Former 'Teen Mom' Star Amber Portwood Slams Justin Bieber's Behavior: 'It's About Publicity & It's About Money. That's All It Is'
April 30 2014, Published 11:23 a.m. ET
Former Teen Mom star Amber Portwood has turned her troubled life around and now wants to help mentor other teens to do the same — but Canadian pop star Justin Bieber might be a lost cause!
Having had kicked her addictions and wild behavior while serving 17 months in an Indiana prison, Portwood taped a segment on The Maury Show in which she tried to talk some sense into teenage girls taking a toxic path in life, and only RadarOnline.com has the exclusive sneak peek.
"We got young people in Hollywood who are acting a lot like these kids. What do you think of Justin Bieber?" Maury Povich asked Portwood, 24.
"He wants attention. The thing about…I remember being a teenager. I wanted attention, I wasn't getting it, so I did crazy stuff. Exactly what you guys are doing," the mother of one admitted.
"And that's what it is. It's about publicity and it's about money. That's all it is."
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The show airs Thursday, May 1 and you can watch a clip below:
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"Amber was a fantastic mentor for the teen guests that appeared on the show," an insider told RadarOnline.com.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Portwood exclusively told RadarOnline.com while still locked up — a consequence of a 5-year sentence for failing to complete a drug rehab program, which was required from earlier arrests for drug possession and parole violations — that she was "working my a** off to get out" and even got her GED.
Since being released from prison, Portwood has remained relatively private, except for a Twitter fight with Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans.
It all started after Portwood gave an interview where she said Evans belonged behind bars and that getting pregnant for a second time was irresponsible.
Do you think Bieber's behavior is all for attention and money? Sound off in the comments below…