During one of her latest TikTok Live rants, Amber Portwood accused MTV and ex Gary Shirley of grooming her teenage daughter, Leah Shirley, insisting that both parties are “fighting” to keep Leah on TV, despite Amber’s wishes.
While Amber has recently made a habit of insulting various cast members from Teen Mom, as well as the entire cast as a whole, she took aim at MTV over the weekend while speaking to YouTuber Elle Bee on TikTok Live, insisting to viewers that both the network and the parents of ‘Teen Mom’ kids– including Leah’s dad, Gary– are grooming their children.
“Yes, children are groomed, but not only by parents,” Amber claimed. “My child was groomed by a whole entire franchise. I will not allow [it], I do not care what Gary does and why he’s fighting me, this is the whole reason.
“I’m not gonna give too much [information] guys, ‘cause I’ll get in trouble, but I’m gonna say something, certain things are happening because they wanna keep fighting for my daughter to be on TV and I do not want my daughter to be on TV and that’s all I’m gonna say … ,” Amber continued.
Amber– who is estranged from 16-year-old Leah– went on to insist that while Gary and others may be willing to do certain things for money, she isn’t one of them.
“ … No, get the hell out of here,” Amber said. “You’re not gonna sell my daughter, but they will, as they are.”
While speaking about MTV, Gary and “all of them” who are allegedly grooming her daughter, Amber told viewers that Gary is “notorious for telling Leah, ‘But this is your job, too,’” and claims that he has made these comments to Leah in front of Amber, as well as in front of the ‘Teen Mom’ crew while cameras were rolling.
“ … These are facts, y’all, I know it sounds absolutely ridiculous and insane or whatever, but you guys are saying something about victim or something like that, but I want to actually fight for my daughter not to be used to be on television,” she said. “She’s one of the reasons why I left the whole entire franchise.”
As you may remember, Amber claimed on TikTok Live in March that she had quit the ‘Teen Mom’ franchise.
While Amber insisted over the weekend that she can’t “explain too much” more about the alleged situation involving her daughter, this isn’t the first time she has accused MTV of wanting Leah to continue filming for the ‘Teen Mom’ franchise.
As The Ashley told you in May, Amber hopped onto TikTok Live to defend her decision to continuously speak out against the long-running franchise, claiming that her ultimate goal is to prevent Leah from going through what she went through on the reality series.
Amber also alleged at the time that the show’s producers were trying to get Leah prepared to star on a new spin-off show about the ‘Teen Mom’ teenagers, insisting (as she did again over the weekend) that her decision to walk away from the franchise was made in an effort to prevent Leah from appearing on the alleged spin-off.
“I don’t want her to go through what I went through,” Amber said. “I don’t want her to be pushed to the forefront [of a show]. I don’t want it, guys. I just want her to understand and not be judgmental … .”
Amber claimed at the time that she had spoken with a producer to express her concerns regarding the ‘Teen Mom’ kids show idea; however, she said the producer had “no remorse.” She also accused the show’s producers of making cast member Catelynn Lowell (as well as others) have an on-air conversation with Leah on Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, a decision that Amber took personally.
“I never knew that I was going to get bullied and torn down by a franchise I helped build tremendously,” she stated.
Despite Amber’s claims, no one else on the ‘Teen Mom’ cast has confirmed– or even mentioned– that this spin-off idea is actually being discussed.
Watch a clip from Amber’s TikTok Live below.
Amber Portwood claims that MTV is “grooming” Leah
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Amber STFU you signed up for the show in the first place so who’s really the groomer here.
Okay, Jenelle
If she could stay employed by “The Franchise” (like it’s the mob🙄) without having to interact with Leah or Gary she’d still be collecting those MTV checks!
ummmm Ambular, your daughter is more mature than you!!! I’m pretty sure if she didn’t want to be on tv- she wouldn’t be and no I don’t believe a word she’s been saying about Gary! She’s a nut bag!
OOOOOOH are we a bit jelly, Amber? Your beautiful offspring will be getting the attention and not you? Leah’s gonna LOL all the way to the bank without ya!
How easy for Amber to say she quit when there were already talks about it being cancelled. I knew damn well Amber wouldn’t walk away from the free check to sit on her couch unless they weren’t going to be handing it out. This is JUST so she could say she quit before it was cancelled and she was leaving anyways. That’s the reason she left the show bc she knew it was likely not going to be renewed.
she will just go the “I’m mentally unwell so get me my social security disability check now.”. uuuggghhhh its WAYYYYYY smalller..guys.. guys…. i need a go fund me now
The wildest part is that she’s not too embarrassed to say these things, as if she’s an actual mother to Leah. And in public! Like, I would die of embarrassment if the whole world could see that I lost custody of both my kids, don’t see them, put guys before them, have no relationship with them, etc. She’s not embarrassed?! And on top of that she has the guts to rant in public as if she’s a good mother?! Absolutely wild. That is either next-level confidence or complete lack of being in touch with reality.
Ummmhmm I agree 💯
Wait, does Amber even have any legal say over Leah? I thought Gary made all the decisions. Amber hasn’t so much as brought her to the doctor since she was a baby.
She absolutely does not. She has no say in it. Thank goodness.
Can’t Leah get Emancipated ftom amberchette?
From I meant sorry.
What is she going on about? She doesn’t have a daughter, she may have been an egg doner and incubator for Gary and Kristinas eldest daughter but that’s about it. We don’t give a shit about amber, mtv doesn’t give a shit about amber, Leah doesn’t give a shit about amber, Gary and Kristina don’t give a shit about amber. No one gives a suit about amber, but she just won’t go away.
