Amber Portwood
Amber Leann Portwood
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Amber Leann Portwood
May 14, 1990 |
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| Years active | 2009-present |
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| Children | 2 |
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Personal life[edit]
Amber Leann Portwood was born in Anderson, Indiana on 14 May 1990 to parents Tonya Portwood and Shawn Portwood Senior. Portwood has an older brother, Shawn Portwood Junior.Portwood became pregnant with her first child with then-boyfriend, Gary Shirley, and gave birth to their daughter, Leah Leann Shirley, on 12 November 2008. Though Portwood and Shirley became engaged, they ultimately separated. Shirley was granted full custody of their daughter in December 2011.[1]
In 2014, Portwood met Matt Baier, an unemployed former radio DJ, via Twitter. The pair became engaged the following year, however, after multiple postponements of their wedding, Portwood and Baier split in June, 2017.[2] As of 2017, she is dating Andrew Glennon, whom she met while filming Marriage Boot Camp. Amber gave birth to her second child, a son named James Andrew Glennon on 08 May 2018, weighing 7lb 11". [3]
Portwood revealed on a 2017 episode of Teen Mom OG that she has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder.[4]
Domestic abuse and prison sentence[edit]
MTV aired footage of Portwood's violent behavior towards her child's father Gary Shirley, including an assault in which Shirley refused to physically defend himself, prompted an investigation from both the police department of Anderson, Indiana, and that city's branch of the state Child Protective Services, along with sparking hundreds of public complaints questioning Portwood's suitability to be a mother. Police searched Portwood's apartment, finding "evidence that requires further investigation," but would not specify what had been found at the time; it was later revealed that Portwood had been caught with a large quantity of marijuana and crack cocaine. On November 3, 2010, it was reported that Portwood agreed to allow Indiana CPS to monitor her for up to six months in exchange for CPS's allowing her to maintain custody of Leah.On November 18, after an extensive investigation, Portwood was charged with three counts of domestic violence, two of them felonies, in connection with separate incidents of on-camera abuse of Shirley.[5] The same day, MTV released a statement concerning the charges filed on Portwood: "We are cooperating with all parties and hope for a quick and fair resolution that allows everyone involved to move forward in a positive manner." [6]
In December 2011, Portwood was arrested for the Class D felony of possession of a controlled substance and was later charged with violating her probation on her earlier domestic-violence charges by breaching conditions including behaving well in society, obtaining a GED certificate, completing six months of anger-management training, paying her probation fees, and setting up a $10,000 college fund for Leah. She was held without bond in Madison County Jail until her January 27, 2012, hearing on both charges, at which she entered a guilty plea and the court scheduled a sentencing hearing for February 6 of that year. On February 6, Portwood was given a five-year suspended sentence with the provision that all charges would be dropped if she went to and completed rehab. In March 2012, Portwood failed to take a required drug test, violating the associated condition of her suspended sentence and putting herself in jeopardy of having the five-year suspended sentence reimposed. At the ensuing probation violation hearing, the judge in the case declined to reimpose any portion of the suspended sentence, instead requiring Amber to complete 30 days of daily drug tests. Portwood subsequently dropped out of her rehabilitation program and was charged with a third violation of her probation; in June 2012, the court reimposed Portwood's five-year sentence in its entirety.[7]
On June 13, 2012, Portwood began serving her five-year sentence, during which she was expected to attend substance abuse classes and earn her GED.[8]
On December 20, 2013, Portwood made an appearance on the talk show Dr. Phil. She revealed that she has been released from jail early due to good behavior and now has her GED. Portwood also revealed that she was high on prescription and illegal medication for most episodes of Teen Mom and that she is sober with no intent of ever using again. Portwood is working on obtaining a joint custody agreement with her ex-boyfriend Gary Shirley and is trying to focus on being a good mom to her daughter. She also has established an organization to help teens stay off drugs.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Amber Portwood's Criminal History: A Timeline of Her Arrests - Wetpaint". 5 November 2013.
- ^ "It's Over! Amber Portwood Confirms Breakup With Matt Baier on Instagram". 12 June 2017.
- ^ "'Teen Mom OG' Star Amber Portwood Just Gave Birth to Her Second Child". 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Teen Mom OG's Amber Portwood Reveals Bipolar Re-Diagnosis Has Forced Her to Give Up Hope on More Children". People Magazine. 1 May 2017.
- ^ CNN, By Alan Duke,. "'Teen Mom' star charged with domestic violence felonies".
- ^ "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". MTV News.
- ^ "Amber Portwood Prison: 'Teen Mom' Sentenced To 5 Years". The Huffington Post. 5 June 2012.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (June 14, 2012). "Teen Mom's Amber Portwood Begins Prison Sentence". TV Guide. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Dr. Phil Television program. December 20th, 2013
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Reality television participants
- MTV Channel
- Teenage pregnancy in television
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Anderson, Indiana
- People with bipolar disorder
- People with borderline personality disorder
- Prisoners and detainees of Indiana
- Criminals from Indiana
- American female criminals
- 21st-century American criminals
- People convicted of domestic violence
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