Sarah Palin has gone from insulting Barack Obama on the campaign trail to dissing Dakota Meyer on MTV. It's been quite the journey for the former Vice Presidential candidate. On Monday night's episode of Teen Mom OG, Sarah got in the middle of the ongoing marital dispute between her daughter, Bristol, and Bristol's estranged and irritated husband, Dakota Meyer. Following Bristol's breakdown over this relationship , how did her mom try to intervene? What mean things did Dakota have to say this time around? And what were the other cast members up to? Scroll down to find out! 1. Come On, Dakota! We open with Bristol complaining to Sarah about Meyer moving all her belongings into a separate bedroom while she was out of town, following their agreed-upon separation. She was really pissed over this. 2. Sarah Tried to Help “That bare empty room?” said Sarah. “Of course, that was a symbolic thing that he did there. That’s heartbreaking, Bristol.” 3. Fighting Words Bristol told her mom that Meyer also asked for her ring back, saying to his wife: “You better get your mama’s money, because I’m gonna fight you tooth and nail until the girls are 18.” 4. How Will We Move Forward? “The thing that I worry about, is how are we going to learn to communicate as coparents and putting our kids first and not having petty arguments?” wondered Bristol. 5. Meyer Loses It Bristol asked Dakota if he would be home when she got back from a trip to Los Angeles, which set him OFF. “She’s a f-cking smart ass isn’t she? She’s an obnoxious smart ass,” Meyer vented to a producer. “‘Oh, so you’re gonna be there all week?’ It’s my house. What am I gonna do, for 8 days, go find another place to stay? No.” 6. And He Wasn’t Done, Either “She just thinks that when she makes a decision and she wants to do something, everyone else should just bow down and run to her help and make it happen,” Dakota continued. “She’s not my problem anymore. I get upset about it because I have another 16 years to have to communicate to a human being like this about my daughters.” View Slideshow
Teen Mom OG has gone all in on Bristol Palin this season. For better or worse. Despite a pretty severe drop in the ratings for the first few episodes, the show has dedicated a bulk of its time to Bristol's failing marriage. She and Dakota Meyer continue to clash over the latter's PTSD and the effect it has on the couple's relationship. Things have turned very ugly between the now-former spouses. What prompted Palin to break down into a puddle of tears on the latest Teen Mom OG installment? Scroll down for a recap of storylines and events… 1. Tiime Apart We opened this week with Palin taking off for Los Angeles in order to support son Tripp’s appearance on Dancing with the Stars: Juniors. This enabled her and Dakota to get a break after last week’s very difficult talks and admissions. 2. Now What, Though? Meyer was anxious to get the divorce process over with, however, so he called up his estranged spouse. And Palin immediately became combative, replying: “I know my lawyer sent you something the other day about, you know, please don’t touch my stuff. As soon as I find a new house, I’m be gone like the wind.” 3. I’d Like Some Props! Bristol continued on this call, giving herself a lot of credit for some reason by adding: “There’s no need for us to fight. There’s no need for us to have bad blood between us. It’s all gonna be good. I’ll be there. I’m a great mom. I’ll continue to be a great mom.” 4. Frustration Grows “Do you see what I have to deal with on the back side of it? It’s around and around, it’s way off topic,” Dakota told producers after the call. “Why do the attorneys have to come into it? I have no doubt that her mom is sitting right next to her, stoking that fire. It’s unfortunate that a communication about the children has to be this exhausting.” 5. Don’t Ya Know?!? Sarah Palin was in Los Angeles with her daughter, offering advice like only she can. “Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn,” Sarah told her child. According to the former Vice Presidential candidate, the lesson here had something to do with “possessions and materialism” and how they don’t “amount to a hill of beans.” 6. Life is Suddenly Amazing! Back in Austin, Texas, Dakota said the two weeks without Brisol around made him the “happiest that I’ve ever been since 2015.” He added it felt “like what someone would feel like after they get out of a life sentence prison: incredible.” LOL/OUCH! View Slideshow
