The Teen Mom spinoff is adding a very familiar face. Ashley’s Reality Roundup reported that Teen Mom OG star Maci Bookout had joined the spinoff, which involves stars from Teen Mom OG, Teen Mom 2, and Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant staying together at a retreat in San Diego. This news comes shortly after it was reported that several Teen Mom 2 stars — Ashley Jones, Briana DeJesus, and Jade Cline — got involved in a tiff while filming the spinoff.
Bookout is one of the latest cast members who has reportedly joined the Teen Mom spinoff. Ashley’s Reality Roundup reported that both Bookout and fellow Teen Mom OG star Gary Shirley were added. This news emerged shortly after it was reported that a major fight broke out between the aforementioned Teen Mom 2 stars, a fight that even led to the women being separated during the course of filming. According to reports, the incident took place during the filming’s first night. As for why the matter even began, Jones and Cline have reportedly had an issue with each other from their time on Teen Mom: Young and
Pregnant. Although producers hoped for reconciliation, it wasn’t quite what they wanted.
“The first night was supposed to be just the girls of the cast hanging out, and everyone making up with the girls who they had fights with in the past,” A source close to the scene said that reconciliation was not possible. “They hoped everyone would make-up on camera, and then they could all move on without tension, but that didn’t work out.” The insider added, “Ashley refused to apologize to Jade, and that pissed Jade off big-time. That’s when Jade went off, and Briana was close to Jade, so she was backing her up. Then Ashley started in on them both.”
After this incident, Cline, DeJesus, and DeJesus’ sister, Brittany, who will also be taking part in the spinoff, were all moved to a separate location. Jones reportedly stayed at the retreat after the events. Even though production was forced to intervene, Ashley’s Reality Roundup said that all the women involved in the spinoff were still employed. A source told the outlet that they are all “still a part of it.” There has already been a great deal of drama associated with the spinoff, so it will be interesting to see how it all plays out. Disclosure: ViacomCBS Streaming owns PopCulture.