Jenelle Evans has lost yet another soulmate, and now she’s taken to YouTube to blast her newest ex, “August Keen,” for not only having another girlfriend during their relationship but also for allegedly hitting her in the face during one of their last nights together.
As The Ashley previously told you, the fired Teen Mom star recently announced that she had broken up with her manager-turned-booooyfriend, “August” (real name: Daniel Miranda). After slamming him in a series of videos and social media posts, Jenelle next took to YouTube to tell her side of the relationship, as well as the breakup.
“I’ve never been a weirder relationship in my life, I swear,” Jenelle said in the video, posted on Sunday.
After Jenelle posted the video, “August” began ranting (and running to any tabloid that would let him yap about Jenelle lying. He also claimed to have filed a restraining order against her (more on that later).
Here, The Ashley gives you a recap of all of Jenelle’s claims.
In addition to discussing the rise and fall of her relationship with “August,” Jenelle— who only met “August” in person after she moved to Vegas to be with him— also talked about the real reason she left her soon-to-be ex-husband David Eason— and it’s not the reason most fans expected.
Here’s a breakdown of some of the most-interesting things Jenelle discussed in the 30+-minute video.
On why she moved to Las Vegas:
Jenelle insists that she didn’t HIGH! HIGH!-tail it to Las Vegas in the spring of 2024 for “August.” Although it just happened to be where her soulmate-in-waiting was living, Jenelle claimed that she moved herself and her three kids to Sin City for all of the business opportunities it had to offer.
“First of all, it wasn’t because of August,” she said. “I’ve wanted to get out of North Carolina for a long time.”
Jenelle insisted that she’s tuned into the Vegas scene.
“Besides August, I know a whole network of people,” she said. “I’ve been branching out. I’ve been actually being very sociable.”
Jenelle claims that she and August didn’t start talking “romantically” until she moved to Vegas.
On “August” having another girlfriend the whole time he was with Jenelle:
Jenelle admits she got played by Mr. Keen, stating that he told her he was “going through a breakup” and that his “ex” was going to move out of his house. However, it wasn’t until two months later that Jenelle even questioned the arrangement.
“I said, ‘Does your ex still live with you?’ and he said, ‘Oh, yeah, she does. Why did you get a message [from her] or something?'”
Jenelle credited her “intution” for letting her know that “August” was still shacking up with his “ex.” When confronted, Jenelle said “August” admitted the girl was still living with him, but that he then “kicked her out, threw her stuff away in the trash can.”
Despite this, Jenelle appeared to be keenly (pun intended) aware that the “ex-girlfriend” was very much still in “August’s” life, as “August” would even tell Jenelle that the “ex” was mad at him for not paying attention to her and whatnot.
Jenelle went on to explain that “August” told her that they would “build an empire” together and that they would be an “unstoppable couple.”
According to Jenelle, “August” was even eager to work on improving their credit so they could buy a house “together.”
On how much they would drink:
Last year, The Ashley exposed a 911 call made by “August” in which he claimed the fired ‘Teen Mom’ star was drunk and had been hitting him “all night.” He told the 911 operator that Jenelle used drugs and drank a lot, something he and Jenelle later denied.
In this video, Jenelle admitted that she and “August” would frequently get their drink on, and that it would not end well.
“We started drinking together. We would go out like every other weekend and that is when things turned for the worst,” she said. “He turns into a different person when he drinks.”
Jenelle went on to insist that all of her previous soulmates— which, mind you, include David and Nathan— who has been arrested for drunkenly strangling multiple women— were “goofy, funny drunks.”
Um….
August, however, is a “very angry drunk,” according to Jenelle. He also had the habit of leaving Jenelle stranded at random places.
“He’s left me stranded like four different times!” Jenelle cackled.
Um…
Jenelle also insisted that, when she and “August” had these screaming, hostile arguments, her kids weren’t around.
On the “red flags” with “August” she didn’t see:
Jenelle claimed that there were “a lot of warning signs, a lot of red flags” that should have told her that her relationship with “August” wasn’t stellar. One big one, according to Jenelle, was that “August” refused to repost anything on his social media with her in it.
Um…
On seeing screenshots that proved “August” was still with his other girlfriend:
As The Ashley previously reported, a girl came forward recently, claiming to be “August’s” real girlfriend. She stated that Jenelle was actually his side chick all along. (The girl shared screenshots of texts, among other things, to back up her claims.)
Jenelle discussed what happened when the screenshots were posted. At the time, she says she was in California with “August” and the kids.
“Once those got released, I was sittin’ there in bed with him and I’m like, ‘What is this?’ and he wouldn’t tell me,” she said.