OK, so Catelynn Lowell spent a good long while in rehab a while back. We all remember how this went down, but just in case your memory is a little fuzzy, let’s do a quick little recap. Last fall, she and Tyler Baltierra decided it was time to have another child, and she got pregnant pretty fast after they made that decision. Unfortunately, she had a miscarriage . And it was very, very hard on her. She began contemplating suicide, but before acting on anything, she told her family, and they helped her check into a treatment center in Arizona. She spent about six weeks there, missing Thanksgiving and Christmas, then came home. But as we saw last season on Teen Mom OG, she really wasn’t feeling much better. In one scene, Catelynn explained to Tyler that she was still very depressed and anxious, and that she felt like she needed to go back to Arizona. The choice caused a bit of strain on their marriage, from what was shown on Teen Mom. He tried to convince her to do some therapy and stay at home instead, but she refused to do that. Instead, she dropped their daughter, Nova, off at daycare without telling her that she’d be gone again, then left. After six more weeks, she came home , and that’s a bit of what we’ll see in the next episode. In the beginning of this new sneak peek, Catelynn explains in a voiceover that she’s only been home for a few days at this point. Catelynn Lowell: Neglecting Her Daughter After Coming Home from Rehab? “It’s been an adjustment,” she admits, “but I really appreciate Tyler taking care of everything while I was gone.” Then we see Catelynn and Tyler playing with Nova, and he asks Cate if anything’s different now that she’s home. “She won’t leave me alone,” Catelynn says, referring to Nova. It’s not the greatest thing to say, especially considering that so many fans thought she seemed too detached with her kid in earlier episodes. Tyler doesn’t seem to love the comment either. “Mom comes back and it’s like ‘Dad who? That guy who has all the stupid rules?'” he says. “‘Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom,” Catelynn mocks. Yeah, it’s really not sounding so good. Later, Catelynn visits with a friend named Hayley who kicks off their chat by asking her how she’s been. She reveals that she has been a bit anxious, but that she feels it’s normal in life to feel a little anxiety from time to time. Hayley tells her that she seems happier than ever, and she agrees, which is nice. She also tells Catelynn that she’s probably more in love with Tyler than ever, after how much he’s supported her. “Oh my god, yeah,” she agrees. “As a husband and wife, man, you say it in your vows, through sickness and in health, for richer or poorer.” “It’s like, you gotta stand by each other, and he totally did.” Hayley pumps Tyler up even more — he’s not even there, by the way. “Yeah, he’s awesome,” Cate replies. Except she doesn’t sound super convinced. We know that Catelynn and Tyler went through some things after she came back from rehab. He’s said that he was “repulsed” by her behavior while she was in treatment, and that couldn’t have been easy for her to hear. We imagine that as the season goes on, we’ll see more of their issues, but so far … It’s honestly looking kind of bad. And, judging by the comments left when MTV shared this sneak peek on Facebook, most Teen Mom fans are just completely over Catelynn in general. “She is a horrible human,” one person wrote. “To complain how your daughter is showering you with attention because you left her for months on end, how pathetic.” And that was the top comment, so … Another commenter asked “How many times does Tyler have to stand by you before you act on his feelings instead of it being all about you?” One person said that they were “glaring at how Nova noticed her mom mocking her desperate need for attention and validation.” Things got especially savage when someone else said that “I think she’s just a failure of a mother and uses her illnesses as a way to escape to rehab.” The comments go on and on and on like that, about what an awful mother she is and how Tyler needs to leave her. View Slideshow: Catelynn Lowell: SLAMMED By Fans For “Selfish” and “Unsafe” Behavior Lots of people also seem concerned that she’s expecting another child now , since they think she’s so cold with Nova already. Honestly, it’s a real bad time to be Catelynn Lowell right now.
