If you"re a follower of all things Teen Mom, then by now, you"ve probably caught wind of the biggest development to the franchise since Farrah Abraham got fired for being Farrah Abraham.
We"re talking, of course, about Bristol Palin joining the cast of Teen Mom OG.
The news has already prompted several important questions:
Will Bristol be able to deliver the ratings?
Does the average MTV viewer even remember the 2008 election?
Does seeing Russia from one"s house count as collusion?
And, of course, how does the rest of the cast feel about Bristol"s casting?
Now, it turns out the answer to that last query could create some serious problems for the show"s producers:
1. New Girl
Bristol is one of the most famous former teen moms in the country, but the news of her casting came as a total shock, nonetheless.
2. Classified Info
MTV reportedly went to great lengths to keep the news under wraps, even going so far as to refer to Bristol by a codename in meetings and internal documents.
3. The Maci Connection
An insider revealed yesterday that Maci Bookout was directly linked to the decision to cast Bristol.
4. A Failed Gambit
It seems that at one point, Maci refused to continue filming unless producers assured her that they would no longer feature her first baby daddy, Ryan Edwards, on the show. It seems she didn’t want her eldest son to see his father struggling with addiction on TV.
5. Whoops
The move backfired, however, as producers decided to continue filming Ryan while simultaneously seeking out a suitable replacement for Maci.
6. Enter Bristol
And just like that, Bristol wound up joining the cast. Producers decided to keep Maci on the show, and in an ironic twist, Palin might wind up giving Bookout exactly what she wanted …