Jenelle was crying (her eyes out, assumingly) for three days and when they returned to Vegas, Jenelle claims she kicked “August” out, but offered to “work on things” if he was willing to tell her the truth. Jenelle claimed that “August” told her that, “if we can get over this, and we can get over the fact that I met with my ex-girlfriend, we’ll be stronger than ever. We’ll be together forever!”
On the actual breakup:
Despite all the ridiculousness above, Jenelle apparently still took “August” back. That brings us to his birthday, January 17, when Jenelle says she agreed to go with “August” to California to see his friends.
Jenelle then sets the scene for us of “August’s” birthday party in California: the Natty Ice is flowin’ in August’s friend’s garage, and things were going well— until, Jenelle says, “August” switched from drinking beer to taking shots. (Jenelle, due to her esophagus issues and seein’ molecules and whatnot, does not like to take shots.)
Soon, Jenelle says “August” wanted to leave, but Jenelle wanted to keep partying in the garage. “August” stormed out to his car, and Jenelle said she followed him to his car.
Jenelle says that they were both sitting in the car and “August” insisted they were leaving. Jenelle didn’t want to leave.
“We’re screamin’ at each other’s face, about leaving,” she said. “And then all of a sudden he hits me in my face with an open palm. And my glasses go flyin’ off and they broke.”
Jenelle stated that she tried to get out of the car, but “August” grabbed her arm and pulled her back in.
“Then I went into panic mode,” she said. “I was like, ‘Oh my God’ I felt like I was gonna be kidnapped.”
Jenelle claimed “August” tried to reverse the car, even though her hoof was still hanging out of the door. She then jumped out, ran back into the garage and started screaming that he just hit her. She claims “August” high-tailed it out of there, leaving her stranded and forcing her to spend the night at his friend’s house.
The next morning, Jenelle said that she went to the hospital, due to her esophagus hurting so bad.
“I was profusely throwin’ up!” Jenelle claimed.
“August” was not concerned, however. Jenelle claims he called her a “dumbass” when she told him that she went to the hospital. Although he promised to come fetch her at the hospital, Jenelle stated that “August” no-showed, causing Jenelle to retreat to her hotel, where she was waiting for “August” to show up with her purse. After waiting for hours, Jenelle said she called the police and reported “the whole incident,” an act that angered “August.”
Jenelle said that she still hitched a ride back to Vegas with “August,” even though he spent the car ride yelling at her and filming her for some reason. Jenelle claimed “August” told her not to say anything about what happened. Jenelle said she told him she would post whatever she wanted, because he was never her manager.
“He’s never made me a dime and he’s never got me work,” she insisted.
On why she really filed for separation from David:
As fans know, Jenelle filed for separation from her swampy soulmate in February 2024.
Despite fans possibly believing that Jenelle left David because, you know, he (allegedly) strangled her oldest son, Jace, a few months prior and had recently been charged with felony “assault by strangulation” for the incident, Jenelle informed us that’s not why she left David. She revealed that the real reason she finally left David was because she caught him sending romantic texts to his ex-wife Whitney.
Jenelle stated that she found out about David’s sneaky (swampy) link when she read articles that exposed the texts. (At the time, Jenelle and David denied that the texts between him and Whitney were real, with Jenelle and David even threatening Whitney and her husband for releasing them to the media.)
However, in this video, Jenelle admits that they were real and that the secret texting was the catalyst for her leaving David. (Again, it was not the fact that David had been charged with attacking her 14-year-old son.)
“David cheated on me with his ex-wife and they were talkin’ romantically in text messages,” Jenelle said, adding that she tried to “heal” and forgive David after discovering the “romantical” messages. However, she was unable to let it go.
“I couldn’t get over it,” she said. “I couldn’t get the words out of my head, the words that he said in those text messages,” Jenelle said. “It hurt so bad that all I thought about was that he didn’t want me anymore. He wanted her. He wanted his old life back.”
Jenelle ponders how David could want Whitney— whom Jenelle says has been “on and off drugs” over her.
“But I’m not putting her down,” Jenelle insisted. “It just baffles me that’s what he wanted to go back to.”
With that, Jenelle put on her “more-classier” courtin’ heels and slunked down to the trusty courthouse, where she filed for separation.
On her future plans:
Jenelle stated that she plans to make Sin City her home permanently, despite the fact that “August” is no longer her soulmate.
“I’m staying in Vegas,” she said. “I plan on buying a house there in the future. I want to have two houses.”
The comments left on the YouTube video were not kind to Jenelle.
“Girl this video did nothing but show how immature you are, how little focus you have on ur children and how toxic you are b/c you attract toxic,” one person wrote.
“It’s giving 16-year-old Jenelle,” another person wrote.
“It’s sad that this is the example your children have for a parent,” someone else commented. “Full time custody and still manages to pull off the weekend mom vibes. This is just embarrassing.”
