Tyler Baltierra Complains He’s “Just a Pawn” for ‘Teen Mom OG’ Ratings

"I mean...how hard can it be to find another job that pays me hundreds of thousands of dollars for sitting on the couch...right?"
“I mean…how hard can it be to find another job that pays me hundreds of thousands of dollars for sitting on the couch…right?”

We can now add Tyler Baltierra to the heap of Teen Mom franchise stars who have threatened to quit the show that made them famous…and very rich.

The Teen Mom OG star was very upset after watching last week’s episode, and claimed that the show’s liberal editing is one of the reasons he would quit appearing on MTV. Many of the franchise’s other stars– including Jenelle Evans and Leah Messer–have threatened to quit the show because of this. (Of course, no one has actually followed through on these threats yet.)

After an episode was cobbled together to make it look like Tyler’s wife, Catelynn Lowell, was home (while she was actually at an Arizona rehab center), Tyler and Catelynn took to Twitter to rant.

“Funny thing is I wasn’t even there. [See] how editing can portray false things?” Catelynn tweeted.

When a fan asked Tyler via Twitter if he would ever consider quitting ‘Teen Mom OG, he continued his rant.

“Absolutely!” he wrote. “I’m just a pawn for their ratings, which they manipulate any storyline to get ratings.”

When a fan encouraged him to make good on his threat and actually quit the show instead of complaining, Tyler seemed to change his tune a bit.

“Oh no, I’m not complaining,” he tweeted. “I signed up for this!”

He later responded to a comment made by a fan in regard to him considering his role on ‘Teen Mom’ as his job.

“People just aren’t used to hearing a reality TV cast member as being a ‘real’ job,” he tweeted. “My money [from the show] is made of cardboard.”

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46 Comments

  1. Goodness Tyler has turned into a real turd. These kids have little to no grasp on the real world, and without those bothersome MTV checks they would be struggling. Tyler and Cate hasn’t worked in years, nor really any of the others.
    They are just so ungrateful…


  2. That’s what I was picturing. A huge cardboard check (thus making it super important). These kids are pretty much just the luck of the draw. It could of been any pregnant teenager.


  3. Lost all respect for these two, I really thought they’d make something with their lives, but 7 years later their still no further on.

    If I were Brandon and Teresa is close the adoption, as the parents wanting to protect their child, who would be better off without these two in her life confusing things and making the situation worse.

    Poor child thank god she’s in a stable normal home


  4. I love how all these kids have had consistent wealth over the years because of the Teen Mom franchise, and then they all turn around and talk about how they are victims of bad editing and that MTV uses them. Well, stop whining, get on with your life and stop collecting the paychecks.


  5. Here’s what I realized about these 2…since they graduated high school they’ve had zero responsibilities. With as many issues Amber, Farrah, Gary and Maci have had they’ve had to take care of a child most of the time. And some of them have gone to/graduated from college or have had a job. These 2 haven’t had to do anything on a daily basis from the age of 16 until 25.
    And then they decided to have Nova and were completely unprepared to have to stick to a daily schedule. So they dropped Nova with April for most of the week. Which is insane.
    Tyler struggles with how to talk to Caitlyn about her weight. Here’s an idea…why don’t you take over the cooking? Learn some healthy recipes and stock the house with healthy foods. You don’t have a job or go to school so there is no reason why you shouldn’t take care of some household chores you entitled dope. I am so tired of them.


    1. Oh no, but Cate wants another baby, I mean pig, I mean go to rehab…. Maybe their relationship wouldn’t be in such a funk if they weren’t in each other’s faces 24/7 with nothing else to do!


  6. In the first season and maybe part of the second one, he and Caitlyn had some ambitions; he was going to be a counselor and she wanted to be an adoption specialist like Dawn. Tyler went to community college for a few semesters, but Caitlyn didn’t seem to do much except whine about…everything. She’s never been skinny, she doesn’t want to go out, she doesn’t know why Tyler is with her, blah, blah, blah.
    Sometime after they moved out of the trailer, she had a job at a clothing store, but that seemed to be brief. I can’t remember if Tyler was working, then or not, but it doesn’t seem like they’ve ever held down jobs at the same time.
    She’s always been insecure, but he hasn’t always been the CEO of Douche Nozzles R Us. When he made that video of Carly and posted it, I wished Brandon and Theresa would have shut the whole thing down.
    Caitlyn will never leave Tyler because her entire identity is tied to Tyler. Their entire relationship is about Tyler and Caitlyn is just there to kiss his ass.
    I liked them in the beginning, but the lazier they got, the meander he got, calling her fat, while he did nothing to contribute to anything other than his hat and sunglasses collection. Tyler is like half a season away from wearing a gold chain.


