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Amber Portwood Is Reportedly Still Filming 'Teen Mom OG' After Abuse Allegations

EntertainmentPublished Sep 23, 2019
By Jenny Erikson
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After hearing reports that Amber Portwood was going to be let go from MTV and the Teen Mom franchise after some incriminating audio recordings were released this month, it seems as though the network has decided to keep her on. The mom of two was arrested over the summer following a domestic violence incident, and was charged with three felonies for allegedly attacking her boyfriend, Andrew Glennon, while he was holding their infant son, James.

According to reports, Amber is still filming for the new season of the show, with no plans on either side to call it quits.-placeholder
According to reports, Amber is still filming for the new season of the show, with no plans on either side to call it quits.
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According to reports, Amber is still filming for the new season of the show, with no plans on either side to call it quits.

The Ashley's Reality Roundup writes, "It doesn’t appear that MTV will be giving her the boot any time soon." A source told the site: "Amber has 100 percent filmed for the new season. She is not being fired by MTV."

The insider continued that the network may eventually oust her, but not before a judge decides what is going to happen with her case. The source said: "[The producers] plan to film with Amber through her court trial [for the domestic battery charges]. Whatever happens there will obviously dictate if she remains on the show or not."

Apparently, MTV wants to film Amber's "redemption story."-placeholder
Apparently, MTV wants to film Amber's "redemption story."
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Apparently, MTV wants to film Amber's "redemption story."

"They want to show her redemption story," the source explained.  "Also, it's not just the producers who make the call whether or not to fire someone. It has to come from the network." 

The insider added that not everyone in production is comfortable with working with Amber. The source said, "Some of us are uncomfortable working with her after what we heard [on the audio clips]."

We can't say we blame people for being wary in this situation.-placeholder
We can't say we blame people for being wary in this situation.
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We can't say we blame people for being wary in this situation.

Not only was Amber arrested in July for allegedly coming after Andrew and James with a machete, some disturbing audio clips were leaked in the last couple of weeks that are absolutely horrifying to listen to. 

In the clips, a woman who sounds like Amber can be heard hurling the worst insults possible at a man who sounds like Andrew, yelling: "If you don’t pick him up you f--king fat piece of s--t I’m going to f--king stab you ... Get your fat a-- up and get him." She also made reference to him being "raped" in jail, and called him a "little b----" multiple times. 

At another point, the man can be heard begging her to stop hitting him, because he was "holding James."

Andrew has opened up on social media in recent weeks about the alleged abuse he endured in the relationship.-placeholder
Andrew has opened up on social media in recent weeks about the alleged abuse he endured in the relationship.
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Andrew has opened up on social media in recent weeks about the alleged abuse he endured in the relationship.

Commenting on an Instagram post over the weekend, he wrote: 

"It's insane, I truly wish I could show you guys the extent of it all, it be too ugly, you'd turn it off after 5 seconds ... I became numb to the attacks for sake of survival and only now are the pent up emotions and pain coming to the surface. I had no idea. I didn't know there was such damage and I don't know if she was aware of how much she was hurting me."

While Amber's case remains open, we're not impressed that MTV hasn't at least put her storyline on hold.-placeholder
While Amber's case remains open, we're not impressed that MTV hasn't at least put her storyline on hold.
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While Amber's case remains open, we're not impressed that MTV hasn't at least put her storyline on hold.

We can appreciate that the network doesn't want to outright fire Amber until the court has made a ruling over her alleged abuse, but according to The Ashley, the show is already filming with her, and even painting Andrew in a negative light. Up until now, he's always been an incredibly supportive partner to Amber on camera, but now the gist is "how Andrew is very different from how he was portrayed on the show."

What an incredibly sad situation. We just hope that baby James is healthy and happy.

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