Ryan Edwards left Teen Mom years ago, but he has continued to make headlines. The troubled former reality TV star’s life has been chaotic for the last few years, but he now seems to be settling into domestic life with a woman he met in rehab. She, like Edwards, is no stranger to the legal system. They have something else in common, too, though. Ryan Edwards’ new girlfriend, Amanda Conner, also appeared on reality TV. Teen Mom fans spotted her in an episode of Jerry Springer, and she may have briefly appeared in Maci Bookout’s 16 and Pregnant episode.
Amanda Conner appeared on ‘Jerry Springer’
Amanda Conner had a brush with reality TV fame, just like her new man. According to The U.S. Sun, Conner appeared on an episode of Jerry Springer. In a 2010 episode of the dramatic talk show, Conner, who was introduced as Mandi, confronted...
Amanda Conner appeared on ‘Jerry Springer’
Amanda Conner had a brush with reality TV fame, just like her new man. According to The U.S. Sun, Conner appeared on an episode of Jerry Springer. In a 2010 episode of the dramatic talk show, Conner, who was introduced as Mandi, confronted...
- 3/2/2024
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
MTV’s 16 & Pregnant introduced fans to high school sweethearts Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra, and Teen Mom gave fans even more insight into the couple’s lives. Catelynn and Tyler have always stood by each other’s sides through their ups and downs. And they bought a few houses together through the years. Unfortunately, the couple appears to be having trouble selling their famous octagon-shaped home, as they just slashed the selling price by $5,000.
‘Teen Mom’ stars Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra lowered their house price to $449,900 after failing to sell
Teen Mom stars Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra are in the spotlight for failing to sell their octagon-shaped home in Croswell, Michigan. The couple put the house on the market in August 2023, and it still hasn’t sold as of January 2024. Catelynn and Tyler originally listed the home for $454,900, and they lowered the asking price to $449,900 as...
‘Teen Mom’ stars Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra lowered their house price to $449,900 after failing to sell
Teen Mom stars Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra are in the spotlight for failing to sell their octagon-shaped home in Croswell, Michigan. The couple put the house on the market in August 2023, and it still hasn’t sold as of January 2024. Catelynn and Tyler originally listed the home for $454,900, and they lowered the asking price to $449,900 as...
- 1/12/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Reality TV stars Chelsea and Cole DeBoer have signed with UTA for representation in all areas.
The DeBoers currently star in the HGTV series Down Home Fab, where they convert and renovate homes in their hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota through. HGTV recently announced that the series has scored a second season.
Chelsea began her television journey on MTV’s 16 & Pregnant in 2011 and continued on to Teen Mom 2 before leaving the franchise in 2020. Now with four children, Chelsea and her family have amassed more than 12M followers on social media.
In addition to their HGTV show, Chelsea is the co-founder of Aubree Says, an e-commerce, home goods shop. The DeBoers have also started their own interior design business, Down Home by DeBoers.
The DeBoers will continue to be represented by The William Gerard Group and Sedlmayr & Associates, P.C.
The DeBoers currently star in the HGTV series Down Home Fab, where they convert and renovate homes in their hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota through. HGTV recently announced that the series has scored a second season.
Chelsea began her television journey on MTV’s 16 & Pregnant in 2011 and continued on to Teen Mom 2 before leaving the franchise in 2020. Now with four children, Chelsea and her family have amassed more than 12M followers on social media.
In addition to their HGTV show, Chelsea is the co-founder of Aubree Says, an e-commerce, home goods shop. The DeBoers have also started their own interior design business, Down Home by DeBoers.
The DeBoers will continue to be represented by The William Gerard Group and Sedlmayr & Associates, P.C.
- 4/12/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Teen Mom Og star Maci Bookout McKinney first appeared on 16 & Pregnant in 2009, and the premiere season of the MTV series documented the birth of her son Bentley. She has gone on to star in Teen Mom, Teen Mom Og, Teen Mom: Family Reunion, and Teen Mom: The Next Chapter. In a recent Instagram post, Bookout McKinney revealed that Bentley has become quite the wrestling star.
Maci Bookout | John Phillips/Getty Images Maci Bookout’s son Bentley is wrestling
Bookout McKinney’s son Bentley was born in October 2008. He is currently in middle school and has shown a passion for sports.
On March 22, Bookout McKinney shared a video on Instagram of Bentley competing in a wrestling tournament.
