The Ashley’s Reality Roundup interviewed a member of the Teen Mom OG crew who had more to say about the decision:
“The reason the producers didn’t stop Ryan from driving after he was seen nodding off is because the producers would not have been able to see him nodding off. That footage (and almost all car footage) is captured on Go-Pro cameras installed on the dashboard. We do not have a live feed to watch the cast in their car, despite what some viewers think. We do not have live eyes on them the whole time we’re filming them. That footage is captured and watched a few days later after the producers/crew get home from the shoot. It’s edited in later. When things happen in the car, we don’t know about it until the cast tells us, or when we watch the footage later on.”
Viewers expected Ryan to be at his best behavior at his second, larger wedding to Mackenzie, but he stayed true to his troublesome ways. As Teen Mom Talk Now previously reported, footage of the wedding shows Ryan throwing back what appears to be a beer. As if it weren’t clear enough that he was drinking before his wedding, he can be heard saying later, “I want to go get a shot real quick!”
Considering Ryan’s long-running battle with drug addiction, many fans were surprised to see him so openly drinking alcohol. They quickly pointed out that Ryan has been under the influence for not one but TWO weddings with Mackenzie. His behavior has her questioning the stability of their relationship.