  7. Can they please have a few episodes where they force these douche nozzles to get real jobs!? They’ve been coddled by the Teen Mom “fame” & fortune since they were teens & never had to struggle or grow up. Chelsea is the only one who seems to have any understanding of the real world or having a job. I’m the same age as most of these brats & I work in a factory building cars for a living making a fraction of what they do, after 2 unsuccessful back surgeries. The real world ain’t fun, it’s definitely not easy & none of us are getting paid to hold a couch down. If they had ANY clue how tough it is to be a normal adult with a real job, they wouldn’t be throwing bitch fits over “editing”. Maybe if they were forced to get off their asses & their beloved couches & actually EARN a realistic paycheck, they’d appreciate the pathetically easy lives & the “jobs” that they have. Good grief.


    1. Its not entertaining any more. It was when the kids were babies and the girls were still young. No this is like watching an episode of Real Housewives. They buy houses, sell houses, go to rehab and raise their kids. No actual jobs required.


  8. I didn’t know own what he was referring to either, Kate!

    If MTV hadn’t come along he’d be working at a fast food joint. I really think the OG show has jumped the shark. It’s not even entertainment ingredients in a train wreck sort of way at this point.


  9. Tyler you are so full of it, without this show you would have nothing and you are going to ride the MTV train until it crashes. Only the cast members that get a bad rap after an episode complain. Maybe if they stopped acting ridiculous they wouldn’t feel that way 🙂


  10. Biting the hand that feeds him then back tracking. I don’t like them. Cate seemed driven but having been torn down emotionally by Ty her mother etc she’s just going through the motions hoping one day it’ll be better. Tyler is a bully to Cate and and idiot. Go ahead quit tm. If it weren’t for the cameras they would still be living in April’s trailer doing drugs. They are wasting every opportunity to improve their lives and then blaming the cameras for it. I’m ready to stop following these people it was fun 10 years ago but they are quickly approaching 30 with no improvements. Go away.


  11. Oh Ty, you stupid, stupid little man. This isn’t Kung Pow, Enter the Fist. They don’t dub over you when you speak. You actually say those words and if you don’t like how they sound, it’s not because of the editing. It’s because you’re a gigantic man-baby who is more interested in looks than substance.

    Oh, and for the record: You have the tiniest little head compared to your body. Seriously, it’s like a grape sitting on a cantaloupe. You look ridiculous. Your nickname should be Goomba, like from the Super Mario Brothers movie, you dickwad.


  12. ***insert eye roll here*** oh PULEEZ. Enough with these people constantly complaining about “editing”. Sometimes when the person is off screen, you can tell that they’ll dub in a sentence to make a story fit…but I have no idea how they edit words coming out of somebody’s mouth without it looking like an old kung fu movie like these brats keep claiming. You said it, deal with it.


  13. He is just upset because they are not getting the “good” edit anymore. Both of them have not done anything with their lives. They kept saying they gave up Carly to make something of their lives. He is horrible to Caitlyn. The only reason they are still together is because of their brand. They have outgrown each other, but they will never admit it.


    1. Tyler can’t take a shit without Cate standing outside the door asking if she can hand him the toilet paper. She would go insane and kill herself if he ever left. She is extremely codependent of him. He seems like he wouldn’t mind leaving and being with someone else but she would go crazy without him. It’s sad really, because one of two things will happen. He will stay forever and resent her everyday or he will leave her because she is the only person he’s ever been with since he was like 12 and he is almost 30 lol. That in itself proves they won’t last forever. They are carrying on a childhood relationship into adult hood. Had that met at like 17-18 or even 25 then the odds would be better.


    2. Brandon and Teresa need to cut ties with the two of them. As teenagers they made the correct decision to let two, married and responsible adults adopt Carly. That’s been the only unselfish thing they’ve ever done. Now Tyler wants to bit## about HIS freedom to Voice his “story” about Carly?? Shut it down Brandon and Teresa.


      1. Sorry. They think Carly will want to come live with them. Carly is being raised by professionals with a work ethic. She is not going to be wanting to live with them or whatever delusion they think.


        1. Have they actually said that they think Carly will want to live with them at some point?? Carly is so lucky she is adopted. I feel for Nova.


          1. They have said stuff in the past about her coming to stay with them in the summers when she is older. They are delusional.


  14. Oh please, like you have so much job experience and multiple degrees behind either of your names lol. Spare us, Ty. The real fun starts when the show is over and the reality tv doors are slammed in their face. Im now watching OG season 1 for the first time and from what Ive seen, 4 episodes in, it seems like Catelynn sorta came to terms with the adoption agreements and rules but Tyler hasn’t. He STILL thinks he has a say in Carly’s wellbeing. Catelynn gets it now, she didn’t before but she understands that she can’t just break rules regarding Carly under the guise “Im her birth mother”. Tyler is an idiot and they’re both lazy slugs. I LOL’d when he said in the first episode “Im gonna go to school and be done in a few years and then you can go” lol. That was 2 years ago and he hasn’t stepped foot in a single college classroom, let alone the building. They are just waiting for the show to end before they officially have to get up and work. Im watching how she gained 20 lbs already in the first 3 months. Catelynn is one of those hogs who thinks just because she’s pregnant she can eat the whole refrigerator. Ask Jessica Simpson how that worked out for her (before getting weigh watchers).

