The Biggest ‘Teen Mom’ Feuds in the Franchise: Kailyn Lowry and Briana DeJesus, Amber Portwood and Ashley Jones and More

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The Biggest 'Teen Mom' Feuds in the Franchise: Kailyn Lowry and Briana DeJesus, Amber Portwood and Ashley Jones and More

The Teen Mom franchise kicked off with 16 and Pregnant in 2009 and has since evolved into numerous iterations — and numerous feuds among the cast. While there have been significant cast changes through the years, one constant has remained: the drama. While the stars of the franchise have frequently fought with the fathers of their children, their parents and more, the spats that have garnered the most attention are the ones between the cast members themselves. Kailyn Lowry and Briana DeJesus have had the one of the longest-running feuds in the franchise, which kicked off in October 2017 when the Florida native began dating Javi Marroquin — Lowry’s ex-husband. Though the two called it quits a few months later, the beef between Lowry and DeJesus was only getting started. The reality stars’ relationship grew so tense over the years that it ultimately culminated in the “Coffee Convos” cohost filing a defamation lawsuit against DeJesus. The Teen Mom 3 alum, for her part, later threw a celebration in honor of her legal victory over Lowry, which was filmed for the franchise. [jwplayer 2BYniRZC-zhNYySv2] Amber Portwood, who has been candid about her struggles with depression and substance abuse over the years, has a history of violence on the show. In 2010, she was arrested and charged with three counts of domestic battery after physically assaulting her then-boyfriend, Gary Shirley, in a disturbing moment caught on camera. The Indiana native — who later served time in prison for drug-related charges — attempted to get into a physical fight with Teen Mom OG costar Farrah Abraham at the 2016 Teen Mom reunion after Abraham and her then-boyfriend, Simon, made fun of Portwood’s then-fiance, Matt Baier. The drama between the So, You’re Crazy Too? author and her castmates didn’t end there. In January 2023, Portwood came under fire after a phone call between her and Teen Mom: Family Reunion costar Ashley Jones leaked online — audio footage that appeared to depict Portwood threatening to “mutilate” her colleague. While Portwood, Jones, DeJesus, Abraham and Lowry have all been involved in numerous Teen Mom fights over the years, they are far from the stars in the franchise who have feuded with their MTV colleagues. Jenelle Evans, Cheyenne Floyd, Jade Cline and more have all had beef with one castmate or another. Keep scrolling to see the messiest Teen Mom feuds in the history of the franchise:

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Kailyn Lowry and Briana DeJesus

Lowry and DeJesus’ feud began in late 2017, when the mom of two began dating the “Baby Mamas No Drama” podcast host’s ex-husband. After Marroquin and DeJesus split months later, the former Teen Mom 2 costars’ feud only continued. Years of back-and-forth drama ensued — including Lowry bringing DeJesus’ ex Devoin Austin on her podcast, while Lowry’s ex Chris Lopez invited DeJesus on his — before tensions grew to an all-time high.

In June 2021, Lowry filed a defamation lawsuit against DeJesus, who previously claimed that Lopez told her Lowry had physically assaulted him. (Lowry denied the allegations.) Amid the legal drama, DeJesus made headlines — and was accused of body-shaming — when she sent the mom of three a treadmill.

“I know u are fantastic at RUNNING YOUR MOUTH SO I THOUGHT UR FEET WOULD RUN JUST AS FAST!” the Family Therapy With Dr. Jenn alum captioned a photo of the exercise equipment at the time.

In April 2022, the lawsuit was dismissed in DeJesus’ favor. The MTV personality threw a celebration party in her home state, inviting Teen Mom costars including Cline and Evans. The party later aired on the premiere of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter.

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Ashley Jones and Briana DeJesus

Season 2 of Teen Mom: Family Reunion brought the heat — and the fighting words — when it premiered in January 2023. In one episode, DeJesus and Jones not only got involved in a screaming match — but so did their respective moms, Roxanne and Tea, as they stepped in to defend their daughters.

Tensions only grew as Jones spit at DeJesus, which then kicked off another round of fighting — this time with the mother/daughter pairs each facing off and throwing water bottles and other items at each other.

As fans know, this was not the only time DeJesus and Jones had beef with each other — the two previously feuded one year prior, during the inaugural season of Teen Mom: Family Reunion, when DeJesus called out Jones for making shady remarks about the rest of the cast on social media.

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Amber Portwood and Ashley Jones

DeJesus was not the only cast member of Teen Mom: Family Reunion Jones took issue with — a recorded phone call between her and Portwood leaked online in January 2023, seemingly exposing Portwood’s threats toward the California native.

