Teen Mom alum Jenelle Evans & mother Barbara in talks to return to show as full-time cast members 3 years after firing
TEEN Mom 2 alum Jenelle Evans and her mother, Barbara, are in talks to return to the show as full-time cast members three years after being fired.
Sources close to Jenelle, 30, have revealed exclusively to The Sun that the ex MTV star had secret meetings in Orlando, Florida earlier this month with Teen Mom executive producer Larry Musnik about returning to the show.
"While Jenelle was filming for Briana's (DeJesus) party, she had meetings with Larry about returning to the show."
"They are trying to give her her job back. And if she films, her mom Barbara films too, and so do the kids- everyone gets their income back," the source added of the former Teen Mom 2 star.
There is of course one exception: "MTV refuses to deal with David in any way whatsoever."
The insider noted with Kailyn Lowry announcing her exit, that the move makes sense for MTV.
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"Bringing back Jenelle could help the franchise, with Kail leaving, they need the drama."
Jenelle attended Briana's party that she had thrown for herself after the defamation lawsuit brought against her by fellow Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn was dismissed.
HINTS AT A RETURN
Jenelle was fired from the series in 2019 after numerous controversies involving herself and her husband David Eason, 33.
In a YouTube video posted on Jenelle's channel, the mom of three addressed her fans regarding the rumors surrounding her return to the show.
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In it, Jenelle sits in the backyard of her North Carolina home with her pool behind her and each of her pets vying for attention.
She starts by apologizing for the gap between videos and states that she's been "busy."
PARTY NIGHT
The star discusses attending Briana's court victory party, and the accommodations that were provided.
She then goes on to talk about how MTV was present during the party: "Did they film me? Yes, I signed an agreement to film."
She quickly follows that up by saying, "We had a little bit of conversation when I arrived. [They asked] how am I doing lately and stuff like that."
"But other than that," she continues, "I just had fun."
"So for everyone freaking the h**l out about this party, it was really about friends coming together."
Jenelle was spotted attending her former 27-year-old cast member's party over social media.
Another Teen Mom star, Jade Cline, 24, posted a behind-the-scenes photo of Jenelle at the party and some sharp-eyed fans noticed a few details.
One fan posted on : "Not only is Jenelle at the party, but [Briana's sister] Brittany's got a mic on her... MTV cameras must be filming as we speak."
APOLOGY DENIED
Jenelle previously took to TikTok following the party to address a fan's question regarding the beef between her and Kailyn.
While recording from a "Star Wars" pod, Jenelle starts the video by saying she had "the best time here."
"Here" refers to Briana DeJesus court victory party.
She continues by saying that while there, "not one time did we really care about talking about Kailyn."
Jenelle reminds the fans that while filming Teen Mom the producers feed them, the stars, the questions they want to film.
"If they're like let's talk about Kail, let's talk about Kail... they can talk about Kail."
The 16 & Pregnant alum then goes on to speak on the commenter's statement directly.
She starts by denying any notion that all the haters have "linked up" and instead singles out one hater instead.
"Kail is a big hater," Jenelle then emphatically adds, "I do not accept her apology."
She concludes the TikTok by stating: "The issues that me and Kail have go really deep...Kail started s**t for no reason by filing this to begin with."
One follower then asked: "Please explain more about how it was 'for no reason.'"
Jenelle responded: "That time. She wasted everyone’s time and money, yet she talks mad s**t about everyone in life on her podcast."
Another commenter attempted to cut deep when she stated: "What’s funny is none of these girls even like Jenelle they literally just used her because the more haters the better."
Jenelle again replied to the comment, defending herself by stating, "Briana is the only one I talk to since leaving the show... we just don’t brag about it everywhere like Kailyn’s bulls**t podcast."
KAIL'S PLEA
The apology in question is one recently made by Kailyn via Instagram.
In it, the mom of four explained that she wanted "to address [her] storyline."
Kailyn realized that she had "blamed the wrong person for leaking my pregnancy news with" her son, Lux, who is now three years old.
She stated she wanted to "formally apologize" to Jenelle "for wrongfully accusing her of leaking my pregnancy news when I was pregnant with Lux."
Kailyn continued: "At the time, I felt hurt and betrayed over a moment that I should have been able to announce my own timeline."
The reality star had "voiced those feelings against who I thought caused them."
She wished to "have been able to announce my pregnancy on my own terms."
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Kailyn confessed: "No one likes admitting when they're wrong but I was wrong here."
She concluded: "I wanted to extend that apology to Jenelle. I am sorry."
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