“Benny had a wrestling season for the books. He started off with his final (8th Grade) middle school seasons #Bbs and then #aauwrestling. He had his best finish at the #Tnaau State tournament placing 4th!
Maci Bookout | John Phillips/Getty Images Maci Bookout’s son Bentley is wrestling
Bookout McKinney’s son Bentley was born in October 2008. He is currently in middle school and has shown a passion for sports.
On March 22, Bookout McKinney shared a video on Instagram of Bentley competing in a wrestling tournament.
“Benny had a wrestling season for the books. He started off with his final (8th Grade) middle school seasons #Bbs and then #aauwrestling. He had his best finish at the #Tnaau State tournament placing 4th!
- 3/29/2023
- by Eryn Murphy
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jenelle Evans is celebrating a major milestone she’s been working toward for years. The 31-year-old former “Teen Mom 2” star took to TikTok over the weekend to share that her mother, Barbara Evans, has signed over custody of Jenelle’s 13-year-old son, Jace, back to her after a years-long battle.
“It’S Official! Thanks everyone for the support! Words can’t describe how happy I truly am. Our family is complete now! Thank you mom,” Jenelle captioned the video.
In the clip, Jenelle is seen signing papers and telling someone off camera of her mom, “She’s completely fine. She’s like, ‘I’m ready to have my freedom. I’m ready to go on a cruise,’ and her and her friend have a cruise already planned.”
Jenelle cuts to footage of herself in the car holding up a document and declaring, “It’s done, it’s done,” as...
“It’S Official! Thanks everyone for the support! Words can’t describe how happy I truly am. Our family is complete now! Thank you mom,” Jenelle captioned the video.
In the clip, Jenelle is seen signing papers and telling someone off camera of her mom, “She’s completely fine. She’s like, ‘I’m ready to have my freedom. I’m ready to go on a cruise,’ and her and her friend have a cruise already planned.”
Jenelle cuts to footage of herself in the car holding up a document and declaring, “It’s done, it’s done,” as...
- 3/20/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards appeared on the first season of 16 & Pregnant on MTV in 2009, and Bookout has appeared on the following series Teen Mom, Teen Mom Og, and Teen Mom Family Reunion. Bookout and Edwards broke up in 2010 and co-parent their son Bentley. Bookout has two children, Jayde and Maverick, with her husband Taylor McKinney. In a 2022 interview with E! News, Bookout discussed what co-parenting with Edwards is like.
Maci Bookout | John Phillips/Getty Images) Maci Bookout wants Ryan Edwards to have a relationship with Bentley
In December 2022, Bookout was interviewed by E! News about where her relationship with Edwards stood. The reality TV star revealed that she was hoping that going forward, she could help Edwards and their son Bentley have a “more positive” relationship.
Bookout shared that she wanted to “play a better role, a more positive role, a more supportive role in the relationship...
Maci Bookout | John Phillips/Getty Images) Maci Bookout wants Ryan Edwards to have a relationship with Bentley
In December 2022, Bookout was interviewed by E! News about where her relationship with Edwards stood. The reality TV star revealed that she was hoping that going forward, she could help Edwards and their son Bentley have a “more positive” relationship.
Bookout shared that she wanted to “play a better role, a more positive role, a more supportive role in the relationship...
- 2/13/2023
- by Eryn Murphy
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jordan Cashmyer, a star of MTV’s 16 And Pregnant, died last week in Maryland at the age of 26 according to her father’s Facebook post. “Last night I received a call no parent ever wants, ” wrote Cashmyer’s father. “My oldest beloved daughter, Jordan has passed away, she was only 26 years old. Our hearts […]
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- 1/24/2022
- by Raquel O'Donnell
- Uinterview
Jordan Cashmyer, a woman who was featured on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” in 2014, died in Maryland on Sunday. She was 26 years old.
News of Cashmyer’s death was shared by her stepmother, Jessica Cashmyer, through a post written on the Facebook account of the Dennis M. Cashmyer Jr., her husband and Jordan’s father. A cause of death was not immediately available.
“My oldest beloved daughter, Jordan has passed away, she was only 26 years old,” Jessica Cashmyer wrote on Facebook. “Our hearts are truly broken. No parent should ever have to go through losing a child, ever. Please keep my family in your thoughts prayers as we navigate through this terrible tragedy.”
Cashmyer was featured in a 2014 episode of MTV’s “16 and Pregnant,” alongside her family and then-boyfriend Derek Taylor. Cashmyer’s segment documented her struggles with securing employment and experiencing homelessness as a pregnant woman after being disowned by her family,...
