MTV is effectively reviving 16 and Pregnant with its new show Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant
MTV is ready to turn more pregnant teens into celebrities.
Teen Mom makes kids think being a teen mom is awesome, but still caused birth rates to drop
Three years ago, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy found in a survey that teens who’ve watched 16 and Pregnant “think the show helps teens better understand the challenges of teen pregnancy and parenthood and how to avoid it.” In other words, it helped prevent teen pregnancy. A few months later, MTV …
Teen Mom 3 cancelled; cast says: “we weren’t enough of train wrecks”
The third installment of Teen Mom has been cancelled, according to one of its cast members. The original was cancelled in 2012, but Teen Mom 2 is back for its fifth season Jan. 20. This weekend, Briana DeJesus wrote on Twitter that the show had “come to an end,” adding, “Time to move on from …
Teen Mom porn: Farrah, “entrepreneur,” now shopping own sex tape
Farrah Abraham, who came to tabloid fame on the MTV series Teen Mom, admitted yesterday that she’s selling her own sex tape for at least “a couple million.” It was filmed last weekend with porn star James Deen, who says it was a plan orchestrated by Farrah; if you don’t know who he is, read …
Teen Mom dropping Maci, Amber, Farrah, Catelynn after season four
The cast of 16 and Pregnant that went on to star in the original Teen Mom won’t be featured after the fourth season of their new show, which will likely air this summer. A third version of Teen Mom with a brand-new cast is also forthcoming. MTV told Us Weekly that Maci Bookout, Amber Portwood, …
Teen Mom soundtrack aims to stop teen pregnancy with actual songs, not audio of babies crying
MTV has released a soundtrack of music featured on both seasons of Teen Mom, and proceeds from the sale will go charity. The soundtrack is on iTunes and includes 12 songs, not tracks of crying babies or fights between teen parents unprepared for the consequences of producing a human life that requires constant care and …
Amber Portwood loses primary custody of her kid
Teen Mom star has lost custody of the baby that made her an MTV reality star, as a judge gave custody to the kid’s father, Gary Shirley. But it does not have anything to do with her arrest for arrest for domestic battery against Shirley. (Last week, Amber rejected a plea deal to settle the …