Catelynn Lowell has endured a number of hardships and setbacks in recent years, and the honesty with which she's addressed these struggles has made her a favorite amongst Teen Mom OG viewers. But the show documents every part of its stars' lives, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before fans began to see aspects of Catelynn's character that they didn't find quite so endearing. Many feel that the current season of Teen Mom OG has portrayed Catelynn in an unflattering light. Some have even accused of her endangering her unborn baby. Here's what viewers have to say about the new and not-so-improved Catelynn Lowell: 1. Better Days For years, Lowell was regarded as one of the most down-to-earth and relatable stars of the Teen Mom franchise. 2. Hard Times Fans rooted for her as she endured mental health issues, a tragic miscarriage, and other hardships that put her marriage and her psyche to the test. 3. The Baltierra Bond Catelynn and Tyler have endured difficulties that would have driven any young couple to the brink of divorce, but they’ve stuck by one another throughout. Or have they? 4. An Uneven Partnership Part of the reason Catelynn is receiving so much blowback this season is that viewers believe she’s failing to properly support Tyler the way he’s supported her in the past. 5. The Low Point In the past, Tyler happily assumed the majority of the parental responsibilities while Catelynn checked in for extended stays at in-patient treatment facilities on two separate occasions. 6. Failing Her Family? Now, some fans feel that Catelynn is not only neglecting her husband’s needs as he attends to his own mental health issues, she’s also failing to keep up with her own treatment. View Slideshow
Alex Karev is the interim Chief of Grey Sloan Memorial, and he’s messing everything up. Thursday’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy chronicled the manchild’s first day on the job, and it did not bode well for his future at the hospital. Allow us to explain… Alex was on a high with his promotion and set out to approve just about everything anyone asked of him. The most ridiculous thing he approved was a 3D printer that allowed Link to change the color of prosthetic limbs. While $500 per colored prosthetic sounds semi-reasonable, the hospital needed the 3D printer that would cost $65,000 to order in. By the end of the day, Alex was in a tense standoff with Bailey who wanted to know why he was approving everything on his first day. That’s when Alex showed his cards, revealing the biggest blunder of his entire career. According to him, he was still below budget for the month. After Bailey looked at his figures, it became glaringly obvious he was looking at the figures for the quarter and not the month. Alex had spent the hospital’s budget for the entire quarter. Yikes. But Alex did make a good decision. Who would have thought it? Vik, who blackmailed Bailey and the hospital to get his job back at the end of last season, finally got his comeuppance. He failed to recognize that a man with a nosebleed was about to die. “I need an attending!” he yelled upon realizing he messed up. The patient died in the operating room, and Vik refused to take responsibility. I’m just an intern,” Vik cried. “This isn’t on me.” He didn’t want to call the time of death, so he rushed off into a room with Nico showing off his abs to Levi. Alex followed Vik and decided to fire him on the spot. He had it coming, you guys! The medical mystery on Thursday’s installment revolved around a school teacher who fell asleep while operating a saw. It resulted in multiple students being rushed into the O.R., and Webber took action when Levi said there was a high alcohol level in the blood. “The more sober he gets,” Richard said, “the worse he’s going to feel.” The teacher was against the notion that he got drunk in the classroom, and Webber seemed to think the man was trying his best to deflect the situation. Alex ultimately had to remove Webber from the room … maybe because there was a lawsuit on the horizon if he was wrong. However, Webber persisted and brought some vodka to the man as he was recovering. The next thing we knew, the man was supposedly drunk again. Thankfully, Webber did not give the man the drink and confirmed he had a rare condition that meant the sugar in his body would make him drunk. Crisis averted then, right? Elsewhere, Maggie was trying to set Amelia up with anybody she could, presumably to soften the blow of Teddy’s pregnancy when it is revealed. Amelia took notice of it and asked her to stop because she was no longer on the market. Okay then. What Maggie failed to realize was that she might be back on the market. Jackson sent an email into the hospital taking a leave of absence. This was news to Maggie who was visibly annoyed. Jackson was having a crisis of faith, but he could at least let her know what was going on with him. View Slideshow: Grey’s Anatomy Spoilers: It’s About to Go DOWN in Season 15 What are your thoughts on the latest installment? Hit the comments. Grey’s Anatomy continues Thursdays on ABC.
