Teen Mom's Amber Crying Over Kardashian Slam

Teen Mom's Amber Portwood is having a rough time.

The reality star, 20, made headlines for her nasty breakup with Gary Shirley, her ex-fiance and father to her daughter Leah, 2. (Several physical brawls with Shirley, 22, led to her late December arrest on domestic violence charges.) Now, several websites are reporting that she and her ex are speaking again, and on the verge of a reunion.

Her brother Shawn Portwood insists to Us Magazine that it's absolutely not true. "[Websites are claiming] Gary and Amber are talking every single day," Shawn tells Us. "That's not the case at all!"

Shawn added that his famous sister even plans to change her phone number to prevent any contact whatsoever with her ex.

Another source of grief for Amber: Kim Kardashian, who publicly slammed MTV's Teen Mom phenom, complaining that the show glamorized teen pregnancy.

Talking to Shawn over the phone about the Kardashian fracas, "[Amber] started getting really upset and crying, saying the whole world hates her," Shawn Portwood tells Us.

"She was just so hurt."

To cheer up his sister, Shawn even launched a "Help Amber Portwood" Facebook page. "I wanted her to know that people do care about her. People joined the group and it was very positive. They said that they would keep her in their prayers."

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Teen Mom Stars to Kim Kardashian: Back Off!

Kim Kardashian has made new enemies in Teen Mom stars Amber Portwood and Jenelle Evans.

Both MTV stars spoke up for themselves after Kardashian, 30, blogged a scathing critique of the Teen Mom franchise, complaining the reality show glamorized teen pregnancy.

Snipes Portwood to E! News: "There's actually a study that shows since the original 16 and Pregnant aired, the number of teen pregnancies have gone down."

Adds Portwood, mom to Leah, 2: "Last time I checked, Kim Kardashian had a sex tape floating around on the internet and I'm pretty sure she made a lot of money off of it. She made a sex tape when she was younger and she wants to bash the girls on Teen Mom?"

Plus, she argues, "If you read the articles about the show, they do nothing but talk about how the show reveals how hard it is for all of us. It doesn't glamorize anything! It shows the heartache we've all gone through. We may be 'celebrities' because because our face is out there, but it's only because we've done some bad things. That's not glamorous."

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Kim Blames 'Teen Mom' For Pregnancy Epidemic

Kim Kardashian is blaming MTV's popular Teen Mom reality television show for the teen pregnancy epidemic that has plagued a high school in Memphis, Tennessee.

The socialite took to Twitter on Wednesday and called the program “disturbing” and warned followers that teen pregnany should not be considered “trendy”.

"Does the show Teen Mom disturb anyone else?,” she wrote. “Can't get this Memphis story out of my head. This should NOT be trendy!"

A teen pregnancy epidemic has plagued Frayser High School where ninety students are currently pregnant or have already had a baby this year, according to a report from WMC-TV 5 in Memphis.

According to Kim, the show that has turned Amber Portwood into a celebrity, encourages such behavior.

"I just couldn’t believe this and I find it so sad and disturbing," Kim wrote.

"It seems that shows like Teen Mom are all of a sudden making teen pregnancy seem cool in the eyes of young girls. The kids from these shows are all over the news, even on the covers of magazines, and have been become almost like celebrities, but girls, these are not people you should idolize!"

"When I think back to when I was 16, there is no way I would even have considered having a baby. That thought wouldn’t even have entered my head. Having a baby is one one of the biggest, and most life-changing decisions a person can make and while I’m not saying that no teen is in the position to raise a child, having a baby so young shouldn’t be seen as the trendy thing to do."

Kim even offered some sound advice for young teens who are sexually active and considering having children.

"Girls, please, think very carefully before you make these kind of decisions," Kim writes.

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Teen Mom's Amber Portwood Is In Jail

TMZ has obtained the mug shot of "Teen Mom" Amber Portwood -- taken moments after she was arrested in Indiana for allegedly beating the crap out of her baby daddy ... in front of their daughter.

According to Amber's booking sheet -- the 20-year-old measured in at 5'3", 138 lbs.

Amber was charged with two felony counts of domestic battery, one felony count of neglect of a dependent, and one misdemeanor count of domestic battery.

As we previously reported, Amber allegedly attacked Gary Shirley three separate times between August 2009 and July 2010. Some of the violence was captured on video.

We're told Amber faces three years behind bars and up to $10,000 in fines if convicted on all charges.

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