News of Cashmyer’s death was shared by her stepmother, Jessica Cashmyer, through a post written on the Facebook account of the Dennis M. Cashmyer Jr., her husband and Jordan’s father. A cause of death was not immediately available.
“My oldest beloved daughter, Jordan has passed away, she was only 26 years old,” Jessica Cashmyer wrote on Facebook. “Our hearts are truly broken. No parent should ever have to go through losing a child, ever. Please keep my family in your thoughts prayers as we navigate through this terrible tragedy.”
Cashmyer was featured in a 2014 episode of MTV’s “16 and Pregnant,” alongside her family and then-boyfriend Derek Taylor. Cashmyer’s segment documented her struggles with securing employment and experiencing homelessness as a pregnant woman after being disowned by her family,...
- 1/16/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
There’s another baby boom at MTV: 16 and Pregnant, which last aired in 2014, will return for a reimagined six-episode season on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 9/8c.
The new take on the popular docuseries follows “the unexpected pregnancy journey from multiple perspectives, not just from the young mother,” per MTV’s release. “Intimate video confessionals from members of each family will allow the series to more substantively explore the lives of those impacted by the experience, with honesty and empathy.” Watch a promo above.
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The new take on the popular docuseries follows “the unexpected pregnancy journey from multiple perspectives, not just from the young mother,” per MTV’s release. “Intimate video confessionals from members of each family will allow the series to more substantively explore the lives of those impacted by the experience, with honesty and empathy.” Watch a promo above.
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- 9/21/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
MTV is bringing back “16 and Pregnant,” which launched in 2009 but hasn’t aired since 2014.
What MTV is calling “a newly reimagined docuseries” will air a six-episode season beginning next month with all new moms and stories.
The 2020 iteration – part of MTV’s “16 and” franchise – will follow the unexpected pregnancy journey from multiple perspectives, not just from the young mother, according to MTV’s description. Video confessionals from members of each family aim to allow the series to more substantively explore the lives of those impacted by the experience.
Readers can watch a promo via the video above.
The original “16 and Pregnant” spawned three spinoffs, “Teen Mom Og” (a.k.a. the original “Teen Mom”), “Teen Mom 2” and “Teen Mom: Young + Pregnant.”
MTV recently launched a new “16 and” sister program “16 and Recovering,” a four-part documentary series that follows the triumphs and challenges of nine students...
What MTV is calling “a newly reimagined docuseries” will air a six-episode season beginning next month with all new moms and stories.
The 2020 iteration – part of MTV’s “16 and” franchise – will follow the unexpected pregnancy journey from multiple perspectives, not just from the young mother, according to MTV’s description. Video confessionals from members of each family aim to allow the series to more substantively explore the lives of those impacted by the experience.
Readers can watch a promo via the video above.
The original “16 and Pregnant” spawned three spinoffs, “Teen Mom Og” (a.k.a. the original “Teen Mom”), “Teen Mom 2” and “Teen Mom: Young + Pregnant.”
MTV recently launched a new “16 and” sister program “16 and Recovering,” a four-part documentary series that follows the triumphs and challenges of nine students...
- 9/18/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
MTV is bringing back its “16 and” format for four-part docuseries “16 and Recovering,” a study of teenage addiction in a similar vein to “16 and Pregnant.”
This series, which hails from Steve Liss and Regina K. Scully of the Artemis Rising Foundation, follows nine students for one year at Northshore Recovery High School, a public high school in Beverly, Mass. where teens work to recover from drug addictions while earning their diplomas.
Principal Michelle Lipinski founded the school. Based on the trailer, she’s just about the most wonderful person on Earth.
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As part of its effort to raise awareness and provide helpful resources for those struggling with addiction, MTV is collaborating with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Nida), part of the National Institutes of Health, on website 16andrecovering.
This series, which hails from Steve Liss and Regina K. Scully of the Artemis Rising Foundation, follows nine students for one year at Northshore Recovery High School, a public high school in Beverly, Mass. where teens work to recover from drug addictions while earning their diplomas.
Principal Michelle Lipinski founded the school. Based on the trailer, she’s just about the most wonderful person on Earth.
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As part of its effort to raise awareness and provide helpful resources for those struggling with addiction, MTV is collaborating with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Nida), part of the National Institutes of Health, on website 16andrecovering.
- 8/24/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Lauren Dolgen, after spending a year heading up BuzzFeed Studios, is coming back to cable TV.
