From getting hurt to getting criticized by fans, 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…
Catelynn Lowell’s Brother Gives Scary Update on Butch Baltierra
It’s been years since ‘Teen Mom’ fans have heard an update on Butch— the father of Tyler Baltierra— and in a recent livestream, Butch’s former stepson Nick Radtke revealed the recent medical mishap Butch is dealing with.
Nick— who is somewhat estranged from his sister Catelynn Lowell— decided to tell the story about Butch, despite it seeming like Cate didn’t want it to go public.
“I don’t care if my sister gets mad at me,” he said. “Butch blew himself up recently.”
Nick went on to talk about an accident that nearly took Butch’s arm.
“He was lighting a propane tank or something,” Nick began.
“He lit something next to a propane tank and it blew his f**king arm off,” Nick said, clarifying that Butch’s arm was not severed, luckily.
“His arm’s still connected, but [the explosion], like, ruined his skin,” he said. “He had to get skin grafts. It was crazy.”
Nick also reported that Butch is still living near Austin, Texas, and is dating a really rich woman. The Ashley can find no legal trouble for Butch over the past few years.
Kail Lowry Says Her Fans Are Tired of Her; Announces Plans to “Go Dark” Following Her Live Tour
Kail says her fans are over-saturated with her, so she’s planning to give them a break so that they’ll like her again.
During the most-recent episode of her Karma & Chaos podcast, Kail told her co-host, Becky Hayter, that she realizes that people are over her at the moment, so she’s planning to take a step back soon. (As The Ashley has reported, Kail is currently doing her live Fatherless Behavior Tour, in addition to hosting multiple podcasts and running her KILLR podcast network.)
“I think my audience, I think, has some Kail fatigue and after tour I’m going to go dark for about a month,” Kail said. “I just need to take some time off.
“I need my audience to love me again after and they probably will need a break from me for a while,” she added.
Over the past month or so, Kail has received plenty of criticism online for her podcasts, particularly since her Coffee Convos podcast co-host, Lindsie Chrisley, disappeared from the public eye since her arrest for DUI in May. Lindsie has not appeared on any of her podcasts since then and has not provided the fans with any explanation as to why. Kail has done her best to maintain Coffee Convos without Lindsie, but on Monday Kail was pelted in the comment section of a post made to the podcast’s Instagram account.
The post mentioned that the podcast had run an “encore” episode for the week of July 4, something fans were clearly unhappy about.
“I have listened faithfully since the beginning but I am over this,” one person wrote about the podcast. “We deserve an explanation at this point. I’m done with this show.”
“Lmao, this podcast has run its course,” another person wrote. “They need to get their lives together.”
A large majority of listeners also wrote that they were “tired of the encores” and called Kail and Lindsie out for thinking they could get by with running reruns on their various podcasts and not giving fans an explanation as to why.
Meanwhile, Kail was in the comment section of the post, fighting for her life and responding to many of the people by insisting Coffee Convos had only done one rerun show in weeks.
“I have recorded the last five episodes brand new,” Kail responded to one nay-sayer. “The encore was for the holiday.”
When someone else wrote that Kail “doesn’t care” if her fans are unhappy, the official podcast account responded that, “Kail does care. She reads all the feedback and does her best to juggle it and incorporate it. But holidays/life happens and reruns occur sometimes.”
Others stuck up for Kail for keeping all of her podcasts afloat, despite Lindsie’s absence.
“I’m…very over Lindsie but Kail has really shown up the past few weeks on Coffee Convos! Between touring and recording, at least she’s present,” a person wrote.
“Girl, hang it up,” someone else commented. “Come back when @lindsiechrisley is ready to acknowledge her mistakes, take accountability and move on. Hiding at the beach will do nothing for you babes.”
As of press time, Kail and Lindsie have not revealed when Lindsie will return or why she is M.I.A. from the podcasts.
Debra Danielsen Addresses Her Daughter Farrah Abraham’s Past Claims of Having an Abusive Childhood:
Debra is calling “BS” on claims her daughter Farrah has made over the years about how she was abused— emotionally, physically and more— when she was a child.
During her recent livestream with Catelynn’s brother Nick, Debz was asked to address claims that Farrah has made in the past about growing up in an abusive household. (In 2023, Debra— as well as Farrah’s best friend from high school Tyler— discussed Farrah’s tendency to claim “abuse” when she wants attention.)
“I call bulls**t on [Farrah’s claims that she was abused] because Farrah came from a privileged background,” Debra told Nick during the livestream. “She was flown all over the world, and she had everything that she ever wanted. She made things up that were not true, I think, to get sympathy and to get viewership and to get a following.
“So, believe me, she didn’t come from any kind of turmoil. She didn’t come from any kind of bad things happening to her,” Debra said, later adding that Farrah turned into an insufferable monster the person she currently is because of “her medical situation.”
“She had a medical problem…” Debra said.
Debra later said that hearing Farrah talk about having an “abusive childhood” is hurtful.
“Her version of what went down, coming up in a family where you had love, you had good relationships, and just trashing all of that and acting like everybody has done you wrong, it was an insult to everybody. And I just think it was not proper,” Debra said. “It’s heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking.”
