From being in trouble with the law to being open to spawning more kids, it’s been a busy week for the stars/former stars of the Teen Mom franchise! In an effort to bring you up-to-date on the latest Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, Teen Mom OG and Teen Mom 2 news, The Ashley brings you the Teen Mom News Pile.
Here are some of the major (and minor but interesting) ‘Teen Mom’-related things that happened over the last week or so…
Warrant Issued for Arrest of Bar Smith for Not Complying with Terms of His Probation
Bar is once again on the wrong side of the law.
The legally challenged ‘Teen Mom 2’ dad— who was released from jail in March after spending more than seven months behind bars— currently has a warrant out for his arrest in Nevada.
As The Ashley previously told you, the baby daddy of Ashley Jones was sentenced to six months in jail (which he had already served), and one year of informal probation as part of a plea deal he accepted in February. Bar pleaded “nolo contendere” to a misdemeanor charge of “battery constituting domestic violence” and had the rest of felony charges —which stemmed from his July 2024 arrest for allegedly holding Ashley hostage in her Las Vegas apartment— dismissed.
As part of his probation terms, Bar had to avoid any more charges and “negative” contact with Ashley…and take parenting classes, substance abuse evaluations and therapy. It appears that Bar has not followed through on the parenting classes and therapy he was required to take— or, at least, he hasn’t been able to prove that he has done so.
According to court records obtained by The Ashley, Bar had a probation requirement “Status Check” hearing on May 29. He was not present, as he is currently living in California, but was supposed to be beamed into the hearing via Zoom. However, Bar’s lawyer told the court that Bar was “having issues logging into Zoom.” Bar’s attorney stated that Bar confirmed to him that he had done the therapy and parenting classes he was required to do.
“However, he did not have proof,” the minutes from the hearing state. “Court noted that it needed the proof of the classes by the next hearing. If there was no proof and [Bar] was still not present, then it would issue a bench warrant.”
Bar’s next scheduled hearing was June 10. It appears that he did not produce what the judge asked him to produce, as the judge issued a bench warrant that same day for Bar’s arrest.
There is currently an arrest warrant out in Henderson, Nevada for Bar, with the reason listed as “Failure to Pay.” His bail amount for that is listed as $2190, but it is unknown if the two warrants are related.
As of press time, Bar does not appear to be in custody in Nevada.
