From updating fans to threatening to take someone’s man, 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 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…
Mackenzie Douthit & Khesanio Hall Give Post-Hurricane Update on His Family in Jamaica
Mackenzie and Khesanio recently discussed the devastating damage done by Hurricane Melissa, which hit Khesanio’s native Jamaica earlier this week. The couple was extremely concerned in the days leading up to the Category 5 hurricane making landfall on the island, given that Khesanio’s family currently lives there. Before the hurricane struck, Mack asked her fans for prays for Khesanio’s family, and Jamaica in general, and on Snapchat on Thursday, they revealed that Khesanio’s family was safe and had survived the storm.
Khesanio said that his mom had been staying with his brother in a concrete home, and that she has a generator to assist her with the lack of electricity. The generator, however, requires gas, which is not readily available currently in Jamaica, due to the flooding and storm damage.
“The town that we always go to is completely broken,” Khesanio said. “This was not like a normal [storm], this was like intense. Like brutally intense.”
Mackenzie added that Jamaica’s airports will likely be shuttered for a while, making it extremely hard for anyone to travel into or out of Jamaica.
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On Snapchat on Thursday, Mack said that Khesanio’s parish, St. Elizabeth, “got the most damage,” which is concerning because that town grows a lot of food for the island. She also revealed that the high school Khess went to was destroyed.
“The hurricane came straight through and ripped up his town. It’s devastating,” she said, adding that Khess wants to go to Jamaica to help his town.
“There’s a lot of people in Jamaica who need help right now, and it’s been weighing heavy on his heart right now,” Mackenzie said.
Mackenzie posted about the storm on TikTok on Wednesday.
“My heart is with Jamaica. A beautiful country full of so much life and happiness,” she wrote. “Thank you everyone for checking in asking about my in laws. Thankfully they are safe. But the entire country has so much recovering to do please look for ways you can help and keep this country deep in your prayers.”
@mackenzietaylord My heart is with Jamaica. A beautiful country full of so much life and happiness. Thank you everyone for checking in asking about my in laws. Thankfully they are safe. But the entire country has so much recovering to do 🙏 please look for ways you can help and keep this country deep in your prayers. #hurricanemelissa #jamaica @khezzii ♬ Vibes of the Island – Bounce
It is unknown how this will affect Mack and Khesanio’s plans to have their wedding on Jamaica in June 2026. (As The Ashley previously told you, the couple got hitched in a courthouse ceremony in April, but were planning to have a big wedding celebration next year.)
On Snapchat, Khesanio said that the hurricane damage will likely prevent them from bringing their infant daughters, Ja’Kharie and Ja’Meikah, to the island to meet Khesanio’s family in December as they had been planning to do.
“I’m very sad for Jamaica. I’m also sad that we’re probably not going to be able to go to Jamaica and bring the babies to Jamaica in December, mainly because of the electricity problem, which probably will take a while to be resolved.”
Amber Portwood Says She Can “Take” Anyone’s Man That She Wants
Amber may spend the bulk majority of her life screaming on TikTok Live (as you do), but sofa aficionado recently claimed that she could snag any [Lazy] boy her heart desires!
While on TikTok Live earlier this week, Amber became angry and began bragging about how tough she is. She regaled her viewers with a tale about how she was once jumped by six women, only to “whoop three of their asses” and have the other three walk away quickly so they weren’t “whooped” as well. She then instructed whoever she was screaming at to “stop acting like you’re harder than other people!”
She then proceeded to scream, “Why can’t you guys JUST BE HAPPY!? BE NICE!”
Amber then told her nameless nay-sayers— who, according to her, also insulted some of her TikTok friends– that they’re ugly, especially compared to her.
“On a good day when I’m doing [all the grooming] that y’all do… I’m fine as f**k!” she bragged. “I’ll take your f**king man! I will TAKE YOUR MAN! I have! Without even knowing!”
Amber then reminded everyone that she can be the “coldest, most ignorantly mean person you will ever meet in your life!” She added that she’s mean mentally, but the meanness is thwarted by her mental health medications.
You can watch a clip of Amber’s TikTok crash out below.
@ellebee_official Teen Mom Reality tv’s Amber Portwood lashes out on TikTok…again! #teenmom #realitytv #realityshow #celebrity #fyp ♬ original sound – ElleBee_official
Lexi Tatman Fires Back at Trolls on Social Media for Commenting on Her Weight
Former ‘Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant’ star Lexi Tatman took to her Instagram Stories this week to fire back at trolls on social media after a video she shared received a barrage of comments criticizing her current appearance.
Fans of ‘Young & Pregnant’ may remember Lexi from the first season of the MTV series, which she appeared on with her baby-daddy-turned-husband Kyler Lopez. Lexi and Kyler welcomed their first son, Tobias, on the show and the two went on to have a second son named Jay in 2019. Three years later, Lexi and Kyler tied the knot.
Last month, Lexi revealed on social media that she had recently suffered a miscarriage and that she and Kyler have been struggling to have another child for more than a year, despite previously experiencing “two healthy pregnancies.” Lexi called the journey to growing her family “long and painful,” noting that she’s “three losses total” within the last couple of years.
“ … In that time, I’ve worked so hard on everything I can control,” she shared last month. “I’ve changed my diet, started tracking my cycles, gotten my hormones tested and tried to give my body every possible chance to heal. And yet, we’ve been hit with heartbreak all over again.”
