Maci Bookout Reveals Ryan Edwards Grew Closer to Son Bentley While in Jail: ‘It’s Mind-Blowing’

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Ryan Edwards became closer than ever to son Bentley during his time in jail, Maci Bookout exclusively tells Us Weekly.Longtime Teen Mom fans have waited more than a decade to see the moment where Ryan, 35, shows up for this 14-year-old son, whom he shares with Maci, 31.

While it’s been a bumpy road for Ryan — one filled with multiple arrests, substance abuse issues and several stints in jail and rehab — it looks like he and Bentley are finally in a good place.“I think as crazy as it is, because he is in jail right now, he shows up and communicates with Bentley, I think, more consistently now than he ever has, which is mind-blowing,” Maci told Us on Tuesday, July 11, ahead of the season premiere of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter season 2.The MTV personality added: “It makes me feel good as the mom to just know that like, although Ryan made really bad decisions and is paying the consequences for them, I’m glad to see that that hasn’t stopped him from showing up or, like, calling and communicating because in the past that would’ve halted everything.”At the time of the interview, Ryan was serving a nearly 12-month sentence stemming from a harassment charge against estranged wife Mackenzie Edwards. (He had been in jail since early April after being booked for simple possession of a controlled substance and a DUI after being found “unconscious and unresponsive” in the driver’s seat of his truck, per an arrest affidavit obtained by Us at the time.) Mackenzie — who shares son Jagger, 4, and daughter Stella, 3, with Ryan — filed for divorce in February.As for how he was fairing behind bars, Maci noted her ex had some “rough patches just dealing with mental health [issues],” acknowledging “it’s a crazy world on the inside.” However,