TEEN Mother OG’s Amber Portwood suffered from “suicidal ideas” on the peak of her nasty custody battle with ex-boyfriend Andrew Glennon.
The 29-year-old MTV star has fought for custody of their son James since she was arrested and charged with domestic violence in July 2019.
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Throughout a heated combat along with her child daddy, Amber allegedly attacked him with a machete.
After the arrest, Andrew, 35, was given main custody of their one-year-old child.
In October 2019, the court docket accepted a plea deal and she or he was given no jail time.
On this week’s episode of the MTV series, Amber discovered her ex filed a movement of their custody case to take James from Indiana to California.
She felt “sick” upon listening to the information: “It’s taking an enormous toll on my psychological well being. I’m sick to my abdomen due to these things.
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“After I came upon he was attempting to take James away to California. It simply killed me. It looks like a practice hit you.
“After I went to my psychiatrist, we do a weigh-in each week and I’ve misplaced 9 kilos in every week.”
Amber was in tears when she revealed she turned to her first baby daddy Gary Shirley, 33, when her psychological well being points escalated additional.
She stated the night time she came upon about James probably going to the west coast: “I known as Gary.
“As a result of the final time I attempted to do one thing I known as him and he saved me. I’ll all the time be pleased about that.”
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The truth star remained decided she’s going to NOT lose her son and when requested about James being taken to California and stated: “I’m not going to let that occur. I simply need to hold preventing.”
Gary – who shares 11-year-old daughter Leah with Amber – recalled the incident to his spouse Kristine: “When she known as it was reaching out for assist. She got here out and talked about she had suicidal ideas.
“I informed her look it doesn’t matter what Leah wants you. Think about what she would undergo if one thing occurred, should you did one thing to your self.
“What’s Leah going to do when she’s older? It’s going to mess her up endlessly. Leah’s well being is vital.
“I care about Amber. I might hate for one thing to occur to Amber that might’ve been prevented,” he stated about his child mama.
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Amber and Andrew have continued to work on their issues and The Sun exclusively learned that the former couple has been trying to resolve their battle outside of court.
Andrew filed an emergency motion to postpone their December 18, 2019 hearing after Amber accused him of withholding their 1-year-old son, James.
The Malibu, California native claimed in court documents that there is “no urgency” regarding custody because Amber is “exercising regular parenting time.”
In December 2019, a source exclusively told The Sun Online that co-parenting between the couple is “going smoothly right now.”
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