UPDATE: Amber is out of “gel.”
Teen Mom Amber Portwood has been arrested for domestic battery and is currently in jail in Indiana. According to police reports Amber attacked Andrew Glennon during a disagreement. He was holding their one year old child at the time.
The weird part is that the police report reads that the responder was notified of the battery by a text message that Andrew sent. The text message said that his life and his son’s life was in danger. Who sends a text when they are being assaulted?
Amber was booked into jail where she remains. Her hearing is scheduled for Monday morning. It’s possible she could be there all weekend.
This sounds a lot like the time she strangled Gary Shirley. Their daughter Leah was also one year old at the time. Today, Gary tweeted the following response to the news.
My prayers are with
@AmberLPortwood, Andrew, & most importantly baby James, idk any of the particulars, however I’m thinking of them. And for all the questions and concerns Leah was/is currently camping with her best friend.
And in isn’t that ironic news, two days ago Gary Shirley was sworn in as a police officer. Gary has been studying and getting in shape for the job for quite some time and is super excited to begin work. His twitter account is also full of praise for Leah who ended the school year on the honor roll. Leah is also beginning to take Karate lesson and is currently an orange belt.
I’m still confused about how someone would text the police station while holding a toddler and getting assaulted.
It was probably easier than calling 911 in front of Amber and having her overhear the conversation. If she knew he was calling, she might have escalated.
Exactly my thoughts. It must’ve been bad for him to say their lives were in danger because he seems really calm from what I’ve seen.
There are phone apps that will send a text message during an assault. I don’t know if that is what Andrew did. I wish Amber would get some intense therapy but she would first have to admit she needs it.
He probably texted Gary!!
That was actually my first thought. But based on Gary’s tweet he didn’t seem to have any details.
Geez. Get some control over your anger issues and stop breeding kids in the meantime.
Do her eyes look dilated in her mug shot??
First of all, it never in a million years would’ve occurred to me to text the police in an emergency situation(probably due to my age) and then I wouldn’t know how. Can you literally text 911 or do you need a certain number? Flaunting my ignorance, I’m sure-but there it is.
Sadly, I’ve been waiting for her to screw up this relationship, seems to have taken this long due to incredible patience on Andrews part. Just a sad story, seems the majority of these girls just can’t let go of the need for drama. Poor Leah, too when she finds out and has to know everyone she knows will be aware. Though I’m happy that Gary is doing so well. He definitely seems to be one of the few to actually mature
Gary just got sworn in as a Police Officer. The irony…
That is fantastic!!!!
A Teen Mom OG cast member making a career decision aside from t.v.
Not sure if he still has it, i would imagine so, he has a property portfolio. Brought alot of houses on his street when he lived in his old house. Man was wise with his MTV money. I love Gary!
I wish Amber would leave Teen Mom. She really struggles with her mental illness and the show makes it worse. This incident probably has nothing to do with the show, and she should be held accountable for her actions, but I hope the responses on social media don’t push her over the edge. I hope the outcome of whatever investigations happen result in the safest situation for James.
Amber has from day one been very volatile when she first appeared on Teen Mom. She does have abusive issues that were throughly filmed on Teen Mom. Being on tv probably does make it worse. But happy for Gary!
I feel for all those that suffer with mental illness. The majority of the scenes on Teen Mom show Amber speaking of her issues with mental illness and how the “editing ” off the show casts her in a negative light. She also states that the negative comments she gets effect her state of mind. According to her she has other outlets of income I wonder if that MTV pay check is worth more than her happiness and sanity.
I have the current season off Teen Mom OG on my DVR and am watching it now. In the very first episode they show Amber fighting with Jenelle on Instagram Live screaming and threatening to beat her ass. She is talking to a producer and Andrew is there. Andrew made a very rational comment and Amber completely silences him and says he doesn’t know what he is talking about because her grew up in Malibu. Andrew is a massive guy and yet quickly defers to Amber and looks like an abused wife. It’s creepy watching this after news of Amber’s arrest broke. I hope Andrew is on a plane to Malibu with the baby right now.
