“My mental health is more important to me right now,” says the OG cast member.
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Amber Portwoodshut down claims she was fired fromTeen Mom: The Next Chapter.
“My mental health is more important to me right now,” Portwood said.

Amber Portwood on ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’.Credit:MTV
“If I’m gone, whos gonna be the villain for them?
Whos gonna play that role?
Who are they gonna keep lying about and having their puppets making up stories like that?”

Amber Portwood on ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’.MTV
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She shares daughter Leah with ex Gary Shirley and son James with another ex, Andrew Glennon.
Herestrangement from her teenage daughterhas been documented onTeen Mom: The Next Chapter.
“I would love to have my daughter with me.
I would love to do mom-and-daughter things.
Its up to her.
She doesnt want to be around me at the moment while shes in therapy.