Debra admitted that it’s been over five years since she’s spoken to Farrah or Farrah’s daughter Sophia. While she didn’t seem to care about making amends with Farrah anymore, she did state that she misses Sophia.
“Sophia, if you’re watching this, grandma’s here and she loves you!” Deb called out.
You can watch the full Debz OG interview here.
Jenelle Evans’ Sister Ashleigh Accuses Her of Being a Demonic Witch & Shape-Shifter Since Getting Back with David Eason
The battle of the Evans Sisters rages on, with both Jenelle and her sis Ashleigh coming out swinging on X this week. Each had plenty of accusations to make about the other, but Ashleigh’s most-recent claims about Jenelle were just downright weird (even for Jenelle & Co.!)
As The Ashley has previously told you, Jenelle and Ashleigh have been estranged— and fighting on The Interwebs— for years. While Jenelle is not currently on speaking terms to their mother, Barbara, Ashleigh has maintained a close relationship with Babs. Over the past few weeks, the sisters have been sparring online about everything from who did ballet (seriously) to whose knee is more damaged.
As you do…
On Tuesday, Ashleigh took things to a spooktastic new level when she accused Jenelle of being a witch, a demon and a shape shifter. She insisted that Jenelle’s latest, um, “shift” has happened due to her getting back with her swamp-rific ex, David Eason.
“My sister witch/demon really is showing she’s a shape-shifter,” Ashleigh declared on X. “She’s shifted to a demon/witch after getting back with David under his spell. Instead of ignoring posts. Shadows of her demons are showing. She needs to get away from him, she’s shape-shifting in Demon form again.”
When someone on X told Ashleigh that the best way to deal with Jenelle is via the courts, and advised her not to engage with her online, Ashleigh stated that she is holding herself back from saying everything she wants to say about her sis.
“It’s definitely not in my character to say odd bizarre things like this online,” Ashleigh replied. “I will say though it is what it is. I could’ve said something more vicious or really mean but that’s not my character. There are things I wish I could say but I won’t.”
Jenelle has not yet responded to Ashleigh’s demon claims, but a few days earlier, Jenelle accused her sister of relying on both Barbara and the government for everything she has.
“Ashleigh…. You’ve been on government assistance your whole life, you get Section 8 and, in return, give it back to Mom for the house Mom owns,” Jenelle wrote on X. “Not to mention Mom paying for your lawyer to keep your kid which you lost, and she bought you a car. You had it easy, and still do…
“And again my family is surviving off the money I got for them from signing up to a MTV show,” Jenelle added.
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Well Jenelle, since you were a minor when signing up for the show…..wouldn’t that mean it’s actually Barbara’s permission that got YOU MTV money?
idc but i’ll always believe farrah on the abuse claims especially when her sister has confirmed the same thing farrah’s been saying and we literally saw it on the early seasons of the show and only reason deb switched up was because farrah called the cops on her and started kissing her a$$ when she started making more money
as someone who liked kail, i’m glad she knows the fans are sick of her because she’s been extra cringe and lame this past year
I almost never go to bat for Farrah because she is a selfish, spoiled, privileged brat …. But I don’t think Deb should be saying Farrah didn’t have an abusive childhood. Can’t forget that episode of teen Mom where Deb was arrested holding two butcher knives in her hands following a fight with Farrah. The police showed up and they had lasers pointed at Debs chest. Like that is a whole other level of crazy. Farrah is an apple of that same tree so it’s no surprise to me that she’s extremely unstable. She was raised by instability.
What really piqued my interest is Deb’s admission that Farrah has some kind of medical disorder that could possibly explain why she behaves so erratically. I’ve always thought she displayed traits of bipolar and borderline personality disorder.
Remember when Farrah sold her car online and got scammed?!?!? 😂
I literally just watched this episode yesterday 🤣
Hope Butch is okay and recovers. Just not a fan of Nick… he was on less than 10 episodes of Teen Mom where some barely remember him yet he’s out here acting like he’s a big time reality star.
Kail just needs to focus on being a mom and possibly get a real job. I think stepping away from social media and the public for a bit might do her good.
I stand with, and believe, Farrah.
I’ve never believed anything Ashleigh has said and won’t, especially after this. That whole family is a mess. It also makes me uncomfortable how they only care about Jace yet don’t care about Ensley and Kaiser. Jace is, hopefully, somewhere safe right now in the treatment center but Ensley and Kaiser are still with Jenelle (and David) yet they don’t seem to care.
I think the Evans family has a closer relationship to Jace as Barb did raise him, so he was able to have relationships with other relatives like his aunt and uncle and cousins. Jenelle has been estranged from her entire family since probably before Kaiser (and definitely Ensley) were born. Due to that estrangement, it was most likely hard for anyone in her family to form real bonds and relationships with Kaiser and Ensley the way they did with Jace because K and E were never around them, even Barb.
