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Briana DeJesus has long expressed her frustrations with her ex, Luis Hernandez. The father of the Teen Mom star’s younger daughter, Stella, has been in and out of the little one’s life for all seven years. The show has documented Briana’s struggle with keeping Luis engaged for his daughter’s sake.
Stella Opens Up About Her Dad on the Latest Episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter
In the latest episode of Teen Mom, Stella shares her own feelings about her dad’s absence for the first time. In one scene, Briana sits with Stella and Nova as she talks to them about enrolling in their new school. She lets the girls know their aunt, Brittany, is their emergency contact. She then asks if there’s anyone they don’t want to be picked up by.
“My dad,” Stella says. Briana looks at her, a little surprised. The 7-year-old explains, “I haven’t seen him in a long time so I would be like, ‘What are you doing?’“
Briana says she’s sorry that Luis hasn’t been around and asks Stella if she wants to see him, to which she says, “No, not really.”
In a later scene, Briana is cleaning Stella’s room and discovers a notebook left open on her daughter’s bed. On the paper, Stella wrote, “Feelings about dad. Do not like that he won’t come.”
Luis’ Current Girlfriend Refuted the Episode’s Claims
Luis recently welcomed another child with his girlfriend Desiree. According to fan account @TeenMomFanz on Instagram, Desiree posted photos of Luis and his baby after the episode aired, writing, “Y’all believe a show if y’all want to.”
Briana DeJesus later responded, insulted at the insinuation Stella or the show would portray the situation falsely. After hurling a number of insults at Desiree, she continued.
Its sad that he only wants to be a father if theres some kind of romantic relationship going on. How dare u say the show is fake. Ur basically saying what aired Thursday night is not valid. Stella has chosen to finally speak up. What ur not gonna do is bring an innocent child into whatever is going on! If he chooses to be with u and care for that secret baby, im happy for her. Flaunting Luis being a dad to Stella’s sister is actually disgusting and u should be ashamed. dont discredit my baby bc ur situation looks different.
Luis is a pos. He chooses to not be around and thats nobodies fault but his own. My daughter is uncomfortable around luis she is 7 years old and shes making adult decisions on not wanting to see her dad. I never speak negatively about him out loud, I tried to give him grace but that has come to an end. He blames his actions on me and the show but baby u signed that contract, u chased those checks, u did ur dirt and u didn’t think the show would highlight it.
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While the he said/she said between Luis and Briana is not necessarily new, hearing Stella’s own words is heartbreaking for Teen Mom fans. As fans discuss the unfolding situation online, many share gratitude for how Devoin Austin, Nova’s dad, has stepped up for Stella in Luis’ absence.
