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Fans were quick to speak out with their reactions to this announcement. “Let’s see how long this marriage lasts when they don’t have this excess MTV money and Rhine has to dip into their real living money,” wrote NommyPie on reddit. They added, “Oh who am I kidding, [Ryan’s parents Jen and Larry] will hand over their paychecks to Rhine anyways.”
User Repogirl27 agreed with this theory, writing, “What if Ryan and MacKenzie are okay with Jen and Larry still filming because they plan on giving their MTV checks to them? And Larry and Jen are okay with that arrangement because they’re tired of M&R looking bad on national television and this gives J&L an opportunity to do some damage control on their behalf and make sure they’re financially set for the baby.”
“Well that sucks with a new baby making its entrance soon,” wrote misspriss91. “D*mn imagine being her. You’ve dreamed about being on 16 and pregnant and teen mom and you finally get it made reality but you got with the lowest of his season with a million issues.”
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Credit: MTV
Many fans seem to be in Maci’s corner after this update. “It’s about time someone stopped being an enabler and protected her child. Go Maci! The MTV money and attention would only fuel his addiction and other issues and Bentley doesn’t need to hear about everything his high dad did for the rest of his life. The driving and marrying under influence was already bad enough,” wrote Nice2meetya2.
Meanwhile, Ryan went on his own public rant after this reveal… but he was speaking out against addiction.
“I will never stop speaking out against this horrible disease! It consumes your life and turns you into someone even you don’t know. I’m asking you to never give up. Each day is a struggle. I’ve made mistakes and I have really messed up in the past but there is so much hope ahead and it doesn’t mean I can’t change the future,” Ryan wrote on Facebook.