The embattled Leah Messer of MTV’s Teen Mom 2 has been through the wringer, accused of every bad parenting move under the sun.
All of which she has made amazing excuses for.
If you watch Teen Mom 2 online, you’ve seen one troublesome incident after another involving Leah and her two concerned former spouses.
The twice divorced mother of three makes no apologies for any of the strange behavior and controversial parenting moves she’s exhibited.
Only the (dubious) explanations which we’ve documented below … and clearly have not succeeded in convincing fans, exes, or courts.
Leah lost custody to Corey Simms after a protracted battle, and while she later regained joint custody, she remains on shaky ground.
There’s also the whole Leah-T.R. Dues situation, which we don’t know what to make of these days (or any days), but gives us pause:
Is another live-in lover really what she needs?
We wish her the best, but we fear the worst, at least until she can be honest with herself and others and put her best foot forward in life.
With the new season underway, Leah’s struggles are once again under scrutiny, and her decision making skills under the MTV microscope.
She claims she’s a victim of bad editing on behalf of producers – even Corey had her back on one occasion recently – but is that fair?
Can she really explain away ALL of these things? Isn’t a pattern like this impossible to ignore? Either way, we just hope she fights through it.
Just be strong, girl. You can do it. #believe
Tanning Salon Mumbling
Messer shocked fans by looking like she was on the verge of passing out and mumbling incoherently while working at a tanning salon on Teen Mom 2. She did admit she was on anxiety medication, but said the side effects made her stop right away. This was over a year ago now …
Illegal Business Dealings … Er, Setbacks
Under investigation by the West Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists for running an illegal salon, Leah and her partners Leslee Pannell and Crystal Spinks shuttered their operation, defiantly stating: “We will protect our reputation and ourselves. This is a future career we believe in. Success doesn’t come without set backs and haters. We aren’t afraid of either.” They said “there is zero truth” to reports about an investigation … but that the salon is indeed “on hold.”
Stealing From Ali?!
After reports surfaced claiming that Messer stole $50,000 from her daughter Ali’s trust fund (allegedly to fund her addictions), she sought to clear her name. “My girls still have they’re [sic] money,” Leah tweeted. “It’s just not at the bank your [sic] looking at.” Transferring the funds to a different bank without telling anyone is entirely plausible, yet she did not provide any evidence that she had done so, or explain why she would have to.
TMI For Toddlers
Leah Messer was criticized for her daughters’ racy dance attire in this photo. She defended the move, saying trolls online are out to get her.
Kiss Off, Haters!
Leah shot down divorce rumors involving herself and her tumultuous marriage to Jeremy Calvert last year … sealing her Twitter kiss-off to the haters with this pic. Shortly thereafter, they actually did get divorced.
I Know There’s a Drug Problem.
Corey told Leah asked Leah straight up if she’s on drugs in the Season 6 premiere. “I swear to God there’s not,” she said, when confronted on her alleged problem. Future events have not bolstered her argument.
Fake A$$ Mom
When Messer’s first ex-husband Corey Simms asked why she didn’t drive their disabled daughter Ali to physical therapy, she insisted she couldn’t because Ali’s twin sister, Aleeah, was sick. Corey was suspicious. “You’re a fake a** mom right now!” Simms said, before saying he wanted increased custody, given that every moment he spent with the girls is one he didn’t have to worry. Ouch.
Car Seat Fail
Police were actually called on Messer for failing to buckle her twins into their car seats during rides to school. She put the blame on … the kids. “After I strap them in and adjust them, they readjust them on their own when I’m driving,” she wrote on Twitter.
Unidentified Flying Objects
Messer recently (and infamously) feuded with now ex-husband Jeremy as their screaming 2-year-old daughter Addie was hit by objects in her extremely messy car, something she pinned on … editing. Somehow. “Addie was pulling the stuff down but that wasn’t shown, nor was it shown that I just got back from being out of town and had not unloaded my car yet,” Leah wrote on Twitter.
Dinner at Midnight?
Corey Simms has called out Leah Messer repeatedly for her parenting practices, including after she was caught on camera feeding her 5-year-old twins Ali and Aleeah dinner at midnight. She claims producers manipulated the scene and that a clock in the background proves her point. “The funny thing is it was NOT 12 am,” she wrote on social media.
Leah. LEAH. LEAH!!!!!!
In one of the most shocking scenes from this season of Teen Mom 2, Messer slurred her words and even passed out while holding her brother’s infant daughter. “That wasn’t accurate,” she said on Twitter. “My brother was like … wtf?” Indeed he was… on camera.
Bring the Pain (Killers)
After years of denial, Messer finally admits she took painkillers while filming Teen Mom 2. But, she told her mother Dawn, it was only temporary for pain associated with giving birth to her third daughter Addie (with Jeremy). There’s always some caveat with her …
Jeremy and Corey Tag-Team
A preview clip from this week’s (September 17) episode of Teen Mom 2 features Corey Simms and Jeremy Calvert discussing Leah’s addiction issues. Messer took to Twitter to insist it was all a setup. “This was definitely set up and not even the truth,” Leah raged … to anyone who somehow still believes her.
Non-Breakfast of Champions
On the 2016 premiere of Teen Mom 2, Leah was accused of not giving her daughters breakfast. She noted that their school is 45 minutes away and that they’ve been late before, which are fair points but … not exactly denials though.
Don’t Talk About It!
Leah takes a ton of flak for getting her girls to school late … including from the girls themselves! Upon hearing that one of her daughters told their dad, Corey Simms, that they’re often tardy, Leah admonished the girls: “You guys have no business worrying about what time you get to school. You guys just need to go to school. Let me and your father worry about what time you get to school… You guys shouldn’t even worry about it. Don’t talk about it.” Okay then.