Would 'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood prefer jail to rehab, and possibly losing show?

'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood, who was supposed to be accepting "life in rehab" as opposed to "life in prison," may want to skip out on that life in prison gambit after all, according to a new report.

As we have been reporting, Amber Portwood was going to "escape" prison again, as a plea bargain would have meant that she would enter rehab, and assuming she successfully completed the program, stay out of jail. The agreement was dependent on the Madison County Drug Court accepting the "Teen Mom" star into the program. Last week, they did so.

Judge David Happe ruled that Portwood would be going to stay at the Sister 2 Sister Ministries halfway house in Anderson, Indiana, one that serves women coming out of jail. Portwood had been disappointed that she would not be allowed to serve the "time" at her grandparents home, but Judge Happe reminded her that placement in the program is at the court’s discretion.

The latest rumors, however, have Portwood eschewing the rehab deal, instead changing her plea so that she could continue shooting "Teen Mom" as much as possible. Such a change would result in her spending five years in jail, which is the same amount Portwood would have to serve if she failed to fulfill the requirements of the rehabilitation program.

Portwood's attorney says that rumors of Portwood wishing to change her plea are "not true." However, as the drug court has ordered that the halfway house facility where Portwood will be staying not allow a camera crew inside, information is that Portwood is on edge over the turn of events. We can see why she would rather have stayed with her grandparents: an opportunity to stay in the public light on "Teen Mom."

There's more to the drug court's terms that could cost Portwood her relative reality TV stardown. Not only must Portwood spend eight months rehabbing at the halfway house, once she is released, she must get a real full-time job. In other words, she must get a job that doesn't involve parading her dirty laundry in front of MTV's cameras.

She has been warned that if she violates her probation in any way, she'll be jailed, with a maximum of five years in prison on the felony drug-possession charge facing her. With the third season of "Teen Mom" scheduled to premiere on April 3rd, Portwood has been off-camera since about Thanksgiving of last year. She has been in custody since before Christmas.

Why change her mind? According to a source close to Portwood, most of her savings have gone to legal fees, and the "Teen Mom" series has been her soul source of income. It's unclear how serving five years in prison would allow her to continue on the show.

The source added, "The system doesn't want Amber to succeed. She needs to stay in the entertainment industry. There are no jobs in Anderson. She needs to finish her schooling. She can't do all of that with a $7-an-hour job."

That said, is being a celebrity wanna be the answer? She's not a real celebrity, not even on the level of "Real Housewives." She needs to clean up her act, and perhaps being a faux celebrity gives her access to things that make matter worse, not better.

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