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“Does anybody think the 2 YEAR restraint order placed on Rhine was the final straw for MTV? That and passing out while driving, marrying a sociopath and drinking immediately after rehab? But Big Mac blames Maci!” pondered CatBoudreaux on reddit.
Some fans agreed that it was MTV’s decision to boot Ryan and Mackenzie. “[Mackenzie] can try to blame Maci but we all know that MTV would have filmed Ryan and Mack when they really wanted to,” wrote Nice2meetya2. “MTV didn’t. The general public was very critical towards MTV after he passed out for a bit behind the wheel. Ryan became a liability to MTV. And as for Maci, would MTV have filmed something she could not possibly have know, she would have been hated too for not protecting Bentley enough. I think she is right to keep his dad from.the screen. I also think she is actually doing Ryan a huge favor, protects him even.”
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However, others believe Maci pushed MTV into the decision. “ think MTV won’t film him because of Maci. She refused to film unless he got help and he said no,” wrote llamalover729. They added, “I think everyone involved knows he isn’t sober so MTV won’t fight it too much. They know Maci is right and probably support her. Overdosing while filming would be horrific for them.” User MrsVrt wrote, “Maci is the golden girl of OG and I don’t blame her at all for leveraging that to keep Ryan off the show. He threatened her and her family. He’s also a drug addict that I highly doubt is in recovery. And yes, I realize that Jenelle was filmed while nodding out and Amber was filmed assaulting Gary, on drugs, and threatening to kill herself. The difference is that Benny is like 8-9 and has a mom that is willing to throw down to do what she can to protect her son from as much hurt as she can.”