Teen Mom Briana DeJesus slammed after fans spot ‘concerning’ detail in background of photo with Nova, 10, & Stella, 5
TEEN Mom Briana DeJesus has been slammed after fans spotted a “concerning detail” in the background of a photo with her daughters Nova, 10, and Stella, five.
Briana’s two daughters were hanging out with Nova’s dad, Devoin Austin when fans picked up on the alarming surroundings.
Fans quickly noticed from Devoin’s snap that the two sisters were “glued to iPads” as they sat at the kitchen barstool.
One person commented in a fan forum page: “Of course, those iPad babies are already glued to TikTok.”
A second replied: “What is Stella? Five? That’s so sick.”
Yet a third agreed: “On TikTok at five? Absolutely not. It’s trash.”
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A fourth commented: “That is sketchy, but it’s also really far from being the worst parenting move in this franchise and that is really saying something.”
However, other fans were just grateful to see Devoin include Stella in his life as much as Nova.
Stella’s father, Luis Hernandez, signed away his rights to their daughter.
One fan wrote: “I don’t care about the tablets. Just thankful for Devoin for stepping up and being there for Stella too.”
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A second agreed: “I love how he treats Stella equally to Nova.”
A third commented: “Love this. Devoin has a lot of faults, but I will always think he’s a good guy for taking Stella under his dad umbrella.”
Yet a fourth chimed in: “He has made big mistakes but this is one of the reasons I think he has a good heart and good intentions. Keeping siblings together is important and so special to them.”
DADDY DEVOIN
Fans have watched over the years as Devoin transformed on the show from a troubled teen to a stand-up dad.
MTV viewers first got to know Devoin when he appeared alongside Briana on 16 & Pregnant.
Devoin was notoriously absent during Briana’s pregnancy, while Briana even chose to keep him off of their daughter’s birth certificate.
LEGAL TROUBLES
The MTV star has been arrested numerous times over the years.
Back in 2013 and 2014, Devoin was arrested for possession of marijuana.
According to Starcasm, court docs regarding the 2014 arrest said he was pulled over for a legal tag when a police officer noticed “the odor of burnt cannabis emanating from the driver-side window.”
He was later arrested in 2017 for an outstanding warrant after he didn’t attend a court appearance in 2016 regarding a previous arrest for marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession.
Devoin has seems to have since gotten his act together and has stepped up as Nova’s step-in father.
Based on his social media posts and appearances on the MTV show, Devoin appears to be actively involved in his stepdaughter’s life.
DISTURBING POST
Back in September of last year, Devoin sparked concern from fans as he shared a troubling post confessing to having a “severe gambling problem.”
Devoin reached out to fans for help.
“I got a severe gambling problem and need serious help. Any recommendations?” he asked his followers alongside a red SOS emoji.
“Please help me,” Devoin went on in the series of posts. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m not like selling my s**t to gamble or that f**ked up.”
“But I’m noticing I spend vacations in the casino and that really bothers me. I just can’t get right,” he concluded the honest admission.
Fans of the MTV show were left worried by Devoin’s post and took to Instagram to think of ways to help the Teen Mom 2 star.
One fan offered up advice: “I’m sure he can find a place in Florida they have tonnes of recovery programs, I looked two up already.”
“Well done on him reaching out and being open and honest about his struggles,” another wrote. “I hope he comes out better on the other end.”
BATTLE OF THE EXES
As for Stella’s absent dad, Luis, Briana opened up to her cast mate Cheyenne Floyd about her distress over her ex.
Back in March in an episode of Teen Mom: Girls’ Night In, Briana looked stressed as she told her sister that she’d found a possible lawyer to discuss Luis signing away rights to their four-year-old daughter Stella.
Rewatching Briana’s clip on the sofa, Teen Mom co-star Cheyenne said “my anxiety just went up” as she reflected on the moment.
While Briana prepared to call the lawyer, her sister Brittany DeJesus, danced and sang: “We’re taking him to court, we’re taking him to court.”
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Briana smiled lovingly at her sister as the phone rang.
Watching the clip playback, Cheyenne cheered Brittany and copied the song, “We’re going to court, we’re going to court.”