Portwood, who took issue with Jones twerking in front of her car, called Jones, seemingly to hash out the incident. During the call, Jones asked her Family Reunion costar what she was "on," which elicited an angry response from Portwood, who dealt with substance abuse issues in the past.

Portwood appeared to yell at Jones in the audio of the call, threatening to "mutilate" her. "You f—ked with the wrong bitch, you dumbass," Portwood appeared to say. "You're f—king stupid."

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Jenelle Evans and Amber Portwood

In February 2022, the Teen Mom OG star and the Teen Mom 2 alum got into it over social media after Evans — who was fired from the show in 2019 — shared a TikTok video about Teen Mom: Family Reunion.

"I don’t get why Amber Portwood is still allowed in this franchise!” one fan commented, to which Evans replied, "But she's scared of me.”

The Read Between the Lines author then brought up Portwood’s alleged use of a machete in a domestic violence incident with her ex, Andrew Glennon. Portwood, for her part, took to Instagram Live to slam Evans for her comments, though she didn’t “want to say their name.”

“They know who they are,” Portwood said, seemingly referring to Evans and her husband, David Eason. "Hillbilly trash. Disgusting. Weirdos." She then appeared to shade the couple’s firing, adding, “I can say right now, I still got a job."

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Farrah Abraham and Cheyenne Floyd

Abraham got into a heated argument with Floyd in the first episode of Teen Mom: Family Reunion in January 2022. At the time, Floyd’s ex-boyfriend, Cory Wharton, confronted the My Teenage Dream Ended author and questioned her about her previous claim that he and Floyd “had a baby to get on this show.”

“That’s how you feel?” Wharton questioned Abraham, who replied, "I guess I do. I guess I feel really ghetto too like that." The racist remark “triggered” Floyd, she said in a confessional, to confront Abraham herself. "To say ghetto because he's Black? I can get ghetto, bitch! Let's do it. You wanna call him ghetto because he's Black, let's have some f—ing fun,” she shouted.

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Farrah Abraham and Amber Portwood

The two were involved in one of the rare physical fights that took place in the franchise. During a 2016 Teen Mom reunion, Abraham and her then-boyfriend made jokes at Portwood’s then-fiance’s expense — causing the It’s Never Too Late author to curse and attempt to lunge at the OnlyFans creator. Portwood had to be held back by security and the two were separated by host Dr. Drew. Abraham’s dad, Michael, and Baier also got involved in the brawl, with the Boston native pushing Abraham’s father to the ground.

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Kailyn Lowry and Leah Messer

The Teen Mom 2 costars were close friends — even traveling to Costa Rica together — until Lowry felt as if the West Virginia native sided with her longtime nemesis, DeJesus.

"My friendship with Kail has been rocky,” Messer said at the May 2022 Teen Mom 2 reunion after storming offstage and not wanting to discuss her relationship with her former friend. ”An unfortunate situation occurred a few weeks after being home [from Teen Mom: Family Reunion] when I 'liked' an Instagram post of Briana's referencing self-growth. I was unaware at the time that a fat-shaming situation [DeJesus’ treadmill “present”] had occurred between Briana and Kail. It should be known that I don't and will never support fat-shaming or bullying in any way, shape or form."

Messer continued: “This caused tension and hurt feelings that I hope can one day be resolved. I'm honestly sick and tired of being brought into this drama, having my kindness taken for weakness or being put in a position to where it seems as though I need to choose someone's side.”

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Leah Messer and Briana DeJesus

While Messer isn’t one to typically get involved in drama, she caused a stir when she appeared to claim DeJesus has a “mean girl attitude” during the May 2022 reunion of Teen Mom 2. On the inaugural episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, DeJesus confronted Messer. “I feel like there's not a sisterhood with everybody. When it comes to you, Leah, it's a little forced. Some people, I can relate to more than others," she told the Hope, Grace & Faith author.

As the two discussed the “mean girl” comments — they revealed they previously tried to hash it out via social media DMs — DeJesus wished they discussed it more in person. ”We could have spoke about it. We didn't. I remember seeing you, you gave me a hug and I left to the airport," she claimed. “So you wait until months later, the reunion airs and you go on this rant on social media. I feel like I can't get close with you the way I am with everybody else."

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Kailyn Lowry and Jade Cline

Though the two used to be friends, Lowry chose sides when it came to Cline, DeJesus and Jones’ drama on Teen Mom: Family Reunion season 1.

"I wrote down, ‘Jade is off the wall and I can’t stand her,’” the Delaware resident said on her “Coffee Convos” podcast in January 2022, looking at her notes from the episode. "I wrote down in my notes that Jade needs to shut up. This was not about you, this was about Briana and Ashley."

