Teen Mom: The Next Chapter fans may be enjoying the back-and-forth banter happening on social media between Jade Cline and Ashley Jones, but the producers and network execs behind the show are not.
On Wednesday, Ashley and Jade threw zingers at each other on Twitter and Instagram, with Jade taking jabs at Ashley’s husband Bar Smith for allegedly not completing the rehab program that MTV sent him to, and for having “two sets of eyebrows.”
Ashley also jumped into the mix, striking out at Jade’s fiancé Sean Austin for the “meth head on skid row” teeth he had before getting sober (and getting his chompers fixed).
While there were plenty of funny insults flying back-and-forth, producers were not laughing over a few tweets made by the girls.
In one tweet, Ashley reminds Jade that they will be meeting face-to-face at the upcoming Reunion (which is being filmed in Los Angeles later this month). Jade, in turn, responded by telling Ashley to “run up or shut up”— basically inviting Ashley to fight her or stop talking about it.
“Girl pleaseee,” Jade tweeted. “You talk s**t online then stay distant in person. You had MTV last year doing your whole segment alone. You been trying to be a mean girl since [‘Young & Pregnant’]. It’s old. Run up or shut up in LA.”
That tweet— and several others sent during Jade and Ashley’s back-and-forth spat— caught the attention of the network higher-ups, The Ashley’s sources tell her.
“Online fighting like this is a nightmare for the producers,” one behind-the-scenes source tells The Ashley. “Even if there is a threat of physical violence [the producers] have to take action. Even if the girls claim they aren’t planning on doing anything.”
Shut up bitch . https://t.co/XZS0NFolik
— ASHLEY SIREN (@_mermaidbarbie) August 2, 2023
In fact, The Ashley’s sources tell her that the behind-the-scenes folks already had to deal with the fallout from the fight between Kayla Sessler and her boyfriend’s new gal, Dez Rodriguez, which was filmed for ‘Next Chapter.’
“When punches are thrown— and they connect before security stops them— it is a huge legal issue. The footage captured [of Kayla and Dez’s fight] may not even be aired because of the legal issues,” one source said.
“Make no mistake: the fighting is always good for ratings. But stuff like this– stuff that can be taken as threats of physical violence— gets everyone at the network freaking out because they will be liable if something major happens,” a second source said.
Later on Wednesday, Jade removed her tweet that told Ashley to “run up or shut up.”
In a comment left on the @TeenMomFanz Instagram account, Ashley stated that production had already called her about the online squabble with Jade.
“I stay distant cause y’all cry. Kinda like how you tweeting now but production is calling me telling me that you are feeling ‘threatened,'” Ashley wrote. “I won’t be running up, I’ll be calling the police you thug.”
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The online spat started when Ashley expressed how angry she was about Wednesday’s episode of ‘Next Chapter,’ which features a call between her and co-star Cheyenne Floyd. Ashley claimed that the first phone call between the parties didn’t make the air.
“Some very important things were left out of tonight’s episode imma fill y’all in in just a second,” Ashley tweeted. “Firstly, this storyline with Cheyenne was non-existent until she decided to call Bar with Zach and talk a bunch of s**t while they were down in Florida in front of all the other girls. This upset me because if Zach had an issue he should have called in the privacy of his home, not for an audience in Florida … this is my reason for being so upset in tonight’s episode.
“And lastly, if yall ni**as was real they would have told you that ganging up on one person is lame . So anytime all y’all come for me, expect my man to be standing right beside, behind and in front. Period,” Ashley continued.
“So when you see tonight’s episode and think damn Ashley’s energy is off, it’s because that first phone call didn’t make it into the cut and that first phone call was what pissed me off.
It is unknown at this time if they will separate Ashley from the other girls (like they did during the last ‘Teen Mom’ Reunion.
The Ashley will update this story when more info is available. Stay tuned…
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ashley, bar, bri and her family—-all need to go!!!! the violence needs to go!!!! why are the allowing it and paying them a salary for it????
O no way. Without Ashley and barr why watch? Snooze
Who cares? Neither of them should be on the show, just cancel the sh*t already.
The only ones interesting to watch are Maci and Catelynn but that’s only because of their f*cked up family and baby daddy.
Ashley is and always has been a huge bully
They should hold a teen mom boxing match, that would actually drive the ratings up. And we all know most this girls are all talk, they are big and bad cause they know security will interject before things actually pop off.
They need to get get rid of ashley. Shes the common denominator. Her along with her entire family, especially her mother is trash.
I just cannot believe how ignorant and trashy these people are. No offense against TheAshley but I feel I’ve outgrown all this Teen Mom Trash garbage & am gonna peace out. Stay lit.
Ashley and Bar need to go!
Let them sign waivers and go off on each other. To the death I say!
Odds are Amber would be last woman standing.
Do we really want that?
Just realized this show still airs and these ppl still earn paycheck they dont really deserve
What is all the beef about?,too much jealous,u ladies need JESUS, stop all that bickering among each other,and LOVE one another
Nice of them, trying to get Briana’s man toy rehired as extra security. s/
Oh, Shaniqua….
wtf
If Ashley wants to be taken seriously as a nurse in the future she needs to stop engaging in this nonsense
Way too late for that.
Would anyone on here let her be your nurse? She would be throwing bedpans at you while twerking.
Every nurse I’ve met is a legit crazy person or a total asshole
Mothers of the year over here, laying down such wonderful standards for their daughters to look up to as they grow up.
When will this show end so all these garbage ass people have to face the world without a paycheck from MTV for being trash?
Ashley: Can we get a update on the Farrah situation when she hit the security guard?
@roast beef: yes! Her next court hearing is this month! -The Ashley
Ashley and Jade probably have more in common than they realize. Plus, I think Sean and Bar speak to each other and are cool. MTV probably told them that this show is on the “chopping block” and the stars are trying to rile up chaos for ratings.