Jace Evans is speaking out about his life, just weeks after returning home to his grandma Barbara‘s house to live.
The ‘Teen Mom’ kid— who was sent away to mental health facilities and a troubled teens camp for months by his mother, Jenelle— went Live on Instagram for the first time since his release from a facility earlier this month.
The Ashley broke the news last week that Jace was picked up from the facility he was at by Jenelle’s TikTok friend, Dawson Day, and escorted to Barbara’s house. (After The Ashley exposed that Jenelle didn’t go pick up her son herself, the fired ‘Teen Mom’ star insisted that she couldn’t make the journey due to her “knee problems.”)
Anyway, Jace posted to Instagram Stories last week, but this marks the first time he’s given his supporters a view into his life since returning home. He also discussed what he hopes to do once he turns 18 next year. (Jace turned 17 on August 2— one day after Jenelle sent Dawson to fetch him and deliver him to Barb’s.)
During the Live, Jace gave an update on his grandma Barbara (who, along with his dad Andrew Lewis, has been fighting Jenelle to regain custody of Jace for months.)
“My grandma, she’s doing pretty good…I’m over here just living my life….” he said. “Everyone was happy to have me back home. I’ve been doing my best.”
Jace didn’t address his relationship with Jenelle, but she did manage to put her knee pain aside long enough to log into Jace’s Live, something he acknowledged.
“I see my mom has joined,” Jace said with a smirk. (He did not say anything to her and Jenelle did not comment to him.)
Jace told the 180-or-so people on the Live that he is “doing pretty good” and that he hopes to film some content about his mini bike in the future. He also stated that he does have a relationship with his brother Kaiser and sister Ensley, despite the fact that they live with Jenelle (and her squatting soulmate David Eason.)
“Yes, I do, actually [have a relationship with them],” he said. “I have my little brother’s phone number and my little sister’s phone number. I’ll call them here or there.
“When I’m 18, next year, I’m gonna probably drive up there and see them,” he said.
Jace mentioned that, although he doesn’t currently have a car, he does have a job.
“I considered [living] by myself, honestly, but I’m at my grandma’s because I’ve got a job. I’ve got everything I need to get done,” he said. “I’m about to be done with school. ”
As for his other plans for when he turns 18, Jace said he wants to “go around the world, travel and film content.”
Jace then showed off his man cave that he has set up at Barb’s, where he says he hangs out when he’s not working or with his friends.
“I’ve been getting what I need to get done,” he said.
Earlier in his Live, Jace’s friend Dakota made an appearance. (For those of you who aren’t aware, Dakota is Jace’s lifelong friend. He is the son of a woman who dated Jace’s dad Andrew when Dakota was young. Andrew and Dakota have maintained a very close relationship– with Dakota considering Andrew his father figure for years.)
When Dakota mentioned that he isn’t able to say on Live what he really wants to say, Jace agreed.
“I know. That’s how it be, like that,” he said, adding that he doesn’t care what people say about him.
As The Ashley previously reported, Jenelle has insisted that her allowing Jace to live with Barbara again (despite being very against it previously) has “nothing to do with” the fact that David is living with her. (David is not allowed near Jace due to the pending criminal charges he has, which stem from when Jace claims David attacked him in 2023.)
“Jace wants to be around his friends and is now working at his job again that he once had,” Jenelle told Us Weekly last week. “I’m really happy all parties can come together for my son and finally agree on something.”
“Jace is back at my mom’s at the moment and isn’t coming to live with me because my mother and I have mutually agreed upon his living situation and circumstances,” Jenelle added.
A court date is still set for next month in which Jenelle, Andrew and Barbara are due to discuss Jace’s custody case.
(Photos: MTV; Instagram)
