August Keen told police that he and Jenelle Evans have been dating more than two years. There is one problem with that. Evans and her husband, David Eason, have only been separated for eight months.
Teen Mom fans thought Jenelle Evans’ life in North Carolina was pretty dramatic. The former reality TV star is outdoing herself since her big move. Since moving to Las Vegas, she’s encountered several newsworthy issues, including getting fired and losing custody of her eldest son. While fans of the series have argued the move to Vegas was a rash decision, explicitly made to follow a “new boyfriend,” that relationship might not have been so new. Recently released body cam footage is making Jenelle Evans’ relationship with August Keen look more and more suspicious, and that’s a pretty hard feat. According to the talent manager turned love interest, he and Evans have been together for over two years.
Jenelle Evans has denied her romance with August Keen
Jenelle Evans has spent months denying any romance with August Keen. Even during her appearance on Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, she refused to label her ongoing flirtation with her talent manager as anything more than a professional relationship. As recently as a few months ago, she denied they were officially together. None of that was true.
Fans of the series didn’t believe her the first time she said it. They didn’t believe her when she insisted her move had nothing to do with love. Still, few followers would have guessed she and Keen were together for the amount of time Keen claimed in the released body cam footage. Many followers assumed the relationship started sometime around March or April 2024, with her May move to Las Vegas solidifying their romance. Keen suggests it’s a much more established relationship.
August Keen said he has been dating Jenelle Evans for years
Jenelle Evans and August Keen’s relationship keeps getting weirder. After months of speculation about whether the duo was official, The Ashley Reality Roundup Group broke the news that Keen had referred to Evans as his “girlfriend” in a 911 call placed from her rental home.
Now, the publication is back with more drama about the duo. The Ashley Reality Roundup Group recently got its hands on body cam footage from the night of the 911 call. In the footage, Keen is seen talking to police following the call. He is quick to let them know that he and Evans had been together for “two-and-a-half years.”
Following the release of the 911 call, Keen came forward to issue a statement via Instagram. He insisted that the domestic matter had been dealt with and that everything had been resolved. He went on to claim that he only called 911 to help “de-escalate” an argument that began after a day of drinking. Keen backtracked on statements he made about Evans’ drinking and drug use.
Was she cheating on David Eason?
The recently released body cam footage suggests Jenelle Evans’ relationship with August Keen very much overlapped her marriage to David Eason. Based on Keen’s statement to police, he has been in a relationship with the troubled reality star since at least 2022. So, did she cheat?
If Keen’s statement is accurate, she was likely cheating on her husband. Evans and Eason were very much together until early 2024. The mother of three filed for separation from her troubled ex in February 2024. He moved out of the house that month and has not returned. While it’s unclear where they were emotionally as a couple before the separation, legally, they were very much together. It’s possible Evans started a relationship with Keen years before leaving David Eason. Still, it is equally likely that the talent manager lied about the length of their relationship. It’s unclear why he would opt to lie, though.
Eason has also moved on. He has been dating a woman named Kenleigh Heatwole for several months. He appears to be living with the 20-something after spending months living alone on a boat he and Evans own.
