MTV's 16 and Pregnant and its spinoff Teen Mom may be directly responsible for reducing the birthrate of teens by nearly 6 percent since its premiere in 2009, according to a new study. Will these findings finally put a rest to the "but it glamorizes teen pregnancy" handwringing?
With reality shows about unplanned pregnancies dominating
The good news? Ebony Jackson and Josh Rendon, who were featured on the first season of 16 and Pregnant, have beaten the odds that plague teen parents by getting married and staying together. The bad news? They were arrested in September 2011 and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, possession of drug…
Whitney Purvis, who was featured on the first season of MTV's 16 and Pregnant, was arrested yesterday after she allegedly stole a pregnancy test from her local Walmart. According to police, the 20-year-old hid a First Response in her hoodie and then went to the store's restroom and used it. There's no word on the…
This week, MTV announced that it has ordered a third installment of its successful Teen Mom franchise, this time culling the cast from the fourth season of 16 and Pregnant, which will premiere March 27.
Joshua Rendon and Ebony Jackson-Rendon, a couple from MTV's 16 And Pregnant, have lost their child to the state and are currently facing criminal charges after police searched their home. And what did the cops find? You may want to stop eating, or thinking about anything pleasant, before you read this, because it will…
On last night's reunion special of 16 & Pregnant, Kayla, the teen whose history of anorexia complicated her pregnancy, sat down to discuss her episode
The situation surrounding the teenage pregnant couple on last night's 90-minute season finale was probably the best argument for abortion or adoption that this series has featured, as they had no income, no home, and were forced to live with an opiate addict. Still, the teens chose to raise their child. Allie, a high…
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, we learn Coco's measurements, discover that vaginas come in different shapes and realize that Billy Bush is — surprise! — kind of an asshole.
In case you were wondering, she's 39.5, 24, 40. Ice-T follows this up by appropriately quoting Sir Mix-a-Lot. It's one…
Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant may be making audiences more pro-choice. But these real-life public service announcements come with a cost.
As it is with the lion's share of these kids, the baby daddy on last night's episode was an idiot asshole who was way too immature to even begin to comprehend what it takes to be a father. Taylor is a 15-year-old pregnant high school freshman who is going out with 16-year-old Nathan. Taylor's mother seems to be the…
On last night's episode of 16 & Pregnant, 17-year-old Kianna got knocked up by her 15-year-old boyfriend of two months, Zak. Only Kianna seemed to understand the enormity of their situation—neither of them had jobs and she only had $130 in savings—and how difficult it would be for them to continue their education if…
The mother of Whitney Purvis—who was featured on the first season of 16 & Pregnant—was arrested arrested over the weekend in Georgia for drug possession. April Purvis, 37, was charged with felony possession of meth and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. When asked for a comment by TMZ on her mother's arrest,…
Last night's special 90-minute installment of the show featured Kayla, a 17-year-old whose eating disorder caused her to rush to the ER after she began having contractions at 31 weeks, brought on by not eating. Kayla had been diagnosed with anorexia when she was 13 after being hospitalized for the disease. Throughout…
Jordan Ward—a former model who had to cut her brief career short after she became pregnant in high school and later starred in the season premiere
On last night's episode, 17-year-old Cleondra was the second of her siblings to become pregnant as a teenager. In a rare moment for this show, Cleondra has a discussion with her mother about how she initially seriously considered abortion as an option, but was discouraged by Mississippi laws requiring either parental…
There have been young grandmothers featured on previous episodes of 16 & Pregnant, but Danielle's 32-year-old mother Casey might be the youngest. She certainly didn't look like a grandma and when Danielle pointed out her stepfather, Casey's husband, it seemed that initially MTV had made some kind of mistake when they…
Last night's episode of 16 & Pregnant took place in Asheville, NC, where teen mom Jamie was provided with free transportation for her infant as well as free on-campus daycare at her public high school. Free for Jamie that is. According to the North Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy literature,…
Jennifer Del Rio and Josh Smith, the teen parents of twin boys, were already all over TMZ for their court battles, restraining orders, and domestic abuse allegations before their episode of 16 & Pregnant even aired last night.
Last night's season three premiere featured Jordan, a teen who had to cut short her modeling career after she discovered she was pregnant. What complicated matters for Jordan and Brian—the father of her child—was her twin sister Jessica, who was having the hardest time out of everyone adjusting to the changes in…
