Maci Bookout Claps Back at Criticism Over Bentley's Strict Wrestling Diet After New 'Teen Mom OG' Episode Airs

This week's episode of Teen Mom OG showed Maci Bookout and her ex, Ryan Edwards, in a bit of a disagreement when it came to their son Bentley. While that's really nothing new for these two, fans did raise their eyebrows when their 11-year-old child's diet came into question.

As we previously reported, the exes didn't see eye to eye on whether or not Bentley should be watching what he eats during wrestling season. In one point in the episode, Maci explained, "Bentley is still splitting his time between our house and Ryan's parents' house. So I hope when he's over there, he's sticking to his diet, because he needs to stay in his weight class to be competitive." And as for Ryan, he was quick to question Maci's parenting, telling their son at another point of the episode, "I thought wrestling was about technique. I know you gotta have a little bit of strength, so why aren't you trying to gain weight? You need to be gaining weight." That's got to be confusing for Bentley!

According to US Weekly, Teen Mom OG viewers were not happy with Maci restricting Bentley of food, with many taking to Twitter to share their thoughts. One person tweeted, "Idk Maci this sounds like an eating disorder waiting to happen," while another wrote, "I’m sorry but Maci pressuring Bentley about his weight is making me soooo uncomfortable." Well, the MTV personality was quick to defend herself, also taking to the social media platform to explain, "I have never and will never convince Bentley to 'cut' weight. After wrestling his first 2 tournaments in the 75lb class weighing in at 72-he came to me & said he wanted to wrestle at 70. I told him that's fine, but you WILL NOT 'cut' weight."

Maci went on in another tweet to explain that she provided Bentley with healthier options for food, and did not deprive him of anything. Ultimately, he went back to wrestle at 75 pounds after deciding he did not want to watch what he ate.

The mom-of-three continued to reply to fans on Twitter, thanking people for their "input" and explaining her stance further. As long as Bentley is healthy and happy, it looks like all is good here!