TEEN Moms have reunited for a getaway celebrating Amber Portwood’s birthday but fans spot a key cast member missing from the trip.
MTV shared a sneak peek of the birthday surprise with an episode preview posted on the Teen Mom Instagram account.
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The clip was captioned, “We’re in full birthday mode as the moms come together to celebrate Amber!”
In the preview, Teen Mom: The Next Chapter cast mates Catelynn Lowell, Cheyenne Floyd, Maci Bookout, Briana DeJesus, and Jade Cline hurry to surprise Amber with a birthday cake.
The reality stars sing Happy Birthday as Amber, 32, approaches their cabin.
The Teen Mom OG alum excitedly jumps up and down as the moms finish their rendition of the song.
The MTV stars then commune at a picnic table to eat the cake as Maci, 31, and Jade, 25, pass out gifts for the group.
Jade explains that the gifts, which are bracelets inscribed “Teen Mom Sisters For Life,” serve to commemorate and help the women present “remember this trip.”
One of the Teen Moms asks, “Who has the extra bracelet?” and another responds, “It’s for Ashley.”
It’s revealed that they had called their missing castmate, Ashley Jones, 25, earlier, to which Cheyenne states “Earlier she said no. She isn’t coming.”
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Fans rushed to the post comment section to give their take on Ashely’s absence.
One person wrote: “I wish Ashley would have [come] but I noticed there’s some elephant in the room towards her I’ve noticed it.”
Another fan commented: “This would [have] been a great celebration if Ashley had been there she brings life to the party. She [doesn’t] hold back or sugarcoat anything.”
While a third commenter added: “Drama free no Ashley see how they all get along without just kick her off n keep these ladies that are grown n show love n support.”
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INSTIGATED INCIDENT
Recently, Ashley called out MTV producers for instigating her fight with her co-star, Briana DeJesus.
The reality stars were involved in a nasty brawl while filming Teen Mom: Family Reunion last month.
Both Teen Mom cast members, as well as their mothers, were dismissed from the show after the violent outburst.
Ashley addressed the incident on Wednesday’s installment of her podcast, I Need Wine.
During the episode, the 25-year-old and her mother, Tea, who was also involved in the spat, explained the events that led to the argument.
The mother-daughter duo and Briana, 28, and her mother, Roxanne, got into an altercation on set, and Ashley blamed producers for igniting the flame.
“A certain producer came to my room and asked me if I would call out a certain person and if I would disclose their business and if I would be willing to take on this great challenge,” Ashley told her listeners.
Without disclosing the cast member’s name, the TV star admitted that she initially declined the producers’ request because she “didn’t have a problem” with the person.
The ask immediately created a bad feeling for Ashley, who became suspicious of the producers’ intentions.
She expressed that the conversation made her feel “disrespected” and that she was targeted out of the group to pursue the producers’ “concocted plan.”
THE FIGHT
According to The Ashley’s Roundup, a fight broke out early in filming, which resulted in Ashley, Briana, and their mothers being sent packing.
Per the report, the group was booted from the show entirely.
Ashley and Tea addressed the fallout, claiming they were “kicked out” because Ashley wouldn’t follow what producers asked her to do.
“They wanted me to do some s**t that once again wasn’t what the f**k I was gonna do. And I felt like it was another set-up because if I don’t do what you are telling people, or what you’re expecting me to do, what’s the consequence? Or what’s the outcome?” Ashley asked.
She also commented on the status of the producer who initially approached her, claiming they “ended up getting sent home or not working on that location” after a castmate “confronted” her in a “very aggressive manner.”
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