Teen Mom's Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley: Under Investigation, in Therapy
by Free Britney at .Like her Teen Mom co-stars Maci Bookout and Farrah Abraham, Amber Portwood has not had an easy time of it after giving birth at the tender age of 18.
Amber's in a totally different league, however.
Police are investigating Portwood after she was seen hitting ex-fiance Gary Shirley on last week's episode of the MTV show that glorifies teen pregnancy.
Gary Shirley and Amber Portwood in happier, less violent times.
The Anderson Police Department in Indiana have now launched an investigation into the incident, in which Amber looked to be kicking her man as well.
"We were made aware of the domestic abuse following the episode that aired on MTV," Anderson Public Information Officer Mitch Carroll told reporters.
"Based on that there was a case drafted. The Department of Child Protective Services in Indiana notified us that they are aware of the incident as well."
Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley are now seeking counseling.
Her father Shawn confirmed that she is doing everything she can to salvage her relationship with her on-off fiance and the father of her small child.Shawn revealed that Amber and Gary have been in counseling for months, and he hopes that they get married, despite the aforementioned battle.
"It's my understanding they're doing just fine," Shawn said. "They're now going to couples counseling. It was their idea as a whole, them together."
Hopefully they work it out for the good of everyone involved.
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AMBER IS A SOCIOPATH. YOU CAN TELL SHE FAKES HER EMOTIONS.
I ain't even watched the show, I came across this bitch while on Facebook. Now I'm studying sociopaths at the moment, and I gotta say after reading a few articles about Amber and how she treats everyone I was sickened... like a typical sociopath, she blames everyone else for her problems and shows no care at all for her kid, she just does what she wants without any thought for the consequences. Hell, there's that many articles about her on the net people don't even NEED to watch the show to know what she's like. I know it's a pain in the ass being a young mum (my mum had me at 18), but if you make the choice, put the kid first instead of yourself. Hope her kid gets to go to a nice family while this bitch destroys herself.
Seriously... Gary is so sweet and caring and is really concerned about how his daughter is being raised. He never does anything but suck up to Amber's ugly ass and all she does is bitch at him, cuss around her child, and act like she is really something special (which she is definitely not)! She is the worst mother, for sure the counterpart to Janelle last season. She is a horrible person and Gary deserves so much better!
Wow! 1 St of all, teen mom doest promote teen pregnancy. In fact, the number of PREGO teens are a lot lower than they were when 16 and pregnant 1 St started. That's a positive. Neither Gary nor Amber seem to be in the right frame mind to be good and healthy parents for Leah. They're both wrong.... grrrrrr.
I want to know how MTV could be held accountable for abusive relationships? At the end of every episode almost there is a PSA about getting help for this. I have news for you; these reality 'stars' were fucked up before MTV rode in - think it'd be different if MTV wasn't around? Maybe. But most likely not. Amber and Jenelle and these other girls/guys were the way they are before their mini-fame the difference is that we see it on film. Stop placing blame on everyone and thing else except for the actual people. Just because I see a girl on Jersey Shore hook up with some d-bag for one night does not mean that I am encouraged to go f some dude from the club or just because I see Amber punch and kick Gary, that doesn't mean I think it's okay to hit my boyfriend. Why? Because I am a well capacitated individual.