BARIKI Smith slammed MTV for not recognizing him as an “important figure” in a heated Twitter rant.
The young father recently joined the cast of Teen Mom 2 alongside his baby mama and fiancée Ashley Jones.
Bariki, 24, lashed out against the network after they shared a “surprise” teaser for the new season.
The official Teen Mom Instagram tweeted: “Surprise! @_mermaidbarbie is officially joining the #TeenMom2 family.
“Here is the most special look at what’s to come for her next season!”
Bariki took the announcement as a personal attack, as he quickly replied to scold MTV for not mentioning him in the blurb.
“Y’all gone get enough of not acknowledging me as a father and important figure on this show blood,” he wrote, finishing his statement off with the middle finger emoji.
Yesterday Ashley Jones shared the exciting news that she would be replacing Chelsea Houska on Teen Mom 2 for the next season.
In a promotional preview post, the young mom share her “excitement” over her new role.
“I’m so excited to join Teen Mom 2. I can’t give too much away but check out this ‘OMG’ moment from the upcoming premiere,” she gushed, as a video teaser appeared on the screen.
The announcement then debuted an emotional scene where Bariki got down on one knee and proposed to the mother of his child.
The network captioned the share: “Ashley Joins Teen Mom 2! 
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“Surprise! 
@ashleysiren is officially joining the #TeenMom2 family. Here is the most special look at what’s to come for her next season! 
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Ashley and Bariki have one child together, Holly, who is now three years old.
The couple made their MTV debut on Young & Pregnant in 2018, and will now be moving to the next phase of their career.
The mom of one will rejoin her ex-cast mate Jade Cline along with Kailyn Lowry, Leah Messer, Briana DeJesus on the series.
During the December 2019 Young & Pregnant reunion, Ashley got into an altercation with Jade over her eligibility to join the Teen Mom cast.
“You accuse me of lying about being on Teen Mom 2!” she yelled at the brunette, who replaced Jenelle Evans for season nine.
“I didn’t lie about it. I was actually asked if I wanted to go. I said I would rather stay with YP.
“I was more than supportive of your move to Teen Mom 2 until you said what you said. I felt shaded by that because first of all, I don’t have to lie.”
Jade clapped back at the attack, responding: “I didn’t say s**t to you!”
Ashley will be replacing Chelsea Houska, who decided along with her husband Cole DeBoer that it was time to leave the show in November of 2020.
The couple made the choice to “protect” their daughter Aubree’s “privacy” by taking their lives off-camera and by pursuing other career ambitions.
The new addition recently celebrated her 24th birthday, with over-the-top decorations including an enormous paper mache cake.
While wearing a skin-tight pink bodysuit, the young mom pretended to blow out the candles in her risque photoshoot.
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