Oh it only got progressively worse after that episode aired… you can see her anger rising in every episode and her patients for Andrew goes thin.. Andrew has to have rhino plasti and Amber has to take care of the baby all by herself and Andrew… you could see the fear/annoyance when she’s was talking to her mother about getting up with the baby in the middle of the night and feeding and changing diapers …Definitely not something she was does normally. Clearly the baby is more of Andrew’s responsibility…Matt was a massive douche… But you can tell that he had the bulk share of caring for Leah when she was with Amber. He was always the one filming making her food and driving her to places.. It’s absolutely appalling that she’s talking about the having a 3rd.
Had she known he was contacting the police, she may have gone bad shit crazy and ignored the baby. (Even though Andrew is huge, anger is bigger and stronger)
This is sad news. Amber and Andrew seemed like a good fit, on the show he’s always calm and happy just sitting on the couch or bed with her all day, but I guess having a one year old changes all of that.
Amazon Echo can send text messages with voice commands so I wonder if he did something like that. Must have been pretty bad for Andrew to say that their lives were in danger, though.
They seemed like a good fit during her pregnancy after she had the baby…I could see her going into her little pockets of rages against him and you could tell that he was doing the heavy lifting when it came to the baby.
She must have scared the shit out of him because he always seems very calm and somewhat reserved. On the show whenever it seems like Amber is getting heated he seems to know when to not engage with her. I didn’t even know you could text the police. Learn something new everyday. He probably didn’t want her to hear him call 911.
As a child I can’t remember one time when my parents yelled or cursed at each other in front of my brother and I. These girls, their , friends and family yell, fight curse and argue in front of the children about issues no child should have to be subjected to. When the girls are fighting with whoever I always watch the children in the background and some react as though that situation happens every day. I can only assume that behavior was learned in their own childhood . It is time to break the cycle. Chelsea and Maci are two I can recall that don’t put their children through that kind of emotional distress. Caitlyn and Tyler are at least aware of when Nova is in the room and they excuse her from the situation. Jenelle, Brianna and Farrah and their families are the worst. These poor kids don’t stand a chance at having normal relationships.
I doubt Amber is raging right now sitting in a cell. Tired of using mental illness as an excuse to be violent. She’s just an a**hole with more money than sense.
Only they know how it went down but he might have texted so there wouldn’t be a voice recording to release.
So many of these reality shows seem to reward poor behavior, but with this show, the kids lose. I can’t watch it. Uncontrolled screaming sets of PTSD stuff.
What is it with the teen Mom franchise? Why are these grown women with children still acting like this. I feel for Amber’s kids and how awful and embarrassed Leah will be when she learns about her mother’s behavior. Andrew needs to take his son back to Malibu and raise him with the love and assistance from his family and friends so the kid isn’t raised around an abusive mother. Amber needs to get herself into therapy and take her meds as prescribed
I think it’s finally time that the teen Mom franchise is cancelled, Maci’s son, Farah’s daughter, Janelle’s kids, and Amber’s kids did not sign up for a lifetime of embarrassment because their parents don’t know how to behave properly. Give the children their dignity and privacy back before more damage is done to them.
I refuse to watch this show anymore. It’s just sad and pathetic now.
As long as MTV rewards them for rutting they will unfortunately continue to sprout offspring. I feel so bad for all these kids. Imagine growing up & having your entire peer group witness the carnage of these uneducated & seemingly spoiled rich young reckless people. Aghast but I am just as guilty for watching them behave appallingly & effortlessly line their pockets by merely reproducing.
I don’t know if this is available in other states but as a 911 dispatcher in Indiana I can assure you, you do have the ability to text 911. It’s especially useful in this particular situation or if someone has broken into your home and you don’t want to make noice.
How could she not see that he was texting if she is attacking him? Supposed he texted his life and his son’s life was in danger.
I was just saying that you could text 911. I have no idea what was going on in there home.
The only scenario I can picture is that he was able to get away for a moment. Personally my first instinct would be to protect the baby and put distance and a door between me and the assailant. Then text because if she heard him talking on the phone it could only go from bad to worse. However that is purely speculation.