Paramount Network recruited Dolgen as senior VP, unscripted development and production. It’s a return to Viacom for the veteran TV producer, who in her nearly two decades at MTV created such franchises as “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant.”
Dolgen starts at Paramount Network on June 3. She will be based in L.A., reporting to Keith Cox, president of development and production for Paramount Network and TV Land.
Dolgen will lead unscripted development team and oversee original productions for Paramount Network, which Viacom converted from Spike TV last year. She’s tasked with expanding Paramount Network’s unscripted lineup, which includes Spike holdovers like “Bar Rescue,” “Ink Master” and “Lip Sync Battle.”
“We’re ecstatic to have Lauren on board at Paramount Network and welcome her back home to the Viacom family,” Cox said in announcing her hire.
Paramount Network recruited Dolgen as senior VP, unscripted development and production. It’s a return to Viacom for the veteran TV producer, who in her nearly two decades at MTV created such franchises as “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant.”
Dolgen starts at Paramount Network on June 3. She will be based in L.A., reporting to Keith Cox, president of development and production for Paramount Network and TV Land.
Dolgen will lead unscripted development team and oversee original productions for Paramount Network, which Viacom converted from Spike TV last year. She’s tasked with expanding Paramount Network’s unscripted lineup, which includes Spike holdovers like “Bar Rescue,” “Ink Master” and “Lip Sync Battle.”
“We’re ecstatic to have Lauren on board at Paramount Network and welcome her back home to the Viacom family,” Cox said in announcing her hire.
- 5/21/2019
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
MTV has cut ties with “Teen Mom 2” star Jenelle Evans after her husband, David Eason, said he killed their family dog.
“MTV ended its relationship with David Eason over a year ago in February 2018 and has not filmed any new episodes of ‘Teen Mom 2’ with him since,” an MTV spokesperson said in a statement to TheWrap Wednesday. “Additionally, we have stopped filming with Jenelle Eason as of April 6, 2019 and have no plans to cover her story in the upcoming season.”
Evans originally appeared on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” in 2010 and has starred on the spinoff “Teen Mom 2,” which also features alongside Chelsea DeBoer, Kailyn Lowry and Leah Messer, since it premiered in 2011.
The Viacom-owned channel’s decision to fire Evans from the series comes one week...
“MTV ended its relationship with David Eason over a year ago in February 2018 and has not filmed any new episodes of ‘Teen Mom 2’ with him since,” an MTV spokesperson said in a statement to TheWrap Wednesday. “Additionally, we have stopped filming with Jenelle Eason as of April 6, 2019 and have no plans to cover her story in the upcoming season.”
Evans originally appeared on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” in 2010 and has starred on the spinoff “Teen Mom 2,” which also features alongside Chelsea DeBoer, Kailyn Lowry and Leah Messer, since it premiered in 2011.
The Viacom-owned channel’s decision to fire Evans from the series comes one week...
- 5/8/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
This is so sweet! Back in October 2017, 16 and Pregnant alum Lindsey Harrison gave birth to Jackson and Paisley, a set of twins born prematurely at just 29 weeks old. While Jackson has been completely healthy since leaving the Nicu, Paisley has faced her fair share of terrible health battles. But now that it appears as though the miracle baby is almost completely on the mend, the mom-of-three has turned her focus to a new project: a special boutique in honor of Paisley! "From being 16 and pregnant, to everyone around me thinking I failed in life and that my life was over, after all we went through with the twins, especially Paisley, I realized anything is possible in life," Lindsey said exclusively to In Touch. "When nobody was sure if Paisley would make it when she had a staph infection in her blood stream, she did, even when the odds were literally 1 percent chance [of survival], she did it.
- 7/26/2018
- by Lindsey Burns
- In Touch Weekly
Kids having kids is how some would describe the show 16 and Pregnant, as young women that get pregnant at such an age are often considered to be more at risk when it comes to their health and the health of their babies. Plus at 16 many young women are nowhere near ready to have a child, let alone raise them. Yet MTV has decided that this was an issue that was worthy of being given its own TV show that other young women, as well as everyone else, could watch and find some entertainment in. Unfortunately it says a
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- 7/17/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
BuzzFeed announced today that Lauren Dolgen will head BuzzFeed Studios. The MTV veteran replaces Matthew Henick, who left BuzzFeed in March for a position at Facebook.
