dakota source, the legally challenged former ‘Teen Mom 2’ dad has since begun dating someone new. 

As you may remember, Chelsea gave an equally surprising update on Adam last year while doing press for her HGTV show Down Home Fab. 

“Our relationship, it’s fine,” she said of her daughter Aubree’s father. “We’re not best friends, but we’re not enemies at all. If I were to see him, there would be no bad feelings at all. 

“I think it helps that Aubree is a teenager now and there really isn’t a lot of having to work things out [for them],” she continued. “It really is fine.” 

Catelynn Lowell & Tyler Baltierra’s Octagon ‘O Triggers is Back on the Market 

The historical octagon-shaped farmhouse made infamous by Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra is back on the market, nearly five months after the listing was removed. 

Cate and Tyler were previously asking $449,000 for the three-bedroom, three-bathroom Michigan farmhouse, but they’ve now listed their As Seen On (M)TV residence for the decreased price of $425,000. 

While Catelynn and Tyler no longer live in the house, they still own it and have been trying to offload it for more than a year without any luck.