Teen Mom OG returned to the air on October 1, with one very obvious change: Farrah Abraham is no longer a cast member. She was fired in February and replaced by two additions: Bristol Palin and Cheyenne Floyd. How did the Season 8 premiere fare without this controversial reality star on board? Below, we relay the opening ratings and then we share Abraham's calm, cool and collected reaction to how the program is doing thus far without her polarizing presence… 1. The New Cast Here they are: Amber, Maci, Catelynn, Cheyenne and Bristol. MTV is banking on this quintet to draw in the ratings for Season 8. 2. Was the Premiere a Hit? Based on buzz, maybe. The Internet wrote a lot about Bristol and her marital problems. Based on ratings, however? Well… 3. Under a Million Viewers Tuned In According to Ratings by the Numbers, the Season 8 premiere drew in 957,000 viewers for its original airing at 9/8c on Monday, October 1. 4. Can We Compare This to The Season 7 Premiere? Of course. On November 27, 2017 — a premiere that featured Abraham in all her Farrah glory – 1.319 million viewers were viewing MTV to see what these women were up to. 5. As for the Season 7 Finale? That episode garnered 1.098 million viewers, meaning there was a pretty significant drop-off from those who were curious to see what Farrah was doing to those who tuned in for the debut of Bristol and Chyenne. 6. Was This Really a Reflection of Farrah Getting Fired? We mean… perhaps. There’s no real way of knowing. But ratings across the board have been dropping on television as streaming services take off, viewers have more options and the use of DVR explodes. View Slideshow
Teen Mom OG has added Bristol Palin, and Bristol’s family dysfunctions are obvious. But apparently what viewers are seeing on camera is only the tip of the Alaskan iceberg. A new report says that Bristol’s family is clashing — and Bristol’s new TV role is at the center of their feud. RadarOnline ‘s inside source has revealed that Bristol Palin’s family is being torn apart by her new role on Teen Mom OG . Some within her divided family think that it’s a “great opportunity.” After all, this way, Bristol gets exposure and a hefty source of income — we know how sweet that Teen Mom money can be. Not everyone is onboard with Bristol’s newly revived reality TV career, however. And apparently the biggest critic of her casting is her new brother-in-law, Ricky Bailey. Ricky married Bristol’s sister, Willow, just days ago in what was reportedly a sweet ceremony in Alaska. Bristol ditched the ceremony . Apparently her issue was over her brother, Track, being invited. Track has a history of arrests for domestic violence . Not-so-fun fact: he ended up missing Willow’s wedding himself because he was arrested for domestic violence yet again . But Bristol skipping the wedding is only one factor in her current family troubles. “Ricky is so against having cameras around,” the insider reveals. MTV’s cameras followed Bristol for Willow’s bachelorette weekend in Arizona, and it wasn’t exactly Willow’s dream come true. “Willow didn’t approve of the cameras filming for her bachelorette weekend,” the source says. “But,” the insider continues, she “ended up giving in to Bristol.” “It was more of a favor,” the source characterizes. That favor ended up costing Willow. “All of the conversations during Willow’s bachelorette weekend ended up being all about Bristol,” the insider reports. That is very natural when cameras are present. It also just … sucks for Willow. “It was so sad for Willow,” the source laments. But there’s more to the Palin family’s concerns than intrusive cameras. Apparently Track isn’t the only family member who loses it sometimes. “Bristol’s siblings believe she is totally crazy and really volatile,” the insider says. “Her family knows Bristol is trying to keep it together for the Teen Mom cameras,” the source acknowledges. However, they allegedly fear that it is “only a matter of time” before Bristol totally loses her composure while the cameras are rolling. In the mean time, Bristol has been posting about a fresh start now that it is finally October. Bristol took to Instagram to write that it is a “new month.” She said that this means that she has a “new slate.” (She probably means fresh slate or clean slate, but let’s not get nitpicky) Bristol may not see eye to eye with her family on everything. That’s normal. But we’ve all seen relationships and families fall apart at the seams while they appear on reality television. Will the Palins be next? View Slideshow: Bristol Palin: DONE With Teen Mom OG? Demanding Her Own Show?! [Exclusive]