Dolgen has over 20 years of experience, working for MTV and Viceland. As Head of BuzzFeed studios, she will oversee development of original productions for BuzzFeed partners across TV, Svod, and film, as well as the company’s growing slate of original digital series, which is the fastest-growing driver of revenue for the popular online media company. Current productions at global digital media company include the live morning show Am to Dm for Twitter and the dating series RelationShipped fro Facebook. This also includes Follow This, BuzzFeed News’ latest venture for Netflix as well as Brother Orange, a feature film in development with Warner Bros.
In addition, she will be responsible for creating and developing series concepts drawing from IP and talent from BuzzFeed. This...
Dolgen has over 20 years of experience, working for MTV and Viceland. As Head of BuzzFeed studios, she will oversee development of original productions for BuzzFeed partners across TV, Svod, and film, as well as the company’s growing slate of original digital series, which is the fastest-growing driver of revenue for the popular online media company. Current productions at global digital media company include the live morning show Am to Dm for Twitter and the dating series RelationShipped fro Facebook. This also includes Follow This, BuzzFeed News’ latest venture for Netflix as well as Brother Orange, a feature film in development with Warner Bros.
In addition, she will be responsible for creating and developing series concepts drawing from IP and talent from BuzzFeed. This...
- 5/7/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Lauren Dolgen, the veteran MTV producer who had a strong hand in that network’s “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant” franchises, will join Buzzfeed as head of its BuzzFeed Studios, and will oversee the company’s slate of original content.
Dolgen, who recently was head of West Coast development for the Viceland cable network, will supervise original productions for TV, video-on-demand, film and digital, drawing from intellectual property found in BuzzFeed News and other parts of the digital-content company. She will be based in Los Angeles and report to Jonah Peretti, the company’s founder and CEO>
She joins after the early-March departure of Matthew Henick, who left a job overseeing BuzzFeed’s efforts to make TV shows and films for a similar role at Facebook.
“Lauren’s fun, irreverent sensibility, her great eye for talent, and her obsession with pop culture
make her the perfect fit for BuzzFeed,...
Dolgen, who recently was head of West Coast development for the Viceland cable network, will supervise original productions for TV, video-on-demand, film and digital, drawing from intellectual property found in BuzzFeed News and other parts of the digital-content company. She will be based in Los Angeles and report to Jonah Peretti, the company’s founder and CEO>
She joins after the early-March departure of Matthew Henick, who left a job overseeing BuzzFeed’s efforts to make TV shows and films for a similar role at Facebook.
“Lauren’s fun, irreverent sensibility, her great eye for talent, and her obsession with pop culture
make her the perfect fit for BuzzFeed,...
- 5/7/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The "16 and Pregnant" star at the center of an MTV special about her abortion said she agreed to take part to show how women who have abortions are judged and disrespected. "I didn't make this public because I thought your opinions mattered. I didn't make this public because I thought you would respect me. I could have easily not told a soul and kept you all thinking I'm just another girl on '16 & Pregnant,'" Markai Durham, who is now 20, wrote on Facebook. "I made this public so you...
- 12/28/2010
- The Wrap
MTV has picked up reality series "16 & Pregnant" for a second season after three episodes and has announced a first-season finale special.
The doc series, which drew 1.6 million viewers for its premiere, follows teenagers through pregnancy and their adjustment to parenthood, as they discuss marriage, adoption and education options.
The finale special, "16 and Pregnant: Life After Labor," will be hosted by celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Drew Pinsky.
In it, the six new mothers profiled in the first season will discuss their experiences and answer viewer questions before a live studio audience. The special will air on July 23.
Despite of the inherent sensationalism involved in "16 and Pregnant," MTV has partnered with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy to use the show to discuss sexual health and the prevention of teen pregnancies.
The National Campaign has created viewing guides and an online resource in association with the show.
The doc series, which drew 1.6 million viewers for its premiere, follows teenagers through pregnancy and their adjustment to parenthood, as they discuss marriage, adoption and education options.
The finale special, "16 and Pregnant: Life After Labor," will be hosted by celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Drew Pinsky.
In it, the six new mothers profiled in the first season will discuss their experiences and answer viewer questions before a live studio audience. The special will air on July 23.
Despite of the inherent sensationalism involved in "16 and Pregnant," MTV has partnered with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy to use the show to discuss sexual health and the prevention of teen pregnancies.
The National Campaign has created viewing guides and an online resource in association with the show.
- 6/30/2009
- by By Taylor Callobre
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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