Maci Bookout’s financial situation appears to be quite sound these days.
And that fact informs the latest news about the mother of three in a number of ways.
You see, there’s been considerable speculation that Maci is pregnant with her fourth chi…
Farrah Abraham has left the building — and the Teen Mom franchise forever, apparently! The MTV star took to Twitter this week to make it clear she was permanently cutting ties from the series that made her famous after she sparked a racially-charged blow up on Teen Mom Family Reunion. It all went down on […]
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Maci Bookout is currently starring on the inaugural season of Teen Mom Family Reunion, and while she’s not attempting to rip anyone’s head off, a la Jade Cline and Ashley Jones, she’s bringing the drama in her own way.
In recent years, Maci’s wilde…
There are few cushier jobs in the world than starring on a long-running reality show.
Sure, you have to put your personal life out there for public consumption, but these days, most folks do that for free on social media every day.
So other than…
As we all witnessed, the Teen Mom: Family Reunion premiere was a chaotic screaming match for some of the cast.
Not everyone was there just yet, including Farrah Abraham. But we know that she was part of it.
Farrah is not a good person, is known for her awful behavior, and was the center of a brawl after her shocking arrival.
Even so, other Teen Mom OGs insist that they wanted Farrah there, warts and all.
Maci Bookout and Amber Portwood helped launch the franchise more than a decade ago.
Speaking to Page Six while promoting Family Reunion, they affirmed their support for Farrah participating in the San Diego retreat.
They even said that, in some ways, they “still care for” Farrah. Few could say the same.
“I had not seen her or spoken to her, honestly, in years,” Maci admitted.
“But we all were on the same page,” she noted. “Everyone should be invited.”
Maci commented: “If you come, it’s up to you, whatever.”
“When I saw her, I was like, ‘Alright, she came. I can respect that,'” Maci recalled.
She added: “I was willing to be like, ‘Let’s see what happens.’”
“I’m not 23 anymore,” Maci reflected, “and she never really did anything personally to me besides [talking] crap sometimes.”
“I was like, ‘Let’s see what happens.’ So, I did,” Maci explained.
Meanwhile, Amber spoke, having taken similar “crap” from Farrah but also having shown her a lot of leeway.
In her mind, it was very important that Farrah at least be invited to the getaway.
“I just wanted to hear where she was in her life,” Amber expressed.
“We wanted everybody to be there,” she said, “because this franchise is definitely a very unique one.”
“It really doesn’t matter what a person did or what’s going on in their life,” Amber stressed. “We wanted everybody to feel welcome.”
Amber knows what it feels like to behave poorly again and again and then have people discuss your actions.
“I do care for her,” Amber expressed. “Maci has [warned] me many times.”
“But,” she continued, “I think we all care for her in some sort of way.”
“I’m always the one that’s trying to be friends with her,” Amber reflected.
She explained that this is “because I kind of feel bad sometimes.”
People may feel empathy — whether or not it is misplaced — for someone who is ostracized and often the target of ridicule.
Amber and Maci spoke with a lot of compassion for Farrah.
Leah Messer was not exactly singing the same tune when it came to the franchise’s most infamous alum.
“How you treat people speaks volumes on your character,” she observed.
“And over the course of time,” Leah pointed out, “I haven’t witnessed good character.”
It would be difficult for anyone to honestly argue that they have witnessed good character, or anything resembling it, from Farrah.
Farrah is confrontational, rages at the slightest criticism, and escalates conflicts in ways that are detrimental to her life, her career, and more.
It’s a lesson that everyone really tries to heed.
We all know that we should.
And yet:
It can just be so challenging, you know?!?
We’re referring, of course, to how one really should not believe everything one reads on the Internet.
Hec…
Maci Bookout tried to pay tribute to her daughter this weekend.
She tried to gush over her six-year old, Jayde.
She tried to act like a proud mother.
Instead, however?
A handful of followers attempted to make Maci feel like crap.
“Ready…
Part two of the Teen Mom OG Season 9 reunion show aired on MTV Tuesday night, and while the once-popular series might not be as dramatic as it used to be, the episode still packed an emotional punch.
That was largely due to the unexpected outpourin…
Farrah Abraham is opening up about what apparently went down on Teen Mom: Family Reunion — and we’re definitely surprised to hear that things allegedly went THIS far! The 30-year-old reality TV star spoke with TMZ over the weekend, chatting with the paparazzi and revealing some key alleged details about MTV‘s nostalgic new show. According to the […]
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For the past several years, Teen Mom OG ratings have been declining steadily.