Not saying they shouldn’t be concerned but we know Jenelle intentionally kept Kai and Ensley away from her family or at the very very least made it difficult for Barb, Ashleigh and her kids, etc. to see/be around them. So I can see why they might be going harder for Jace, who they watched grow up and actively saw his struggles in real time due to his incompetent “mother”. That’s just my take on it though
Also being that Ensley is the product of both Jenelle and David plus the youngest girl so the “baby”, she’s essentially the “golden child” among all the kids, so to speak, so the Evans family probably aren’t as concerned about her. Same obviously can’t be said for Kaiser but, again, they probably never had much of a relationship with him.
Again not saying it’s right, just my takeaway on that matter
I don’t doubt Farrah and Debz had it out when she was growing up. We saw it once in the car scene for sure. But Farrah tends to REALLY exaggerate, which leads me to believe that Michael and Deb probably did provide well for her, and like many families with money, never actually listened to and heard what their kids needed. Farrah projects ‘no one ever listened to me.’
That still doesn’t explain or excuse Farrah being absolutely off her fucking rocker.
As for As The Swamp Turns in North Carolina, they all deserve each other.
Ummmm…Deb we saw you hit Farrah. It was filmed and aired for anyone watching to see. Even if that was the only time you hit her, it is still abuse. It’s funny that you talk about Farrah’s version of her childhood being untrue when you are lying about it yourself. You are just as delusional as your daughter so shut up. And damn you for making me defend someone as unbelievably awful as Farrah.
Jenelle is right about one thing- Ashleigh is in fact mentally ill. Severely. I don’t trust a word Ashleigh says, she’s disconnected from reality.
And Jenelle is… connected?… to reality? 🤨
They both have mental health issues but Jenelle trying to come at literally anyone for losing their kid when she has lost custody of her kids more than once and her reinstated abusive soulmate isn’t even allowed to see one of his kids, is laughable. That’s what’s really disconnected from reality tbh
Ah, once again Jenelle shows her ignorance. You don’t take Section 8 money and give it to someone else. Section 8 pays the property owner directly through wire transfers. The tenant never receives a payment to give to the landlord. Besides, I highly doubt that Barbara needs to take Ashleigh’s government assistance to pay for her own house. Barb did OK for herself before the show (unlike Jenelle) and is probably doing just fine without it (again, unlike Jenelle). And I believe Ashleigh was trying to say that Jenelle is a horrible person but even worse when she’s with David. She was trying to be clever but it fell short.
Never take up for Jenelle but the grandparents on teen mom did not receive the money u think they did . Barb went through hers already and is back at Walmart partitme since retiring I believe . I do think Jenelle is telling the truth about barb collecting section 8!from Ashley living in her rental home . It’s guaranteed money and it gives both mom and daughter profit and a home
Deb continues to be an abusive mother by going on podcasts and talking about her daughter this way. Take a page from barbs book and handle your family business privately. I always felt bad for Farrah. It was obvious she was incredibly damaged and confused. And you don’t just wake up one day, out of a fairytale upbringing, being a Farrah. That’s just so unrealistic and when a world already talks about you negative, the last thing a good mother would be doing is ridiculing you along side them.
Also, Ashleigh? You ok girly? Always with the “I’m not exposing what I know” stuff. It’s very similar to Jenelle. They’re two peas in a pod.
It feels like Deb is always hideing behind the fact that they had money. Money doesn’t stop abuse. In this case i believe Farrah. You don’t turn out like her if you had a good childhood and Deb is forgetting thar we saw abuse on the show.
Having money definitely doesn’t negate abuse from happening. I don’t know if Farrah is being truthful, exaggerating or lying about it but I definitely think that was a very dysfunctional family whether there was abuse or not. Debra was pretty controlling and crazy. She completely dismissed Farrah’s feelings about Sophia’s dad’s death. And that wasn’t according to Farrah. Everyone saw it in the early seasons of Teen Mom. I can completely understand why Farrah resents her for that. However, that’s not a free pass for Farrah’s attitude and how she treats people.
Yes, exactly! It’s crazy to me that she can’t discern the fact that you can come from a privileged upbringing and still experience neglect and abuse. Not only that, but Deb was caught at least twice on teen Mom hitting Farrah. The most serious one landed her in jail with charges, and she’s going to say Farrah never experienced abuse? Sounds like gas lighting from an abuser
To be fair, Ashleigh probably meant all that as a metaphor but it came out like some Dungeons and Dragons stuff lol.
I like Kail’s podcasts even though I don’t really like her. I like hearing about her chaotic life, and look forward to it every week. The breadcrumbing is annoying though and if she goes in a different direction I’ll probably stop listening altogether. What would be REALLY interesting would be for her to do podcasts with counsellors, life coaches, etc. to talk some sense into her though
Why does kail have fans? What exactly are they a fan of? What kind of example is she really for young girls? Anyone can look semi decent with money, and that’s all she needed to get to where she is.
I would also love to know how she has fans lol
Don’t rush back Kail.
Suzi told you about absence and all, years ago
Sorry Kail,
Society doesn’t like you. You’d need a personality transplant to change that. I thibk it’s funny that Jenelle id trying to dis Ashleigh for section 8. Jenelle went back to a man with felony charges for strangling her son. Jenelle will always be a shittier guman