Matt Baier wants Teen Mom OG viewers to know that he"s sick of the scrutiny.
Now that a new season has kicked off, Baier and his fiancee, Amber Portwood are doing damage control on his reputation.
To which I speak for everyone when I say, "too little, too late."
Still, Portwood will fight for the man she loves.
"I think one thing people are going to see is how a lot of the child support cases against him were dropped," Portwood told Hollywood Life.
"They’re going to take a step back and say, ‘Oh wow, maybe I was wrong,"" she said.
"Matt doesn’t have that many kids and he was put out there as this horrible person that he isn’t. It completely shocked him. I had to try to stick with it and stay with him, and thank God I did or it would have been a mistake, Portwood added.
As for the status of their relationship, Portwood says things are great. And even though they have delayed their October wedding, the couple is looking forward to building a future together.
"We’re doing great today,” Portwood said
“That’s not Matt today — that wasn’t even him a couple years ago. I don’t want people to think he’s this slimy guy when he’s so amazing. I want people to see what I see,” she added.
The couple went on Dr. Drew last night to discuss the rumors that have plagued Baier, namely the children that he sired and left behind, as well as his issues with addiction.
“Yes, I have a lousy past. The proof is bad enough — why make stuff up?” Baier told Dr. Drew.
"I wasn’t a deadbeat dad, I was an absentee dad back then, and I think there’s a big difference."
And even though he has five children, he assured viewers that his hands are clean.
“I owe zero dollars in child support.”
Slow claps for the absentee dad.
