Ryan Edwards is hoping to keep the details of his MTV contract private— and out of his very public divorce court case!
The Sun broke the news on Friday that the Teen Mom star filed a motion this week for a protective order that he hopes will enable him to keep the terms of his show contract— as well as the Non-Disclosure Agreement he’s signed for ‘Teen Mom’— out of public view and out of his ongoing divorce case with his estranged wife Mackenzie.
According to court docs obtained by The Sun, Ryan begged the judge to keep the info contained in his ‘Teen Mom’ contract confidential, writing that he is worried about incurring a big fine from MTV– and possibly losing his place on the show— should that info be exposed in court.
“Defendant has previously been under contract with a certain media corporation for his appearance on a certain television show,” the docs state. “Part of this contract includes a nondisclosure clause and hefty financial penalty for violating the nondisclosure. Therefore, Defendant by contract is prohibited from providing said contract without violating the agreement.
“Production of this contract would not only be a breach of contract but would potentially jeopardize Defendant’s appearance on future television shows with this media company or its subsidiaries.”
Ryan argued that he has already shown the court substantial proof of his earnings and income without needing to produce the ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ contract and NDA agreement that the judge is reportedly asking for.
As The Ashley previously reported, Ryan filed a motion earlier this month to modify the amount of child support he pays to Mackenzie for their two children, Stella and Jagger. He stated that the Order Setting Temporary Child Support that was filed in February 2025 was based on his monthly income at the time– $13,333, which included his ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ earnings, as well as the income he earned at his “regular” job as a mechanic. The documents go on to claim that Ryan is “no longer earning income through that series, through no fault of his own.”
Filming for ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ has been on pause for months, with many of the cast members stating publicly that they do not know if the show will continue or not, as production has not indicated that there will be a Season 3 but has also not issued a cancellation notice to the cast. (The Ashley is hearing rumblings that something is in the works, and will be discussing this soon.)
Anyway, at the time of Ryan’s filing, he was basically confirming that he was no longer filming for the show and, as a result, was no longer making those giant MTV paychecks that had brought his monthly income to more than $13k.
“Defendant is unable to continue to pay support in accordance with the October 2024 Order and requests that this court enter an Order Modifying Support until the final hearing in this matter,” the court docs state.
As The Ashley told you in February, Ryan was ordered to begin paying Mackenzie $1,553 in monthly child support for Jagger and Stella. (Ryan also shares 16-year-old son Bentley with ex Maci Bookout and daughter Presley with fiancée Amanda Conner.)
Ryan was reportedly earning a $35,000 paycheck for each episode of ‘Teen Mom: The Next Chapter’ that he appeared in, and as The Ashley previously reported, he began working a “regular” job in August 2024, earning $27 an hour. In the latest court documents; however, Ryan claims he is now only earning income through his “regular” job, where he allegedly makes $4,282 a month.
As of press time, the judge in the case has not ruled on Ryan’s motion to keep his ‘Teen Mom’ documents sealed. He and Mack are due to meet in court again next month for a hearing in their (seemingly never-ending) divorce case.
