Amber Portwood

Amber Portwood is in the midst of what professional sports teams might call a rebuilding season.

It was less than a year ago that Portwood was arrested after attacking her then-fiance, Andrew Glennon, with a machete.

Earlier this week, Amber Portwood's famously naive brother Shawn Portwood defended his sister's 2019 attack against Andrew Glennon.

Despite ample evidence of a prolonged, violent assault, Shawn downplayed the situation, claiming that Amber had done nothing more than "throw a flip-flop."

When we first learned that Amber Portwood was dating Dimitri Garcia, we tried to warn the guy.

After all, Dimitri is from Belgium, and he might not have been aware that just last year, Amber was arrested for attacking her fiance with a machete while he held her baby.

Even after Amber Portwood made Andrew Glennon's life into a horror show, some people in her life continue to support her.

Her brother is going beyond even that -- claiming that the assault to which she pleaded guilty was no big deal.

Teen Mom fans have looked on with frustration as Gary Shirley supported Amber Portwood.after she made Andrew Glennon's life into a horror show.

In a statement released directly to fans, Gary is trying to explain why he's siding with a woman who, after all, pleaded guilty to her crime.

We hate to keep re-hashing this, but at the same time, we don't feel we have any other choice. 

Just ten short months ago, Amber Portwood was arrested on domestic violence charges after terrorizing her infant son and her then-fiance while brandishing a machete.

Back in July of 2019, Amber Portwood assaulted then-fiance Andrew Glennon while he held the couple's 1-year-old son.

According to police reports, Portwood brandished a machete, and when Glennon escaped to a locked bedroom with his son, she attempted to break down the door.

Andrew Glennon has explained why he rage-quit Teen Mom OG, but despite his serious misgivings, he appeared on this week's episode.

He wanted to share his side of the story, and the ways that his life with Amber became a "horror show."

On last Tuesday's new episode of Teen Mom OG, Maci Bookout was very concerned about Ryan Edwards.

She was convinced that her ex was back on drugs.

Amber Portwood was forced to deal with a damning leak on Teen Mom OG this week.

And we don't mean the kind related to a roof when it rains really hard.

A lot of different words come to mind when one is tasked with describing Amber -- some of them complimentary, others not so much.

But from her biggest fans to her most bitter detractors, we're sure everyone would agree that the word which best describes Ms. Portwood is "intense."

When it comes to the subtle art of avoiding drama and controversy, Maci Bookout is much more talented than most of her Teen Mom cast mates. 

In fact, aside from Chelsea Houska, no other star in the Teen Mom galaxy has proven so adept at remaining in the spotlight while avoiding the usual pitfalls of fame.

This week on Teen Mom OG, Amber Portwood went to court over her domestic violence arrest and Andrew Glennon

Andrew said that he needed to be paid more if he was going to relive his side of it all on camera. Now, he is explaining why.

Amber Portwood dealt with the aftermath of her July arrest on Teen Mom OG this week...

... while the other cast members dealt with the aftermath of having a long-time co-star dealing with the aftermath of her July arrest for domestic violence.

Amber Portwood has been arrested for domestic violence.

Granted, this is old news for anyone that has followed the Teen Mom OG universe even semi-closely over the past several months.