Teen Mom‘sAmber Portwoodwas charged with domestic battery early Friday morning, PEOPLE has confirmed.
A spokesperson from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department told PEOPLE that Portwood was taken into custody after a the reality star allegedly assaulted her boyfriend while he was holding their child.
“Just after 3:00 a.m., on 7.5.2019, officers were called to [address] reference a disturbance. Officers spoke to the male victim who stated his live-in-girlfriend and he were having a disagreement,” read the statement. “During which time the female, later identified as Amber Portwood assaulted him, while he was holding their one-year-old child. Officers spoke to Amber Portwood at the scene. She was subsequently arrested for her alleged actions in this incident.”
It’s unclear if she’s still in custody, and it’s unclear if she’s entered a plea or has an attorney.
Marion County Police Department
Portwoodwelcomed 1-year-old son Jameswith Glennon on May 8, 2018. She also shares 10-year-old daughter Leah with ex Gary Shirley.
Portwood has previously served time for domestic violence stemming from a 2010 fight she had with Shirley. The two originally appeared on16 and PregnantandTeen Momtogether before splitting.
The reality star ultimately served 17 months in jail for the incident.
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Sheopened up about her mental healthwith her cousin Krystal on last year’s season finale ofTeen Mom OG,revealing she was having a hard time with online bullying.
“They can’t accept the fact that I have postpartum in any way,” she said, referring to people online who criticized her parenting. “I just didn’t know what it felt like because I’d never experienced that before.”
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In a candid talk with costar Catelynn Baltierra, Portwood went on to describe how starring on the show continued to have an impact on her mental health.
“It’s real. I just happen to be on a popular show with a mental illness that is real. It’s complete sabotage when you’re called a horrible mom every day,” she continued, referring to online trolls.
Portwood added, “This show has ruined my name. This show has not shown who I am as a person. They don’t show the funny side of me, they show bad mom, they show all that s—, they show the struggle, they show me crying, they show postpartum. So I go, okay, that’s what’s going on in my life so I guess that’s true. I’m over it.”
In 2017, Portwood said on the show she had been re-diagnosed with borderline personality and bipolar disorder.
source: people.com