By now, you've surely heard the big Teen Mom OG news, right? And no, we're not talking about the additions of Cheyenne Floyd and Bristol Palin to the cast. We're talking, of course, about Catelynn Lowell's pregnancy! Yep, after having a miscarriage last year that was so traumatizing it caused her to contemplate suicide, Catelynn is pregnant with what she's been calling her “rainbow baby.” She and husband Tyler Baltierra seem very, very excited about adding another member to their family, and it's been pretty cute to see. So far, we know that the baby is due on March 6th , and although there's been no official gender reveals, reports claim that they're having another girl. And thanks to this adorable new Teen Mom OG sneak peek, we know that their daughter Nova is pumped about being a big sister! The clip starts off with Catelynn and Nova making cupcakes while Tyler sits at the table nearby. Cate tells Nova that some of their cupcakes are going to be pink and others are going to be blue, then asks her if she knows why they're making them that way. Nova honestly just seems psyched about cupcakes in general, so Catelynn asks her if she knows why they're having a party the next day. “Mommy has a baby in her belly,” she explains to her, “and tomorrow the party is because we're going to find out if it's a little girl or a little boy.” “Yeah!” Nova responds, soaking up the news. Cate asks her if she'd rather have a little brother or sister, and Nova doesn't hesitate to say she'd prefer a sister. Tyler, who's always been open about how much he wants a son, makes a face, then asks her “What if it's a boy?” Catelynn asks her if she'd be happy with a little brother too, and she says she would, because she's precious and perfect. They start talking to Nova about babies, and they tell her babies cry a lot. “Yeah, then you just say 'shh,'” Nova says, again, because she is too cute for this world. She then says that she's going to rock the baby and feed it bottles and be a big sister. “He's so cute!” she exclaims. “I love him!” The whole thing is really just painfully adorable, it really is. It's also nice to see a lighthearted moment with the family, after how heavy things got for them last season. Some people think that Catelynn and Tyler rushed into having another baby , that they should have waited longer after her trips to rehab. But one thing is for sure, and that is that Nova is going to be the best big sister. Check out the sweet moment in the video below:
Tyler Baltierra two huge reasons to be very happy and extremely excited these days. FIRST, the long-time reality star has lost 43 pounds of late and he looks amazing . SECOND, he’s having another baby!!!!!!! Tyler and wife Catelynn announced this month that their third child is due in March, an especially blessed development considering they lost one to a miscarriage back in January 2018. But Baltierra said this week on the podcast “Reality Life with Kate Casey” that he unfortunately has one reason NOT to be so happy and excited at the moment. And that reason has everything to do with one of his new Teen Mom OG co-stars. For the first time since the news of her casting broke, Tyler has spoken out on the addition of Bristol Palin to the franchise. “Do I think it’s weird as hell? Absolutely. Do I think it’s a really, like, not a good decision for the franchise? Yeah. But that’s out of my control,”. he said on the recording We definitely understand the first part of that statement. Bristol Palin was the daughter of the nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008. She was on stage at the Republican National Committee. She made MAJOR national/political headlines for months because she was a pregnant teenager at the time of this election… … and now she’s gonna be on Teen Mom OG Season 8! That is absolutely weird as hell . But is it bad for the franchise? Time, and ratings really, will tell. The stunning casting decision has certainly resulted in an abundance of coverage for the series, as Bristol and Cheyenne Floyd will