For starters how about not calling your daughter a dick on national television during her birthday dinner ?? You’ve done to many things to count against Leah through the years for you to now “stand up & fight” for her. 🙄🙄🙄 Bio Mom only Kristina is her REAL MOTHER.
Amber likes to talk a big game. How TM would be nothing without her. Blah blah. She was off tv for years when she was locked up. The franchise went on well without her.
She hates it now because Leah is old enough to speak for herself. She can’t hide behind her revised history she likes to tell.
I wonder if she’s refusing to sign for Leah to film and this is the hold up for a new season to start? I remember something similar happening with Leah and Corey years ago. Both parents have to sign. Is that right?
I’m sorry but if Leah wants to do it they should let her. That’s money for college and a home and financial security because I believe she will be responsible with the money. G & K have been responsible with their money & have several rental homes & Kristine is in nursing school. I’m not sure if Gary is still a auxiliary police officer. How much money has Amber put aside from her $500,000 salary for her kids? It’s better than working at McDonald’s & half the work. She can attend college while she works for Teen Mom. The only way I would see a reason with it, is if the kid isn’t a responsible child who is wild & is going to use that money for things they don’t need to be buying. Like their mom’s did.
She was cool with exploiting/letting MTV “groom” her kid until she wasn’t profiting off of it anymore 🙃
I think it’s equal parts that and that no one, including Leah, is playing nice and pretending Amber has any redeeming qualities as a mother anymore.
Yeah okay ambi… I don’t want your kid on t v.But you don’t care enough to actually be in her life. Or have parented her the last sixteen years
Farrah’s Lips 😜😜 that’s priceless. 😆😆💋🫦
Amber should be thanking Gary every effing day of her life for RAISING Leah into the beautiful, smart, stable, kind young woman she is now.
God only knows where Leah would be today if it wasn’t for Gary. I shudder to think.
Amber has some nerve criticizing anyone else when she has a mountain of work to do on herself.
Every time I see her live on Tik tok I know she’s high as hell
I’m waiting for the TMZ headline ‘Amber Portwood Found Dead, Suspected OD’ because sadly it’s coming. This woman is NOT sober. She is NOT getting proper treatment for anything. That’s the only way I see this story ending at this point.
Someone needs to tell her child therapist to watch her TT.
SHUT THE FUCK UP AMBER. THATS WHAT ALL OF US ARE THINKING.
GTFOH she had no issues signing up to Teen Mom when she was pregnant. She likes to (lie) and say she started the whole franchise. That they would be nothing without Amby Pamby’s mug on our TV. For 16 years Amber continued to exploit her daughter, her daughter’s private feelings and her toxicity freely. She continues to blast Leah, Gary and Kristina online but now she is concerned for Leah’s privacy?
To be honest, Amber is not a mother. Not a real one anyway so she should get no say in what Gary and Kristina decide or don’t decide for THEIR daughter, Leah. I don’t think it’s good to have these kids on TV. They are teenagers and don’t need their private lives broadcasted on national TV but Amber shouldn’t have a say in it either way.
This coming from the “woman” who let a man she knew all of 2 days change her daughter’s diaper and didn’t see the issue with it.
For her own well being, Leah needs to get off social media and make a doctor’s appointment to have her medications evaluated.
You mean Amber, right?
Although Leah should block Amber so he wouldn’t have to be subjected to the rants.
Amber is either not taking enough of what she’s supposed to or too much I what she’s not supposed to..
You mean Amber, Leah is getting therapy from the Abuse mommy dearest caused her.
I know Amber hasn’t signed her rights to Leah away, but does she have any custody at all? Hence she would have zero say in Leah being on a spin-off?
Amber possibly doesn’t want Leah to do it because it will show Amber having a better relationship with her couch than she does Leah.
So it was fine when Amber put her on TV and/or made money off her being on the show, but now that she’s off and Leah is sharing her true feelings, it’s suddenly an issue.
I don’t like that the kids have been on TV since birth, but I also don’t see why, at this point, we shouldn’t officially switch focus to them so they can share what they want to and make their own (hopefully protected) money since their parents already forced them into them into this life from the get-go. Maybe we’ll see them make better choices.
At this point someone needs to intervene and have her evaluated. Where are her mother and brother during these crash outs? She is proving weekly, if not daily, she’s not stable, and it’s only going to get worse.
Gary needs to do what Andrew has done and make it so she can’t post or speak about Leah online and MTV needs to issue a gag order.
I honestly feel like she’s gonna hit a point where she’s so delusional that she ends up stalking Leah and someone horrendous is gonna happen, she’s so clearly unwell and her *child* psychologist is not helping her.
That part …it’s clear she’s been spirally for months maybe even years now.
MTV doesn’t care very much unless there’s a court order restraining order if there isn’t then they won’t do anything about it.
Amber has not reached a point where involuntary intervention is possible. As long as she isn’t a danger to herself or others, and she isn’t on parole or probation, there’s no way to force Amber into treatment.
Funny…as soon as your daughter’s old enough to start speaking on tv about how your actions have harmed her…you suddenly think the camera is a problem.👀🙄 Yup…nothing to see here.
Weird that Amber didn’t care about Leah being on tv until Leah started to share her opinions on her birth mother.
I don’t actually like that the kids have been on tv for this long, but I also don’t think that Amber actually cares about Leah’s well-being.
You put your daughter on TV literally since birth, b*tch, what tf are you talking about?
Amber just doesn’t want Leah to call her out on her bs publicly like she did many times.
Gary needs a restraining order to shut her up once and for all.