  15. Jenelle's love of her life, wait no fiancé, wait no babydaddy, wait no ex, wait no guy she calls the cops on, wait no enemy! says:

    Do you almost wonder if MTV is telling them to say that they want to leave the show to create drama and attention? Think about it they have iron clad contracts where they can’t say much of anything bad about the show or filming. Then all of a sudden in the last 6 months a handful or more of the “actors” on the show say The show showed them in a bad light and they want to leave the show. A little too ironic.


  16. Blah blah blah they all claim they are going to quit but then they realize that they have to get actual jobs which they have to degrees to do so and stay.


  17. I really used to love this couple – they stayed together despite abusive families, young ages, adoption, etc. But they have not done ANYTHING with their lives. They used to (not sure if they still do) speaking engagements about open adoption and choosing adoption versus abortion (they are pro life) but when you see these episodes, they are giving open adoptions a bad name. If I adopted a baby and had someone spilling secrets and bad mouthing me just for being a parent.. well I would pick a closed adoption so quick! They are hurting potential good open adoption relationships!

    What is this show promoting now? Not a reduction in teen pregnancy (even among its stars).

    What I would find interesting is MTV not paying buckets of cash, and basically revisiting each girl once a year to track the progress of the kid and life NOT making more money than the average adult per year!


  18. Can they please have a few episodes where they force these douche nozzles to get real jobs!? They’ve been coddled by the Teen Mom “fame” & fortune since they were teens & never had to struggle or grow up. Chelsea is the only one who seems to have any understanding of the real world or having a job. I’m the same age as most of these brats & I work in a factory building cars for a living making a fraction of what they do, after 2 unsuccessful back surgeries. The real world ain’t fun, it’s definitely not easy & none of us are getting paid to hold a couch down. If they had ANY clue how tough it is to be a normal adult with a real job, they wouldn’t be throwing bitch fits over “editing”. Maybe if they were forced to get off their asses & their beloved couches & actually EARN a realistic paycheck, they’d appreciate the pathetically easy lives & the “jobs” that they have. Good grief.


  19. Quit “Teen Mom”? How will he “share his life story”, as he put it, in the episode where he found out that Carly’s adoptive mom didn’t want them talking about her on camera anymore. Funny how he got so upset with her for not wanting to be filmed; now he’s singing the same tune as soon as something didn’t go his way.


  20. Aww bless his heart for thinking he matters that much. Funny how the people whining about the editing are the worst in the franchise (except for Farrah, she’s the queen idiot). How is editing to blame for them spewing their ignorant nonsense & acting a fool every episode? I wish I lived in a delusional fairy tale world where I could blame all of my mistakes on “editing”. Newsflash: You aren’t being edited to look like a whiney jackass, you are one. If these fools would bite their tongue once in awhile, they’d have nothing to cry about. Oh to be young & dumb again…


  21. he’s such a loser, all of them are, I don’t watch their shit show anymore. It’s boring and stupid, I just came here for Ashley’s recaps, and these killer comments. But sit there and watch their boring garbage, no way. Tyler who I have always thought was gay will stay with the show as long as it’s on. But I think the end is near for both shows, people are sick of looking at them make all the cash for doing nothing but spreading their legs. It’s boring and old!


  22. Oh please, he is being a total drama queen to get attention and higher ratings for a shit show so he can keep his easy job as long as he can.
    Biting the hand that has fed you so well, brat.
    The cast members are trying to do their own editing, by pointing out to the audience that TM is edited sometimes for the story, they can claim everything they do not wanted people to see or know was edited.
    Okay, so we know MTV doesn’t follow the correct order of dates when things where filmed etc. when it comes to editing, so what?
    Doesn’t mean a lot of you are failing big time in some or many departments.
    Actions speak louder than editing!


  23. What other job experience do they have? NONE. They won’t quit. They had two years where Teen Mom was off air and they were begging to come back.


  24. Ba ha ha ha ha ….. Like he is ever going to quit!!!!!!!!! Tyler and Caitlyn haven’t held down jobs for years …I am so sick of his holier than thou attitude !


    1. Well, they held the couch down while on (and off) camera, that’s a “job” and they held something down.
      Give the golden couple some credit. They had to do so much for the filming and work so hard and give up so much. Like cleaning up (hiding the bong). And let’s not forget they had to wait to get stoned again for days on end when MTV was at their house! That’s really hard when you’re an addict.


      1. I thought they learned from their parents mistake. This season they are openly talking about smoking pot. I’m surprised DCFS hasn’t been called


    1. Thank you! I’ve been sitting here feeling dumber and dumber, because I just don’t get it. If I can’t figure out Tyler’s metaphors, what does that say about me??

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