Teen Mom star Amber Portwood is coming under fire from her fellow cast members after her behavior toward daughter Leah in a recent episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter. In the episode, Portwood called the 15-year-old a rude name after claiming that the teen had an "attitude," and people were definitely not having it.
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In the episode, Amber showed up an hour late for Leah's birthday celebration, while the teen, her dad Gary, her stepmom Kristina, and little sister Emilee waited. Upon her arrival, she told Leah now that she's 15, she's going to "need me more than ever. ‘Cause you’re about to get real crazy." Leah didn't pay much attention to the comment.
Amber then went on to tell her daughter about her new relationship with a man also named Gary. Leah was hesitant to see a picture of her mom's new beau, telling her "I’m scared." She did go on to give her mom her approval, saying, "As long as he makes you happy."
Apparently that wasn't enough for Amber, because she accused her daughter of having an "attitude," calling her a "d–k." Leah promptly began to cry, which led Amber and Gary to fight. Eventually, the family left Amber sitting at the table alone and crying.
Amber's co-star Briana DeJesus tweeted about the scene and deleted it, but people did capture screenshots.
"I know I’ll probably get dragged or get a phone call but after watching a certain scene … I don’t support talking down on ur kids or even calling them names. Do better!"
Controversial Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans replied, writing, "Girrrrrl I just watched," adding a mind-blown emoji.
Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant alum Rachel Beaver also posted about the incident, which was shared by a Teen Mom fan account on Instagram.
"She’s never really been there for Leah & when she does come around she seems to make things about her instead of trying to talk & get to know Leah," Rachel wrote. "I would’ve lost it if I was Gary so I understand his frustration. Honestly poor Leah, she has put in so much effort to have a relationship with Amber & open up just for Amber to act like this."
Amber has yet to comment on the situation.
