Starcasm did a good piece on breaking down this topic from the latest Teen Mom Weekly magazine… errr, Reality Weekly, so I’m not going to go too deep into it. The general rumor is that Jenelle and Leah are pulling a Jersey Shore and demanding more money to be exploited by MTV. This rumor has some weight to it as apparently Jenelle’s manager was the one who spoke with the magazine and said MTV better pay up because the drama she brings is TV gold (my words, not his).
That being said, he has a point. If she’s really the lowest paid Teen Mom, they should pony up. Would this season of Teen Mom 2 been nearly as good if Chelsea and Kailyn had to carry the season? Yay, Chelsea drooling over Adam… again. He’s a dick, he’s great, he’s a douche, he’s wonderful, oh joy! Then Kailyn is friends with Jo, now they’re mad at each other, friends again, shower sex, and a very awkward break-up scene with Jordan. I will admit, Kailyn’s story did pick up steam the last 2 weeks or so, but overall their stories were very slow and dull compared with Leah and Jenelle.
You have Jenelle freaking out, in and out of jail, loving her weed, Babs hating Keifffahh, fighting, kicking, and screaming. Leah’s story spent half the season with the emotional baby scares, then the break-up which was painful to watch simply because a lot of people liked those two together.
If douchebags like The Situation can make over 1 million a season to contract Vd, Snookie showing her blurred out oompa loompa vag over and over, and everyone else fighting or doing whatever the hell else they’re doing, they can pony up some cash for the Teen Moms. Like Starcasm also pointed out, if people think they don’t deserve it because they got pregnant at 16, that’s ridiculous. Most reality “stars” did nothing other than popping out a ton of kids, being a dwarf, having a sex tape, having a hotel owner as a father, or like mentioned above, being douchebags.
I’m watching Teen Mom for the moms, not the producers. So in this sense, I think they should get as much as financially responsible for both sides (I don’t want the show to stop because the moms make more than the show brings in). I also think 30-50% should go into secure accounts for the true stars of the show, the kids. Each kid should have their college fund ready and waiting when they hit 18.
Rumor #2
Maci Bookout trying to win back Ryan – I can’t count how many times I’ve heard this “rumor”. Maybe because of that there is some truth to it, but I doubt it. The tabloids have been trying to get them back together since they broke up, but it’s not happening. It’s possible Maci still has some feelings for him, I mean look at Jo and Kailyn, it’s hard to simply throw away relationships. That being said, Ryan has more than moved on, as has Maci, and I call bogus on this rumor.
Rumor #3
Jenelle Destroyed By Mental Illness – First off, more reason to pay Jenelle the big bucks. Out of the Teen Mom 2 stories, how often do you hear about Jenelle versus the other moms? It has to be like a 5 to 1 ratio, right? Jenelle = Ratings whether you love her or hate her.
That being said, there is weight to this story. We seen last season that Jenelle mentioned being bi-polar and I don’t recall exactly, but it’s been discussed on her facebook page and/or twitter. I’m sure she’s also scared about what the future holds, but is she being destroyed by it? I don’t know. She seeks treatment, and nobody really knows how severe it is except for her. I’m not exactly sure why they’d even post a story about this like it’s some sort of breaking news, but I guess they just want to get as many Jenelle stories out there as possible.