Maybe he took the baby and locked the bathroom door behind them. Texting wouldn’t set her off as much as hearing him tell them the info. I understand way too well how complicated domestic abuse can get, BUT IF EITHER party doesn’t leave and take the kids after the abuser has attacked while the child is in their arms, then NEITHER are keeping the child safe and NEITHER should be awarded custody without counseling.
One of the things from this season that stood out to me was when Amber and Andrew were at her therapist’s office; instead of her looking for ways to better handle her behavior or actually owning her actions, she was supporting Andrew’s request on how to better walk on eggshells around her. Now, I’m not discounting her mental illness, but we are all still responsible for our own behavior. This blaming of others is a chronic thing with her…it is never her fault…same with Jenelle.
I hope she gets real help and that Andrew and the baby are safe.
While I agree with you regarding how her behavior is not supportive of Andrew,she has a mental illness that is pretty serious. Jenelle is an abuse victim who also has psychological difficulties as a result. They (we) don’t have the same mental resources to draw from. I have tons of compassion for both of them. And today I saw the most enlightening and real TV counseling session ever by the guy who counseled Amber and Andrew. In light of her arrest, it just made so much sense.
I think she needs to be in a mental health facility. I don’t think jail is the right place for her. I don’t say this to be cruel, but I hope she is under psychiatric care.
I have compassion for them, but I also want to see them learn to own the bad things they do/say…you cannot help yourself without doing so.
This might be first good doc that Amber has had, I can’t imagine that Matt would have supported her getting the correct help
Agreed she has one of the tougher mental illnesses… borderline personality and bipolar… And looks like the cops were called 4 o’clock in the morning over a disagreement.. I’m wondering if she had a manic episode.. My impression is that she’s usually sleeping through the night and Andrew gets up with a baby.. So the time he placed the text gave me pause.
After watching some of this season, it’s clear that Amber is not properly medicated if there is proper medication. So she may need some in patient therapy. I’m not judging, I feel compassion for her. I think she is at her breaking point. She care about what people online say about her. That seems ridiculous to me but is her reality. She’s making a ton of money, she has a man who loves her despite her issues, she has a new baby. I think she just needs some mental health care. And the mental health care options usually suck. It is hard to find a good shrink, It is hard to find the right meds. And it is all very expensive. But I did like her shrink this season. I want to go to him.
I may be confused, but didn’t Amber say she stopped taking her medication altogether during pregnancy and then decide she doesn’t need it anymore? Maybe I’m just imagining things, but it is plausible that she wouldn’t have resumed her normal regime after having her baby.
Nevertheless, even on the medication, Amber was still volatile. I can’t remember how many times she’s done the whole I went to prison so I’m a bad ass who will beat you up thing. She seems to consider her time in prison as a positive reflection of who she is rather than something that was the result of terrible behavior.
The thing I never understood was she kept saying she chose her child by going to prison. How does that work?
I watched some old episodes with Amber and she is screaming for help. She mentions wanting to take her own life a lot. I think she knows she has problems and knows she can’t cope. I hope she gets the help she needs. BTW- am I crazy or does she look really pretty in her mug shot TT posted. Her skin looks like porcelain.
She got to go to admin because she was detoxing from her meds, which can be even worse for her psychological state. Andrew texted a friend. Amber threw a flip flop.
Wait for It……Jenelle jumps online and said, “Atleast I LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES???” When they came after the kids, David was as evil as ever to Barbara and Jace cried that he didn’t want to go. (Her words on her page). She’s learned
Amber needs help. Apples and oranges imo….
I was holding my baby the (last) time my first husband assaulted me. That’s the day I left. FYI: You can call 911 and tell them you want to order a pizza. They know this is code for “I NEED HELP “. They will ask yes or no questions, get your address and be there pronto. Of course, 30 years ago, the woman had to press charges, the State picks them up now. I would be dead if I stayed. My child saved my life.
I just watched the new episode of TM where they go on a girls trip. It is really insightful on what may have lead up to this incident. Amber talks alot about her mental health and her history, and it just broke my heart because she clearly needs more help to manage her illness. I don’t know what the answer is for her, but I hope that some way she can find some way to bring peace and normalcy to her life.