TEEN Mom Kailyn Lowry has called out Briana DeJesus for her “lies” on the Family Reunion show and insisted she was “not intimidated” by her joining the franchise.
The reality TV stars are in an ongoing battle, which Briana addressed on the spin-off series, despite Kailyn’s absence.
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The drama continued between the girls after MTV released a deleted scene from the first episode of Teen Mom: Family Reunion in which Briana, 27, discussed her feud with Kailyn, 29.
“I think it all came down to the fact that I was the fifth girl added to Teen Mom [2]“, Briana explained in a testimonial of the previously unaired clip.
“Then I started talking to her ex-husband [Javi Marroquin] and I think that was like the icing on the cake and she hated me ever since.”
Briana added to the other girls when the scene was cut that she thought Kail may have been “bullied” by her, before Leah Messer walked away with Briana and told her she hoped they would work out.
Kailyn was angry at her co-star’s assumptions and cleared the air on the latest episode of her Coffee Convos podcast.
“That’s the furthest thing from the truth,” Kailyn began, recounting how “friends” she was with Briana and her sister before they joined the cast.
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“I want to go into detail here because when this happened, the original plan for Teen Mom 2 at the time was for me to fly to Orlando and do a scene introducing Bri and Brittany to the cast of Teen Mom 2.
“They [MTV producers] I knew we had already spent time together when we had surgery and Brittany and Nova came to my 23rd birthday party in Orlando the year before.
“And so they knew there was kind of a friendly relationship and so they called me to come down to Florida and introduce her to Teen Mom.
“Those plans ended up falling apart, but Brittany called me before they announced it and was like, ‘Hey, I just wanted to let you know we’re joining Teen Mom 2’ and I was like, ‘oh awesome “like I had no problem with it.”
Kailyn returned to Briana’s comments in the deleted scene, insisting that she had no problem with Briana’s addition to the show.
“So what she’s saying is a complete lie. It’s completely b****t. I didn’t care if she came to Teen Mom 2 and bullied who? I’m not bullied by anyone.
SECRET COUPLE
The young mum then shut down Briana’s claims that the couple’s feud started when Briana struck up a romantic relationship with ex-husband and co-parent Javi Marroquin.
“So, let’s quickly get to meeting Javi. None of them were honest with me about their relationship status, that they were talking, they weren’t just friends.
“They were in a conversational situation, they were going to date. They started dating and they weren’t honest about it, so that was my second problem,” she angrily recalled.
DEFAMATION SUIT
Kailyn went on to explain why she sued Briana for defamation in June after claiming her co-star “claimed that Kailyn physically beat Christopher Lopez, the father of two of Lowry’s sons, and broke into Lowry’s house. Mr. Lopez’s mother.”
“My third issue is… so let me say this: people are still confused about the lawsuit between me and Briana. She went to Instagram Live, a public platform where she publicly accused me of crimes that I never committed,” she said. Explain.
“I don’t care who she heard from, she said it was Chris [Lopez] and then she said it was production and then I don’t really know the order of the sequence of events. She goes on Instagram Live and says this and wonders why am I filing a complaint?
Kailyn’s rant continued as she slammed Briana for her comments in the family reunion episode, claiming she still hadn’t spoken to him privately about their past arguments.
“Then [she] on national television – or in this case, a deleted scene on Instagram – says she doesn’t understand and we can settle this privately or whatever she claims on her own Instagram.
“She never told me personally what she said on TV or in her own Instagram post. She never publicly or privately apologized or tried to talk to me about what she said and of what she did.
She continued, “At what point can I defend my name and take legal action when you’re literally accusing me of crimes? Like that’s the part that everyone’s missing.
“I’ve never broken into anyone’s house. I don’t care who told you that. So that’s how I felt about it, how she describes it as being at About Javi and I’ve hated her ever since, that’s complete bulls **t.
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Kailyn’s podcast host Lindsie Chrisley then chimed in to praise fellow Teen Mom star Leah Messer for “walking away” when Briana brought up her beef with her BFF Kail.
Briana and Leah ended up talking away from the group, where Leah explained why she didn’t feel comfortable being involved in the conversation.
However, Lindsie commented that she thought it would have been more “impactful” if Leah shared her feelings with the group rather than on the sidelines.
Kailyn concluded with her thoughts on the show’s Tuesday night season premiere saying, “Overall, I was a bit disappointed with the show. Personally, I don’t think it was worth the Worth watching, but I’m going to keep watching just to recap. I really think it could have been a little better.”
KAIL’S RESPONSE
Kailyn previously made her views on the episode known in the comments section of the official Instagram post displaying the deleted scene.
“Absolutely not. This is bullshit,” she wrote. In a second comment, she added, “But you can pay me my check for talking about me and filming.”
Fans went wild over Kailyn’s comments and her ability to make her presence known even though she wasn’t one of the Family Reunion moms.
“The name comes up without even being on the show. Briana always trying to start some shit,” one wrote.
“It felt like an uncomfortable situation!! I love that Leah didn’t want anything to do with the drama presented and didn’t fall for it!” writes another.
A fourth replied: Was it before or after the treadmill? You know how real life doesn’t sync with the show #teamkail”
Kailyn personally replied, “[She] said we could fix it, but no public or private excuse to publicly accuse me of committing crimes I never committed. I get it, like nothing ever adds up with this shit.”
CONVEYOR BELT
Recently, The Ashley’s Reality Roundup reported that Briana allegedly sent Kailyn on a treadmill before their court date approached.
According to new court documents, Kailyn was upset when Briana’s treadmill arrived at her home.
In an email to Kailyn’s attorney, Briana’s attorney claimed the treadmill “seems like an extremely expensive thing to send someone as an insult.”
“If Ms. Lowry doesn’t want it, I could lose a few pounds myself,” Briana’s attorney joked.
The Sun can exclusively reveal that the two are set to face off in court on January 14, according to court documents.
The hearing is set to rule on Briana’s anti-SLAPP petition, which protects a person’s freedom of speech, which was filed in August to have the case dismissed.
BRIANA’S CLAIMS
The drama began when Kailyn was dropped from the Teen Mom 2 episode on June 8, 2021.
After the episode aired, Briana claimed that Kailyn’s absence was due to her allegedly “committing violent and physical crimes against Mr. Lopez.”
“The defendant also alleged that Lowry was arrested for breaking and entering the home of Mr. Lopez’s mother.”
However, Kailyn replied that she did not break into Chris’ mother’s house or beat him up.
She claimed the statements “threatened” her “ability to earn a living” and asked for $30,000, reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees, and a jury trial.
Briana’s attorney called Kailyn’s lawsuit “baseless” and demanded she pay her client’s legal fees.
He also asked that the entire lawsuit be dismissed, arguing, “It is without merit and is directed exclusively at protected speech on a matter of public interest brought for the purpose of harassing and trying to silence a critic.”
CHRIS TAKES PART
The Sun also reported that Chris has also been drawn into the court war, as he received a subpoena in his baby mama’s case against Briana.
According to Delaware courts, Chris received the subpoena, which orders a person to appear in court, testify or produce documents, on September 16.
Kailyn claimed that Briana and Chris met after her baby daddy tried to support Briana in her legal battle against the mother of four.
According to documents obtained by Starcasm, on Nov. 24, Chris made a statement in court, assisting Briana with her claims against Kailyn.
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