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Ryan Edwards and Mackenzie Standifer have been out of the spotlight for several months now, but they’re back, and they’re making up for lost time.
Mackenzie recently returned to social media after a couple of months of being away — she’s been sharing photos of her baby bump, mostly.
And it seems like now we know why.
Yep, Ryan and Mackenzie are no longer going to appear on Teen Mom OG, and according to many sources, the reason is pretty dark.
But according to them … look, let’s just get right into this, there’s a lot to cover.
These Two, Right?
Ryan and Mackenzie were never exactly fan favorites on Teen Mom OG, but things got way worse for them back in the spring, after Ryan was arrested for violating his probation, because apparently he’d been arrested for having tons of heroin on him a while before that.
Oh, Ryan
It wasn’t a good look, to say the least, since the second arrest seemed to indicate that he was no longer sober, and since Mackenzie was pregnant with their first child.
An Honest to Goodness Mess
It turned into a great big ordeal: Mackenzie made statements insisting it wasn’t a big deal and that Ryan had never relapsed after leaving rehab, but around the same time, Maci was seen on Teen Mom claiming that several people had told her he was using again.
Yikes
Right around the same time, Maci filed restraining orders against Ryan for her entire family. In court documents, she stated that Ryan had been threatening to kidnap Bentley, and that he’d even threatened to murder her husband, Taylor McKinney.
Well …
Eventually, the truth came out, and we learned that Ryan was arrested because he’d failed a drug test (he had opiates in his system), and another six months was added to his probation. Maci also was able to get her restraining orders.
When It Rains, It Pours
Oh, and right after Ryan was arrested? The news came out that he’d been trying to hook up with random ladies from Tinder again. Because there wasn’t enough drama already, right?
Bye, Edwards Fam!
Yeah, so after all that went down, Mackenzie gave her Instagram account to some photographer, and she and Ryan both sort of faded away from the spotlight for a few months. Which is pretty understandable.
Oh Hi!
But this week, Mackenzie got her Instagram back, and she and Ryan have both been active there. They’ve also given an interview to E! News, and there’s been a lot of talk about them. Why?
BYE
Because they’re officially done with Teen Mom OG.
Hmmm …
According to Mackenzie, “We’re not returning to Teen Mom this season. The network told us they don’t want to show Ryan as a recovering addict. But they did want to enter a contract with our unborn baby and have the baby film with Ryan’s parents so it would look like someone else is raising it.”
How Strange!
“They also want to take Maci’s word on how I’m doing,” Ryan said. “Maci’s said she’s not going to film unless I enter rehab again and quit the show. But I’m sober.”
Sure, Mackenzie
On the topic of Bristol Palin joining the cast, Mack said “I know they did want five girls to begin with after Farrah left to sort of resemble Teen Mom 2. But they didn’t want to see another recovering addict storyline. So they’re writing us out of the show right now and making it seem like we dipped out on our baby, on Bentley and on everyone. And that’s just not the case.”
Uhhh
“Maci can’t speak to Ryan and Ryan can’t speak to Maci – that was a mutual decision. But she doesn’t know what’s going on in our lives.”
Come On, Mackenzie
Can someone tell her that’s not how restraining orders work? We get that she wants to make Ryan look as good as possible, but … come on.
No Baby for Us
“The show had been paying for my healthcare and for the baby so they could film the visits and then a week ago they let me know that would no longer be the case,” she also said. “They’re not going to film the birth. We’re not going to be on at all.”
So Long
When asked if they’d ever consider coming back to the show, she said “If they don’t want to film now, then we don’t want to film later.”
On the Bright Side
But all hope is not lost! Ryan did say that he has no problems with Bentley continuing on the show, and that his parents will still make appearances as well.
OR ARE THEY?!
But in an interview of his own, Ryan’s father, Larry, just said that he “would assume” they’d be on the next season, and that “We haven’t heard we are not [on the show anymore]. I’m not sure with Viacom. We haven’t been notified.”
So Much Loss
He also said that he and Jen haven’t been filming — he actually said “The last time we filmed was in New York when we were there for the reunion. They haven’t been back to the house since. Sometimes they film Maci and Taylor.”
Smart!
The Ashley’s Reality Roundup has a slightly different twist to the whole story, reporting that “Maci – and a lot of other people around Ryan – do not believe that Ryan is sober. Maci told the producers that she did not want Bentley to be able to watch his father kill himself with drugs, so if Ryan was allowed to continued to film, she was done filming.”
Ugh
That’s why they brought Bristol onto the show, because they thought Maci was done.
The Truth Comes Out!
“It was pretty much him or her, and they picked Maci over Ryan,” a source explained. “That’s why Ryan is no longer filming. Ryan and Mackenzie can say whatever they want about MTV not wanting to show a recovering addict or whatever, but that’s the real reason behind them being let go from the show. Maci would not agree to film until the network agreed that Ryan would no longer film.”
Never Leave Us, Maci!
So this week MTV finally agreed to let Ryan and Mackenzie go in favor of Maci, and that’s why we’re getting this rush of information from them. It seems like they want to twist this latest development in whatever way might make them look the best.
Wouldn’t You Know It
And they’re STILL doing it.
That You, Ryan?
Over the weekend, Ryan posted this image on Instagram, and in his caption, he wrote “I will never stop speaking out against this horrible disease! It consumes your life and turns you into someone even you don’t know.”
Well, It IS Sad
“Each day is a struggle,” he admitted. “I’ve made mistakes and I have really messed up in the past but there is so much hope ahead and it doesn’t mean I can’t change the future.”
So Many Lies
He also requested that his followers “don’t take everything you see on MTV as factual truth. They don’t want to show me or Mack in a happy light or that I am active in my recovery. I AM.”
DONE
“They want me to look angry, passive aggressive and uncaring regarding things that mean the most to me. I’m done taking their sh-t and letting the world believe this by standing up for myself.”
Sounds Legit
“You’re believing a lie,” he insisted. “And soon… very very soon, you WILL see the TRUTH behind the LIAR.”
… What?
What’s he trying to say here? Did he even write this? Because it’s kind of hard to believe that he did — we’ve never seen him really care about anything on Teen Mom, it seems weird that he’d care enough to write all this.
Oh No He Did Not
And is Maci the “LIAR” he’s talking about there? Because it’s usually Maci. Can you imagine? Maci’s done nothing to him besides care about his wellbeing and, you know, raise his son for him while he’s been on drugs or just generally a deadbeat, and he feels comfortable trying to call her out for nonsense like this?
Wow
So there’s a whole, whole lot of information here, right? But the gist of it is that MTV is no longer interested in sharing Ryan and Mackenzie’s story, and that Ryan and Mackenzie are both trying to pretend like they’re not as upset about it as they obviously are.
Good Riddance!
Are you sad to see them go? Happy to not have to witness that overwhelmingly dark drama anymore? Are you just feeling too many feelings about all the changes going on with the Teen Mom OG cast lately? That last one probably, huh?
Oh, Ryan (Again) …
Well, be prepared to feel even more feelings, because Ryan just got arrested. Again. And judging by his mug shot, which you can see above, he’s not doing too well.
So Sad
He was charged with posession of a controlled substance, and though there aren’t anymore details on that at this time, we can probably guess what the controlled substance was. Seriously, the guy looks rough.
Quality Time in Jail
He was arrested on Monday, and as far as we know, he’s still in jail, as he’s being held without bond. His court date is set for August 6th.
What a Mess
Seems like Maci was right about him not being sober, and also like she was right about wanting him off the show. Hopefully he can pull himself together before it’s too late.