In recent weeks, Lexi began documenting some of her health and fitness journey on social media, though according to the former MTV star, her posts were met with comments from people criticizing her appearance. The rude remarks ultimately led Lexi to issue a response on her Instagram Story.
“Y’all telling me I’ve gained weight, fat, triple chin, etc is NOT going to motivate me or help me in any shape way or form,” she wrote, according to The Sun. “I run on SPITE. I will gain more to piss you off.”
In another post, Lexi said that anyone who may feel “disgusted, upset or anything negative” about the content she’s posting was more than welcome to unfollow her.
“I promise your negativity will not be missed,” she wrote. “I have been through enough these past years I don’t need keyboard warriors telling me something I’m already aware of.”
On Wednesday, Lexi returned to social media with another health content video– this time, with a caption addressing her critics.
“Don’t forget, I am a whole MOTHER,” she wrote. “My house is clean, my kids are taken care of, and my work is long days. I do not have much time for myself but I’m changing that as best as I can. I have not ‘let myself go’ I have gained weight. It’s not that deep.”
Lexi continued to speak on the unwanted remarks in the comment section of her post, claiming in one that while she may not be “an ideal weight” at the moment, she’s OK with that.
“I love my curves that I have,” she wrote. “Not to mention I’ve had a hell of a year or so and been in survival mode for a few years too. I’m working on myself and showing others while on my journey. If other women want to try and tear me down or belittle me then they need to look inside and see what’s truly bothering them, because I know it’s not how I look.”
Lexi also “liked” and responded to a comment from someone slamming those who criticized Lexi for being candid about her health journey.
“ … I’m like y’all are not gonna bully me on a trying to be better post,” Lexi wrote.
Cory Wharton Says Daughter Maya’s Open-Heart Procedure Has Inspired Him to Give Back to Families in Need
Cory Wharton says his three-year-old daughter Maya’s latest open-heart surgery has inspired him to give back to other children and families, noting that his charitable efforts are “a far cry from MTV.”
As The Ashley previously told you, Cory and ex-girlfriend Taylor Selfridge’s daughter Maya, who was born with a rare form of heart disease called tricuspid atresia, recently underwent her final open-heart surgery called the Fontan. Two weeks after the surgery, Taylor– who also shares daughter Mila with Cory– told fans that the procedure had improved Maya’s oxygenation levels, as well as her overall coloring.
(According to the Cleveland Clinic website, a Fontan procedure “improves circulation in people who have only one working heart ventricle. This problem happens because of one of several congenital heart diseases. The Fontan procedure lets oxygen-poor blood from the lower part of your body go straight to your pulmonary artery– and then lungs– for oxygen instead of going through your heart first.”)
Cory revealed to TMZ this week that, while Maya’s surgery was successful and she was ultimately discharged from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles after a two-week recovery, he realizes that some families aren’t as fortunate.
“I was just happy that we were able to leave the Children’s Hospital, because there’s a lot of families there that they’re not gonna leave, they’re waiting a year or two for a heart transplant,” he said. “ … It’s sad man, walking around there, but there were people in that building that found a way to smile and … just by talking to them over time, I was just like, these people are staying positive when they’re at their lowest and it was crazy for me to see and experience.”
Cory went on to say that the recent experience has inspired him to find ways to help those in need.
“I’m just so thankful to God that we made it out of the hospital, my daughter’s fine and now the biggest thing for me is, like, I’m trying to give back,” he said. “I wanna do whatever I can to try to help out [at] Children’s Hospital or [with] young ones that are in need.
“I wanna give back a little bit … it’s a far cry from MTV, but I wanna try to do something positive with what I got going now,” he added.
As you may remember, Cory and Taylor previously shared that they learned about Maya’s heart condition when Taylor was about 22 weeks pregnant, at which point they were told that Maya would need a series of procedures due to the condition. At just six days old, Maya had a stent put in place; later that year, Maya– then seven-months-old– underwent her first open-heart surgery, during which she suffered some complications.
Taylor shared this month that Maya should not need any more open-heart surgeries in her lifetime; and if she does, it would not be until adulthood.
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“Amber then reminded everyone that she can be the “coldest, most ignorantly mean person you will ever meet in your life!” She added that she’s mean mentally, but the meanness is thwarted by her mental health medications.”
LMAO c’mon now Amber- we all know, especially as of late (and as indicated by yet another story of her wallowing in her delusions), that you are NOT taking medication.
Amber is so delusional. Andrew fled to ANOTHER STATE with your son just to get away from you. (Don’t forget, you also chased him with a machete) And I love the Gary 2.0 caption “I faked a kidnapping to get away from you. Just remember that.” xD
I wonder why she never stayed with Matt. It looked like they deserved each other. That guy was terrible in every way.
The videos from Jamaica are crazy.. especially the fact the winds were lifting morbidly obese people in the air
I really can’t picture Cory Wharton “giving back” without trying to simultaneously monetize it for himself.
At this point, Amber is truly too far gone from reality to ever come back.
Didn’t Amber’s last boyfriend fake his own death to escape her? 🥴
there’s just so much negativity online these days i don’t understand what people gain from being so mean to some of these people! like why do people care that much about a girl who hasn’t been on tv in years or anything cory does in regards to his children’s health when he’s not doing anything bad. and idk how amber can even live the way she has been always screaming and yelling at her phone looking like a cockeyed cr@ck addict. i don’t get why would people willingly wanna continue so being miserable and spreading that misery to other people and not wanna feel better about themselves