Cline appeared to react to Lowry’s comments via TikTok. “Talking about some, ‘I don’t f—k with her.’ You CAN’T f—k with me. Just say that,” the mother of one lip synced. “Don’t say you don’t f—k with me, you can’t. And that’s why you’re mad.”

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Mackenzie McKee and Cheyenne Floyd

McKee came under fire in January 2021 when she referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as a “colored woman,” and Floyd took issue with the racist phrase.

“After Mackenzie's colored comment came out, she asked to call me, and I told her no problem. We had a conversation that she continued to put her foot in her mouth, explaining how she knew nothing about segregation & how black people were referred to as colored where she came from,” Floyd later recalled of their conversation.

"I took my time to teach a lesson when I did not have to. It is not my responsibility to teach you. But since I am the only black cast member on the show, she felt like she had to call me and explain,” the California native added. “After an hour-long conversation, she thanked me for even talking to her because she said her husband thought I was going to be 'one of the angry Black women.'"

McKee acknowledged the pair’s phone call, but dismissed Floyd’s accusations about her then-husband’s alleged remarks, calling them “sad lies.”

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Ashley Jones and Jade Cline

Fans first saw Cline and Jones go head-to-head at the Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant 2019 reunion, but it was clear there was still drama between them years later. While on season 1 of Teen Mom: Family Reunion, the pair ended up in a screaming match when discussing Jones’ unflattering social media comments about her costars, with Cline accusing Jones of saying “really toxic things.”

Though Jones owned up to her errors — "I'm big enough to say I should have never said s—t,” she admitted — the two wound up yelling in each other’s faces, though they have since appeared to have made amends.

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Jenelle Evans and Kailyn Lowry

Evans made headlines in December 2018 when she torched a “peace offering” from her former Teen Mom 2 costar.

“Kail Lowry, for years you've been super jealous and envious of all us girls on the show. You try to make your way into the group, then turn into a mean ass person when it came down to me,” Evans wrote via social media at the time alongside a video of her lighting Lowry’s haircare product on fire. "You apologize on/off, claim I need to be apologizing sometimes, then talk s--t constantly about me and my husband to the tabloids?! THEN you had the balls to send me a PEACE GATHERING GIFT?! Don't send me gifts and then go talk s--t AGAIN!!! Wow, you're an idiot cuz this is what I do for gifts sent from fake ass bitches like you. Stay out of my life, go worry about your own."

In the years that followed, Lowry and Evans' relationship was up and down — Evans’ husband notoriously body-shamed the Pride Over Pity author via social media — until the Pennsylvania native publicly apologized for accusing Evans of something she didn’t do.

In 2017, Lowry claimed that Evans leaked her pregnancy news with her third son, Lux — but in April 2022, she realized she “blamed the wrong person,” she told her Instagram followers at the time. “With that being said, I wanted to formally apologize to my former costar Jenelle for wrongfully accusing her of leaking my pregnancy news when I was pregnant with Lux. At the time, I felt hurt and betrayed over a moment that I should have been able to announce on my own timeline, and I voiced those feelings against who I thought caused them,” Lowry explained, concluding her message: “All in all, no one likes admitting when they’re wrong here, and I wanted to extend that apology to Jenelle. I am sorry.”

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Farrah Abraham and Catelynn Lowell

The former Teen Mom OG costars have slammed each other repeatedly over the years. Abraham made headlines in 2016 when she told her then-costars Portwood and Lowell to “take notes on how to be a good mom and a full-time mother you need all the help you can get.”

Three years later, Lowell exclusively told Us Weekly about her excitement over Floyd replacing Abraham on the series — and she threw major shade at her old costar in the process. “We love Cheyenne and she’s a better fit than Farrah was,” the Michigan native told Us at the time. “She’s [a] respectful, loving and caring person, and finally all of us girls can sit on a couch, go out and just have fun with one another. We wouldn’t want it any other way.”

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Maci Bookout and Farrah Abraham

In 2015, when Teen Mom OG broke the fourth wall — in this instance, having the castmates interact with each other — Bookout openly disapproved of Abraham filming porn.

“I don’t judge Farrah or dislike her, but Bentley’s in kindergarten. So kids already ask him about being on TV. And now it’s like ‘Oh, is your mom the one who did a sex tape? Is your mom the one who did a porn?’” the Things That Matter cofounder told her costars Portwood, Lowell and Tyler Baltierra.

After Abraham was shown the footage of her costar slamming her — Bookout also stated she didn’t want to film the show if Abraham was still going to be on it — the Iowa native fought back.

“Hey Maci, why are you here?” the entrepreneur yelled. “I think you should not be here because you don’t want to be here. Bye-bye! My life’s not about porn. I have a child too, I see her every day, and it doesn’t affect her. If it was about Bentley, that would be something else. Bentley doesn’t even know my name.”