Jenelle Evans' ex Nathan Griffith 'reached out to Teen Mom star and husband David Eason' after their EXPLOSIVE confrontation amid custody battle
- The Teen Mom 2 star lost custody of all three of her children
- Child services removed the kids after her husband killed their family dog
- She was later fired from the MTV show after eight years on the program
Jenelle Evans' ex Nathan Griffith sent a peace-making text to the Teen Mom star following their heated confrontation on Tuesday.
Jenelle and her husband David Eason were seen having a fiery argument with Nathan, who is the father of Jenelle's son Kaiser, four, in the Columbus County Courthouse parking lot following a custody hearing.
In audio footage obtained by TMZ, Nathan was quizzed over why he was 'hanging out with the paparazzi''. Despite Nathan threatening that he would be taking out a restraining order against David, TMZ report that that he later reached out to Jenelle in a bid to calm the situation.
Clash: Jenelle Evans' ex Nathan Griffith sent a peace-making text to the Teen Mom star following their heated confrontation on Tuesday outside a courthouse
Sources connected to the exes told TMZ that Nathan wasn't happy with how the situation was left and later send a text to his ex to clarify that he was simply chatting to media and not spilling any details on her and David.
Nathan 'thinks Jenelle and David need to drop their us versus the world attitude, and he told them so,' the source shared.
According to the report though Jenelle wasn't convinced by his explanation, and thinks her ex is trying to mess with her and David's custody case.
Confrontation: Despite Nathan (pictured) threatening that he would be taking out a restraining order against Jenlle's husband David, he later reached out to his ex via text message
Footage from Tuesday's incident shows David and Jenelle asking Nathan if he was hanging out with the paps, to which he responded: 'No, I'm just talking.
David replied: 'Keep talking, that's all you ever do!'
Nathan quipped back: 'Hey you wanna ask them (the paparazzi) what we've been talking about.'
It then appeared that David and Jenelle, 27, sped off in the car, as Nathan was heard saying: 'Then I get flipped the bird. You got that on camera, right? I'm actually going to file a restraining order because of that!
Jenelle was back in a North Carolina courtroom with David on Tuesday morning to provide a judge updates 'on their progress,' according to TMZ.
Accusations: Footage from Tuesday's incident shows David and Jenelle asking Nathan if he was hanging out with the paps
However the reality star traded verbal jabs with her mother Barbara before hugging her two-year-old daughter Ensley outside of the courthouse.
Barbara was quick to point out that Jenelle was only putting on the loved-up display 'for the cameras' as Evans held on to the little girl.
'I'm right here outside of the courthouse giving my daughter a hug,' Jenelle could be heard telling her mother. 'If you have a problem with it, then go get an officer because obviously she's not scared.'
Barbara urged her daughter to hurry along with the impromptu visit because she only had half an hour to 'get her lunch.'
Tough: Jenelle was back in a North Carolina courtroom with David on Tuesday morning to provide a judge updates 'on their progress,' according to TMZ
Yikes: The reality star traded verbal jabs with her mother Barbara before hugging her two-year-old daughter Ensley outside of the courthouse
'I'm happy I got this moment,' Evans said out loud before telling her baby girl: 'No, we're not doing visitation today.'
'The new judge is kind of pissed off you weren't there,' Jenelle told her mom before Ensley started crying.
The former MTV star walked into the courtroom hand-in-hand with her husband earlier in the morning.
Tragic: Jenelle lost custody of her three children, Jace, nine, Kaiser, four, and Ensley, two; seen on Instagram
TMZ also reported that the couple have 'enrolled in couples therapy' in efforts to get their children back after they were removed from their home following an incident where David shot and killed their family dog, Nugget.
Jenelle's four-year-old son Kaiser has been placed with his father Nathan, while her son Jace, nine, remains in Barbara's custody.
Ensley initially was placed with David's mother, but a judge ruled on May 28 that the little girl should be with Barbara, according to US Weekly.
Jenelle was in good spirits on Wednesday as she shared a smiling selfie alongside an update, writing: 'It’s the little things in life. With everything that has been going on lately, I’ve come to realize a child’s love for their mother will never fade '
'No distance, not time, no person can change that special love. This necklace was given to me by my little bubba, Kaiser. He told me he wanted mommy to “match his”. My children are the sweetest and the best.'
Better days? David and Jenelle were married on Sept. 23, 2017 in a backyard ceremony that was filmed for Teen Mom 2; seen in 2017