“Oh so you left him when he cheated but not when he strangled Jace…” another person wrote.
“You sure left your kids alone with strangers a lot after moving to LV,” someone commented. “You really are the same girl we saw on your 16 and Pregnant episode. Wild to have so little growth.”
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So she didn’t leave David when he got charges for strangling her son but left him because he was texting his ex? And then SHE knowingly became the side piece of that ridiculous clown Daniel Miranda aka August?
This is some teenage level bullcrap, not something a 30 something single mother of 3 should be doing with her life. She’s pathetic.
Jenelle got played for the fool she is.
Twenty bucks says she’s already got the next decrepit, unemployed, abusive soulmate lined up.
I love how, AFTER the fact- EVERY single time, it was “There were red flags”… Then why do you continue to ignore them Jenelle?!
Mr. August looks like he pitches and catches for the other team if you’re picking up what I’m throwing down.
How does she not see that she is the problem?? Her poor children!
She’s a narcissist, so she’s incapable of seeing anything except what she wants to do to fulfill her needs, it’s all about fulfilling herself rather than her kids.. I’m personally the product of two narcissists
Is this a hotel room?
How long til the next one moves in?
What’s the over/ under on “by the end of the month”?
And it’s a short month too, so..
I needed this recap in my life. She’s so unstable. I wish they would take her kids from her. Such a mess.
It’s amazing how Jenelle never realize that her videos discussing things just make her look a thousand times worse.
Zeeeero self awareness
Jesus God, Leah…. 🤦🏻♀️
Jenelle lets men beat, berate, and belittle her children (I had the trend going) and she stays with them, even defends them. As soon as they make her look silly, then she decides SHE will leave them and they are the worst people ever. I can absolutely not stand this woman! She has the mothering skills of Casey Anthony.
The fact she keeps talking publicly about her life and remains clueless about how it makes her look (as a mother) should be a case study.
Jenelle: I never ever fight or scream or have drama in front of my kids.
Also Jenelle: When we were all in Disney, he was so awful to me I cried for 3 days straight.
This is example #85,312 why no one believes a word you say.
This entire rant about all the drama and screaming and nonsense yet not one mention about her kids or how they’re doing or how they’re impacted by this drama.
the trauma this women inflicts on her children is gross, i cant imagine what Jace has been through in his life to then be placed back in a home with his mother and her abusive husband, and then for her not to leave him when he strangles her son and then goes on to fully admit that she didnt leave him over the abuse of her teenage son, leaves him because of txts to his ex!! FFS!!!
Janelle take a cold hard look at yourself and take some of your OF money and go to therapy and while your there get your children some too they are gonna need it!
My favorite parts of her stupid bullshit story have got to be how she said that Nathan and David were “Just goofy drunks” whenever they drank, but August was a mean drunk!! Apparently she thinks we don’t remember that Nathan was violent when drunk, and David had a history of killing animals and beating her children when drunk!
I also love how she made a big point out of saying how she had to go to the hospital the day after the party that she and August fought at because “her esophagus was just so bad and she was throwing up!” Yes Jenelle, hospitals just love when brainless two-bit whores like you come to the hospital because they have A HANGOVER!!!! Nurses and doctors have nothing better to do, right?
And of course the absolute kicker was her flat out saying that THE REAL reason she left the POS child beater/animal killer, was because she claims he wanted his ex-wife back and not her. Not a single word about all of the pain and trauma that he caused her kids!!! Why can’t a judge see through this mentally disturbed girl and remove those kids? Jenelle truly thinks she is loved by the world and that she’s an influencer and some kind of tv star! She is so delusional that she thinks people believe her bullshit. What a horrible mother this piece of trash is! Her kids mean nothing to her.
Didn’t Lurch get drunk and throw her out of a window or something, breaking her collarbone? “Goofy, silly drunk” my A§§
He supposedly tackled her
1. Great captions!
2. Who was watching the kids while she’s partying in Cali? Jace?
3. The comments in her YouTube are correct, she’s the same immature POS she was in 16&P. More kids, zero growth.
4. Showing her poo hole on OF pays enough to afford to buy two houses in Vegas?! And why does she need two? One for her alone and a separate one for the kids?
5. Gross, sketchy, slimy Daniel played Janelle- hahahahaha!! What a half-assed fraud of a “manager” he was. A real manager would have done whatever necessary to keep that MTV money rolling in – ie, be agreeable and easy to work with for the producers. Now Janelle is out of a job and no man. Hahahaha!
6. Her head is probably ready to explode that Nathan and Lurch are gushing over their new much younger (but granted not very bright) ladies.
7. the next soulmate is probably already lined up and is worse than the previous one
It’s probably July’s friend she stayed at when August left her.