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Ashley Jones Admits She Was Nervous Discussing Domestic Violence Incident With Bariki Smith On 'Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant'
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Oct. 23 2019, Updated 10:10 p.m. ET
Ashley Jones is using her platform to help others. The Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant star opened up about discussing the domestic violence incident with her ex, Bariki Smith.
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In an exclusive interview with OKMagazine.com, the MTV star spoke about discussing an extremely sensitive topic on a reality television show.
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"Yeah, I think there is always nerves because social media can take things and make things however they want them to be," she said about discussing the situation on the show.
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She continued, "But I think in hindsight, I'm happy I did because a lot of people reached out to me and a lot of people found courage through my situation and that's ultimately the goal."
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On the last season of Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant, a fight between the young couple turned physical. During an interview on the show, Ashley claimed, "We started arguing, I asked him to leave because we needed time apart. He refused to leave and he was being violent so I called the police. The police escorted him and he left, and then he came back. When he came back he got physical with me so I had to call police again and they ended arresting him for domestic violence."
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With tears in her eyes, Ashley looked into the camera and said, "I know he shouldn't put his hands on me. I know that."
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Following the incident, Ashley was confused with how to handle the situation with Bar, and now her family.
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Despite their ups and downs, Ashley told OKMagazine.com exclusively that the two are co-parenting the best they can!
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"We are good, you know we are always trying to figure out the best way to co-parent, so that is our number one priority," she admitted.
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The young exes share one daughter together, Holly.
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Ashley gushed over Bar as a dad saying "he's great." She continued, "We are young parents obviously, we are just trying to figure it out, but he's good!"
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