both come on board the program this fall. They are jointly taking over for Farrah Abraham, whose affiliation with amateur pornography led to her departure from MTV in February. To be clear, meanwhile, Tyler says he has no beef with Bristol on a personal level. Heck, he had never met her before filming began and scarcely knew anything about her. “I don’t know anything about anybody,” he said on the podcast. “It’s weird. When it comes to that kind of stuff, I’m a f-cking recluse.” He was also just 16 years old back when Palin was in the national spotlight. Pver the past two months, though, he’s heard about some of Palin’s controversies, such as her stance against gay marriage and her hot Republican takes in general. “I got headlines sent to me, ‘Oh my gosh, she’s racist, she’s homophobic,’” he says. “I’m like, ‘What? I don’t know!’” He’ll soon find out, however! So will MTV viewers across the globe. The new season of Teen Mom OG kicks off this Monday, October 1. Still, Baltierra says he’s reserving judgment until he gets to know the Alaska native better: “I’m like, I can’t read the tabloids. I gotta just get to know the person on my own. I don’t want to get any preconceived judgments or notions about these people.” Moreover, he doesn’t blame Bristol for coming on board. This is how Tyler concludes his opinion on the unexpected situation: Do I have any hard feelings against the girls, the people participating in it now? Absolutely not. Because I think with the franchise – like, what it turned into – if the opportunity knocks on anyone’s door, I think everyone would be lying if they said they wouldn’t take the opportunity. Honestly, things evolve, they gotta grow and they gotta adapt to change as we get on with this whole thing that we’ve been doing for 10 years now. View Slideshow: Teen Mom OGs Dish on Newbies: What Do They Think of Bristol and Cheyenne?
If you’ve been keeping up on the life of Ryan Edwards, you know that the former Teen Mom OG star has been stuck in a tragic downward spiral for much of the past two years. Edwards has been arrested multiple times for drug possession and probation violation, and sadly, his legal problems don’t end there. In what was likely the lowest point of Ryan’s life, Maci Bookout filed for a restraining order that prevented him from contacting her or anyone in her immediate family — including 9-year-old Bentley, her son with Ryan. Given that Ryan threatened the life of Maci’s husband, Taylor McKinney, the 27-year-old was left with little choice but to take legal action to protect her family. Still, filing the paperwork that would prohibit her son from seeing his father could not have been easy. Maci opened about her decision to take that step in a recent interview with Us Weekly : “It was hard, like, as far as the decision goes, but at the same time it was necessary,” Bookout told the tabloid “Especially after considering everything that, you know, has gone on and happened and everything, like, leading up to that point. It was kind of our only option.” Despite the difficulty, Maci ultimately realized the necessity of the restraining order, and looking back, she still feels it was the best move for everyone involved: “It’s an unfortunate situation, but sometimes I think things like that have to happen for things to change or get better,” Maci said. “You’ve got to hit the lows to get back up.” In addition to the threats he made against McKinney’s life, Ryan behaved in an erratic and often menacing fashion in the weeks leading up to Maci’s filing. At one point, Bookout says, he even went so far as to threaten her in public. “[Ryan] showed up [to Bentley’s baseball game] under the influence of heroin and got in my face, yelling and threatening to hurt me,” she said. These days, Ryan is once again permitted to see his child, but he still has a number of hurdles to clear if he hopes to get his life in order. For one thing, Edwards has been fired from Teen Mom OG , along with his wife, Mackenzie Standifer. The situation is especially problematic considering Ryan and Mackenzie are expecting their first child together , and the show was their sole source of income. Here’s hoping Edwards is able to turn things around before his second son arrives next month. View Slideshow: Mackenzie Standifer: Desperately Trying to Change Ryan Edwards?
