TEEN Mom 2 star Briana DeJesus has revealed her plans to make a major career change after the show ends.
Briana’s co-star Kailyn Lowry sued her for defamation in June after she claimed the star “physically beat” her baby daddy Chris Lopez.
Briana, 27, revealed in her March 2022 court deposition her plans for the future when Teen Mom 2 eventually comes to an end.
In the deposition, Kailyn’s lawyer asked Briana about her role on Teen Mom and her other sources of income, as she revealed she would be open to pursuing writing and acting one day.
When asked if she has a blog, Briana responded: “No, but I want to, though.”
Kailyn’s lawyer then asked if she has ever appeared in movies.
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Briana responded: “I would do that too.”
She then explained how 50 percent of her income is from Teen Mom, which she gets paid per episode, while the remaining 50 percent is from her corporate job.
The mother of two explained how she used to make $300 to $1,000 per promotional post on social media, but no longer does because it took time away from her children Nova, 10, and Stella, 4.
Her final source of income is from posting articles on social media.
Briana’s current MTV roles are Teen Mom 2 and spinoff Teen Mom Family Vacation.
In Kailyn’s February deposition, she revealed Teen Mom fakery.
In the deposition, Briana’s lawyer asked Kailyn if the show “actually depicts reality.”
Kailyn, 30, responded: “Sometimes.”
He then followed up with: “So would that imply that sometimes it doesn’t?”
She replied: “Yes.”
The lawyer then asked: “Have you ever seen the show where you were depicted in a way that you would say was not reality?”
The mom of four answered: “Yes.”
When asked for an example, she revealed a lie about her upbringing.
She said: “They said that I was from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, which is not accurate.”
When asked why producers lied, Kailyn responded: “I am not sure.”
The attorney then asked: “Do [producers] ever suggest courses of action or things to say to you?”
She said: “Yes… Before every shoot we have essentially a schedule of what we are going to film. So if I am taking my kids to the dentist, they might ask me to discuss going to the dentist in the car on the way to the appointment.”
The Sun has extensively reported on the nasty legal war between the co-stars.
In Kail’s initial complaint against Briana filed in June, her legal team claimed that her co-star’s comments are false and were made “for the purpose of causing Lowry harm.”
The court papers continued: “Defendant used Lowry to gain additional media attention for herself.”
Kailyn then went into their long-standing feud in the court papers filed on June 25, which began when Briana joined Teen Mom 2 in 2017.
Kailyn claimed Briana “has a history of making false public statements regarding Lowry’s family life,” including when she allegedly responded to a Twitter user “[Lowry] gets beat the f**k up by Chris in front of her kids.”
Kailyn mentioned in the lawsuit when she was excluded from the June 8, 2021, Teen Mom 2 episode.
Briana claimed she wasn’t included because she allegedly “committed violent, physical crimes towards Mr. Lopez. Defendant also asserted that Lowry was arrested for breaking and entering into the home of Mr. Lopez’s mother.”
Briana alleged Kailyn “didn’t want to film” about the alleged incident.
Kailyn claimed she did not break into Chris’ mother’s home or beat him up.
She claimed the statements “threatened” her “ability to earn a living” and that she suffered “personal humiliation and mental anguish.”
She requested $30,000, reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees, and a jury trial.
In Briana’s answer to the complaint, her attorney claimed his client could not have defamed Kailyn with “false” stories because she was arrested for the alleged assault on her ex.
The attorney wrote: “She verifiably was arrested for this, and her arrest garnered media attention.”
Briana’s lawyer called Kailyn’s lawsuit “meritless” and demanded the entire case be dismissed.
Also in the court documents, Kailyn alleged Briana claimed she obtained the arrest information from “credible source” Chris, 27.
Briana also credited the source of the information as “production,” meaning the producers and crew that film Teen Mom 2.
The Sun was the first to report on Kailyn’s offensive touching charges against Chris, which were later dropped.
As The Sun previously reported, Briana attended a court hearing in Florida on Tuesday for Judge Robert J. Egan to rule on her anti-slapp motion, which protects a person’s freedom of speech, that she filed to have the case dismissed.
In photos obtained by The Sun, Briana was seen smiling alongside her lawyer, Marc J. Randazza, as they left the courtroom.
Briana and her attorney seemed confident after the hearing, as they were spotted giving each other a high-five.
Briana exclusively told a Sun reporter after the hearing: “I’m okay. I feel good.”
In video taken by The Sun, her lawyer seemed pleased with the hearing, as he said: “Alright, let’s go celebrate!”
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Despite the early celebration, Judge Egan did not rule to dismiss the case yet, as the judge will review the information presented at the hearing and make a decision at a later date.
While Briana appeared in person for the hearing, Delaware resident Kailyn’s attorney could be seen attending over Zoom.
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