Actually, that’s putting it mildly.
It would be more accurate to say the show is in a state of perpetual free-fall, and the fact that it keeps getting renewed is a test…
Teen Mom OG fans have long been divided on the subject Maci Bookout.
Some buy into the version of herself that she presents on TV and social media, while others feel that Maci puts too much effort into convincing fans that she’s some sort of ultra-…
Maci Bookout has long been a divisive figure among Teen Mom OG fans.
Some praise Maci for her toughness and devotion to her children’s happiness.
Others argue that she’s all bark and no bite, pointing out that for all her talk of being a badass, …
Well, another Teen Mom OG reunion show is in the can.
And as always, the taping involved some ugly drama and a whole lot of surprises.
As we reported earlier this week, a feud has erupted between Mackenzie McKee and the rest of the cast, and so t…
If you’re one of the many, many Teen Mom OG fans who have complained about how boring the show has become in recent years, then you’re in luck … well, sort of.
A tense feud between three of the show’s cast members erupted over the weekend, but un…
From on-camera brawls to social media feuds and legal threats, the cast of Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2 sure know how to go hard.
Engagements. Breakups. Marriages. Babies.
Moments that made you cringe ’cause they were so painful, or smile ear-to-ear. Scenes that were fights, or made you fight back tears.
The franchise really does have it all, and as such, it’s become one of the most entertaining in the history of the reality TV genre.
Below, we look back at some of the MTV gang’s most explosive feuds, and however you might rank them, this much is undeniable:
Way back then. Not so way back then. Last year. Last month. Last week. Probably right now. There is no shortage of beef.
NOTE: We’ve saved the craziest for last, so we suggest that you a deep breath, sit back, grab a hat and hold the f–k onto it …
Teen Mom OG tends to sort of stay in its lane these days.
Gone are the days of messy divorces and intense feuds, as the show now focuses on the quiet domestic dramas of a group of affluent suburban moms.
But as a current Maci Bookout storyline reminds us, you never really know when a life-changing event will find you.
Maci witnessed a deadly shootout between police and a suspect at a gas station in October of 2020, and the incident has caused her to suffer from PTSD.
While we’re sure it can’t be easy to do so, she has consented to talk about the incident on camera.
On this week’s episode, Maci mentioned her trauma during an otherwise routine conversation, a powerul reminder of the ways in which PTSD affects day-to-day life.
“Our family schedule is complicated since the kids are on three different teams and go to three different schools,” Maci said as she sat on her porch with a friend.
“On top of that, my anxiety from the gas station shooting is not getting better.”
Maci went on to explain that her trauma has an impact on her family’s week schedule
“Taylor typically takes Bentley and I take Jade. To be honest, we used to like, switch,” she explained.
“Like, he would take Jade sometimes, I would take Bentley sometimes, and then whoever we took that morning, we would pick up. But then the shooting happens,” Maci continued.
“So, I don’t take Bentley to school at all because that’s like, the only way to go is to pass that gas station. Like, the red light stops you directly in front of it, literally directly in front of it. And you just sit there.”
Maci first talked about the incident in a March 2021 episode of the show, in which she revealed that she thought she would die during the shootout.
“I didn’t think I was gonna survive. I literally thought I was going to die,” Maci said at the time, revealing she locked herself in a bathroom to try to hide from the gunfire.
“I’m alive. So, I’m thankful for that.”
And, of course, in addition to coping with PTSD, Maci has to live her life and continue to be there for her kids.
On last night’s episode, she informed her friend that the stress of parenting is beginning to affect her relationship.
“I feel like the little bit of time that I do get just the two of us, it’s always an actual just full-blown parenting. It’s always serious. It’s always serious. It’s never fun,” Maci said.
“We’re still so close but I can tell it’s taking a toll on the both of us, like, we miss each other.”
In addition to all of that, Maci has to deal with the fact that Bentley’s father, Ryan Edwards, is neglecting him, often going several weeks at a time without seeing the boy.
And on top of that Ryan and Mackenzie Standifer have been bashing Maci interviews, accusing her of exploiting her kids for money.
Needless to say, the woman has a lot on her plate — and we wish her the best in coping with it all.
