Amber Portwood may have many struggles as a teen mom, but money obviously isn't one of them.
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The Teen Mom star has revealed she makes $140,000 for a six-month contract with MTV for filming the show.
Portwood made the disclosure during a court appearance with Madison County magistrate Steven Clase on Tuesday following her arrest on charges she assaulted ex-fiance Gary Shirley on Monday, The Herald Bulletin reported.
During the appearance, the 20-year-old from Anderson, IN, described her profession as a "television personality" and was asked to reveal her annual income, but her attorney Kathleen Sweeney interjected and claimed the question was irrelevant, according to Bulletin.
"I object," Sweeney said.
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"You what?" Clase asked Sweeney before overruling her objection.
After disclosing her contract, Portwood said she would make $280,000 if she worked for the entire year.
Prosecutors charged Portwood with two felony counts of domestic battery, one felony count of neglect of a dependent and one misdemeanor of domestic violence and battery last week.
However, the teen mom was released from jail on $5,000 bail after she waited out a 24-hour hold and was issued an order barring her from contact with her two-year-old daughter Leah's father Shirley.
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