Teen Mom Maci Bookout shades ex Ryan Edwards by praising ‘actively present parents’ after ‘getting him fired’ from show
TEEN Mom OG star Maci Bookout appeared to shade her ex Ryan Edwards by praising “actively present parents.”
Following a blow-up at the reunion, the mom-of-three was also accused of getting Ryan and his family fired from the long-running MTV reality series.
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Maci shared several snaps and videos of her three children playing baseball and softball.
She captioned the post: “3 ball teams, 3 ballparks, and 3 kids that love to play ball… People often ask us – How do y’all do it? or What’s your secret?
“Truth is this – As parents, we are actively present, we always encourage their passions, and always try our very best to be positive! 4Ps #bepresent #bepassionate #bepositive #beparents.”
Last month, Maci’s ex and Bentley’s dad, Ryan, his wife Mackenzie, and his parents, Jen and Larry, were fired from Teen Mom.
The firings followed Larry and Maci’s husband, Taylor, getting into an explosive fight during the reunion show, over Ryan’s alleged absentee parenting.
Maci even revealed on Kailyn Lowry‘s podcast, Baby Mamas No Drama Bentley sometimes calls Taylor dad.
“Sometimes [Bentley will] call [Taylor] T-Money, sometimes he’ll call him Taylor,” the 29-year-old said.
“Sometimes – it’s not extremely often – but if he’s talking to the younger kids he’ll just call him Dad.
“If it’s just us adults and Bentley, it’s usually T-Money.”
Following the firing, Ryan exclusively told The Sun why Maci got his family fired sharing: “Maci is in fear that my mom and dad will start telling the truth. She will always fight to have us off the show.”
Ryan said that while he can’t speak for his parents, he doesn’t believe he and Mackenzie will return to Teen Mom OG.
He continued: “MTV does not really stand for anything we believe in or support.”
Ryan previously told The Sun that the firing hasn’t bothered him, as he said: “I really haven’t given MTV much thought now that I have my own fabrication shop.”
Teen Mom OG - Season 9
Season 9 was filmed as the outbreak of coronavirus hit America.
Who’s in the cast this season?
Who are their boyfriends, husbands and baby daddies?
- Amber Portwood’s boyfriend Dimitri Garcia
- Catelynn Lowell’s husband Tyler Baltierra
- Cheyenne Floyd’s ex-boyfriend Cory Wharton
- Maci Bookout’s husband Taylor McKinney
- Mackenzie McKee’s husband Josh McKee
Teen Mom OG ‘s season nine aired on January 26th 2021 on MTV.
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Ryan’s dad also told The Sun of the firings: “We, the family have been let go from the show by the network. It’s unbelievable.”
Bentley became estranged from Ryan in part due to his father’s long battle with substance abuse and rehab stint in 2018.
The preteen had been setting boundaries with his father, including choosing to not visit the house and asking his father to attend therapy sessions with him.
Ryan and Maci share 12-year-old son Bentley, and Maci shares Maverick, four, and Jayde, five, with husband Taylor McKinney.
Meanwhile, Ryan and Mackenzie are the parents of two-year-old Jagger and one-year-old Stella.