TEEN Mom OG dad Ryan Edwards claims he “hasn’t given much thought” to MTV firing him and his family from the show, as he exclusively revealed to The Sun that he now owns a metal workshop.
Ryan, 33, his wife Mackenzie, 25, and his parents, Jen and Larry, were fired from Teen Mom OG earlier this week amid their ongoing feud with his baby mama Maci Bookout.
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Ryan Edwards revealed he ‘hasn’t given much thought’ to his firing from Teen Mom OG[/caption] The firing comes amid his feud with baby mama Maci Bookout[/caption]Ryan exclusively told The Sun of being let go from the MTV series: “I really haven’t given MTV much thought now that I have my own fabrication shop.”
His dad Larry told The Sun in October that his son was “getting a garage built right now.”
He previously said: “He fabricates buggies from the ground up. He would love to build buggies for people. Put row bars on them. Not many people do custom work like that. He’s very good at it. He’s got all the tools and machines.”
Mackenzie revealed the couple’s plans for employment after the firing.
Ryan currently owns a fabrication shop, while Mackenzie is getting her license in insurance[/caption]She told YouTube channel Without A Crystal Ball: “Ryan’s got work and he has skills. He has a couple of trades that he went to school for. He’ll be fine. And then me, I am taking a licensing test for insurance in a couple of weeks. We’ll be fine.”
The Sun was the first to report on the firings, as Larry previously said: “We, the family have been let go from the show by the network. It’s unbelievable.”
Though Larry was unable to confirm why the family was let go, he admitted Maci was “so mad” at him at the reunion for claiming they hadn’t seen Bentley in a month.
He added: “We got in so much trouble.”
Ryan’s parents, Jen and Larry, have also been axed from the MTV series[/caption] Maci reportedly got the family fired[/caption]A source told The Ashley’s Reality Roundup that Maci, 29, got the family fired.
The insider told the outlet: “Ryan and Mackenzie, as well as Jen and Larry, were all on a call with production on Tuesday informing them they won’t be on the show anymore going forward.
“The Edwards were informed that Maci’s reps wanted to go a different direction and showcase all of her abilities. Maci went to production and explained she wanted her story to cover all the parts of her life and no longer focus on Ryan and his family.”
The insider claimed returning in the future is an option, as “they were just being set aside right now.”
The Edwards family could return to the show in the future[/caption] The family will return next season to discuss Larry and Maci’s husband, Taylor McKinney’s reunion show fight[/caption]The outlet reported the family will make an appearance next season to discuss the reunion show fight.
Mackenzie told Without a Crystal Ball of Maci’s role in the firings: “We got a call from MTV and Maci’s agent went above their heads and went to Viacom.
“They said that they wanted to focus on all of Maci’s abilities and whatever she does and we took up the time on the show that she could be using to show all that.”
Mackenzie said Maci wants to ‘focus on her abilities’ instead of featuring the Edwards family[/caption]“On the side, they said that when she didn’t fulfill her obligations or basically didn’t have enough content they would call us back.
“Pretty much Ryan said, ‘Don’t. We’re going to move on, we’re going to live our lives, we’re going to do our jobs and have a normal life. Don’t waste your time or your breath coming back.’”
She continued: ”They said they could read between the lines and it was more of like an anger thing and more of like a retaliation type deal after Jen and Larry and Taylor getting into it.
“Her subsequent tweets that she had… it’s more of an angry ‘I’m going to show you who’s boss’ type thing.
Mackenzie said Maci got them off the show as ‘retaliation’[/caption]“And sadly, the truth of the matter is, she calls the shots here, this is her show. It is what it is, it’s fine.”
The firings come after MTV released a teaser from the reunion show of Larry standing up to confront Taylor during an argument.
The Ashley’s Reality Roundup reported of the fight: “You could cut the tension with a knife when they were all sitting out there.
“But everything was OK until the very end of the segment. Maci kept giving vague answers and was making it clear she was upset but would not say why.”
Larry fought with Taylor on the reunion show[/caption] Taylor ‘exploded’ on the grandparents[/caption]Taylor then “exploded” on Jen and Larry.
The insider said: “He told them Ryan is a ‘piece of s**t’ and that he, unlike Ryan, has been there for Bentley for a long time.
“He told Larry and Jen that Ryan should be more like he is. [Taylor] kind of got up and eventually asked Larry if he wanted to take things outside. It didn’t get that far, though. Nothing got physical.”
Maci, who is also mom to Jayde, 5, and Maverick, 4, then allegedly called Jen a “manipulative b***h” before they stormed off the stage.
Larry told The Sun in October the family was ‘not allowed’ to see Bentley for a period of time[/caption]Ryan’s father Larry previously told The Sun in October that the Teen Mom OG dad is “not allowed” to see Bentley as the family “hasn’t gotten to see him very much.”
He previously said of Ryan and Maci: “Their relationship hasn’t been going well. It’s not any better. Something came up that she wanted and needed.
“Ryan wasn’t going to comply with everything she wants and needs and we’ve been shut down.
“Bentley right now, we can’t even see him, they’re not even allowed to see him. It is what it is.”
Ryan was also unable to see his son[/caption]Maci has been on the outs with Ryan ever since his jail and rehab stints for heroin abuse.
Larry has insisted his son is sober today, as fans speculated Ryan, who is also dad to Jagger, 2, Stella, 1, and stepson Hudson with Mackenzie, may have relapsed after he appeared “high” on a previous episode.
On the current season, Bentley refused to see his father until he agreed to go to therapy with him to work on their strained relationship.
Maci has taken to Twitter to slam Ryan and Mackenzie, who blamed her for Bentley’s decision.
Maci has went off on Ryan and Mackenzie on social media[/caption]When Ryan called Maci a “spiteful evil b***h” because Bentley didn’t want to go to his brother Jagger’s birthday at their home, Maci tweeted: “I really wanted to post some ‘petty b*tch’ (and hilarious) comments, but I’ll wait until they can tell me the definition of ‘petty’ without googling it and reading it aloud.”
Then, when Mackenzie called Maci a “petty b***h” for keeping Bentley from them on last week’s episode, she went off after the episode.
Maci fired: “When that girl says ‘if it has any effect on you seeing B’ & then he says ‘she does that all the time’ I’m like hold the damn phone.
“Do I have control over his bio dad showing up to 5 out of the 100 school/sport events Benny has? & why does he never call/text B?”
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She added: “I’d rather be a petty b***h than a stupid one. #allday.”
Larry previously told The Sun he is “sorry” his grandson “didn’t get to enjoy both families without the drama.”
The Edwards family has made frequent appearances on Teen Mom and Teen Mom OG through the years.
Larry said he is ‘sorry’ his grandson ‘didn’t get to enjoy both families without the drama’[/caption]