The drama continues — even when the cameras cease. Former Teen Mother OG stars Ryan Edwards and Mackenzie Edwards could have been fired from the present in 2021, however controversy has continued to observe the pair ever since.
Ryan joined the franchise in 2009 throughout the inaugural season of 16 and Pregnant, as the daddy of Maci Bookout’s son, Bentley. After the Tennessee natives’ romance shortly fizzled, the Issues That Matter cofounder struggled to discover a technique to coparent together with her ex — a tough state of affairs that performed out for years on MTV and solely grew worse when Ryan started to undergo from substance abuse points.
Ryan’s dependancy issues didn’t simply have an effect on his relationship with Bentley and Maci, nevertheless — it additionally deeply impacted his romance with Mackenzie, whom he met in 2016 and married one 12 months later.
Avid Teen Mother viewers recall the harrowing season 7 finale, throughout which Ryan — who repeatedly nods off and may barely hold his eyes on the highway — drives himself and Mackenzie to their first spherical of nuptials. Ryan’s mother, Jen, in the meantime, is sobbing as a result of Bentley isn’t in attendance, as Ryan and Mackenzie wish to hold the information of their nuptials as hush-hush as potential. Whereas the 2 undergo with the marriage, each Ryan and Mackenzie later acknowledged the errors of their methods.
“I used to be younger, confused, nervous and made a really dangerous choice,” Mackenzie replied to a fan in March 2022 when requested how she might nonetheless undergo with marrying Ryan when he was driving underneath the affect. “I’m so grateful nobody was harm.”
The influencer added: “We made peace with it a very long time in the past collectively.”
Ryan, for his half, completely instructed Us Weekly after the June 2017 airing of the episode that he “made the choice to verify myself right into a rehabilitation facility. I’m again dwelling now [and] doing properly, and life couldn’t be higher. With out the help of my spouse and fogeys I’d not have been ready to do that. Thanks all to your properly needs.”
Amid the turmoil — and Ryan’s dependancy points — the pair went on to have a second reception and shortly after expanded their brood. Mackenzie, who shares son Hudson with ex-husband Zachary Stephens, welcomed son Jagger in October 2018 with Ryan, adopted by the couple’s daughter, Stella, in January 2020.
One 12 months later, the 2 have been fired from Teen Mother OG not lengthy Ryan’s dad, Larry, and Maci’s husband, Taylor McKinley, almost got here to blows over Ryan’s (obvious lack of) relationship with Bentley. Mackenzie claimed to With out A Crystal Ball in March 2021 that Maci was the mastermind behind the Edwards getting the boot.
“Maci’s agent went above [the Teen Mom OG producers’] heads and went to [parent company] Viacom and mentioned that they wished to concentrate on all of Maci’s talents and no matter she does and that we took up the time on the present that she might be utilizing to indicate all that,” Mackenzie mentioned.
She added: “It’s simply extra of an offended, I’m gonna present you who’s boss-type of deal. The reality within the matter is, she calls the photographs right here,” Mackenzie mentioned about Maci. “That is her present. It’s what it’s. It’s positive.”
Whereas the Edwards household has been fast to level fingers at Maci as soon as drama will get stirred up, Ryan surprised followers in January 2023 when he appeared to accuse his spouse of dishonest on him — by leaving her scathing feedback on a photograph of the 2 grinning fortunately at a live performance.
“Take spouse down off this I’m not happy with being married to somebody that stays out in bars and goes dwelling with others [sic] guys … tomorrow can’t get right here quick sufficient!” the previous actuality star wrote within the feedback on Mackenzie’s July 2022 Instagram put up, which depicted her and Ryan smiling and cuddling up. “Don [sic] you understand what occurs when u lay with canines? … wait have a look at who I’m speaking to. After which blaming it on my dependancy yea divorce is the correct factor.”
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