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However, many fans don’t think that Ryan even wrote this post! “Yeahhhh he didn’t write that. It almost sounds like an ad,” wrote peekabewbew. “Clearly Mackenzie wrote this… She’s panicking because she makes a whole living off of bashing Maci in every single scene she films,” theorized JustCuriousInCanada. “And being Ryan’s defender/enabler. Her life long dream was to be on Teen Mom, I believe she only got with Ryan and is having his baby so she could secure big MTV cheques… If Mack’s with Ryan for love and not fame, I don’t think being off the show would have any effect on her or her relationship… BUT based on the 1000 angry comments she’s made on Instagram since it was reported she and Rhine were fired – I think it’s safe to say her only goal was ‘teen mom fame’ and money. That’s why she’s scrambling to paint Ryan as a victim whose ‘battle with addiction’ needs attention… And MTV is the big, bad wolf who doesn’t care about this ‘disease’. Mack can kick rocks because we watched her marry Ryan twice while he was heavily under the influence. She’s a [piece of sh*t].”
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There’s another piece of this puzzle that is impossible to ignore: the restraining order Maci was recently granted after exposing Ryan’s violent behavior!
Even though the season was tense, it’s what happened after the season ended that made it clear to fans that Ryan was much worse off than he was claiming. In late March, Ryan was busted with a heroin and fourteen needles while driving. From there, it became clear that Ryan was in a very dark place — and apparently, it was also violent.
In early April, only a few days after Ryan’s arrest, Maci Bookout filed a restraining order against her baby daddy.