{"id":1172272,"date":"2022-08-09T22:29:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T22:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/nathan-griffith-jenelle-evans-ex-says-hes-battling-liver-cancer\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T22:29:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T22:29:06","slug":"nathan-griffith-jenelle-evans-ex-says-hes-battling-liver-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/nathan-griffith-jenelle-evans-ex-says-hes-battling-liver-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Griffith: Jenelle Evans&#8217; Ex Says He&#8217;s Battling Liver Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s been a strange week for Nathan Griffith.<\/p>\n<p>Late on Sunday night, Griffith revealed that he\u2019s homeless and in urgent need of a place to stay.<\/p>\n<p>The former <em>Teen Mom 2<\/em> star did not go into specifics with regard to how he wound up living in his car, but he did blame his wife, from whom he is now estranged.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan\u2019s wife, May Oloya, apparently kicked him out of the couple\u2019s Miami home following an argument.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"860\" alt=\"Nathan Griffith Wears a Hat\" class=\"wp-image-354296 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nathan-griffith-wears-a-hat.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nathan Griffith wears a hat while doing an Instagram Live. (Photo via Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIs there anywhere I can stay?\u201d Nathan wrote on Instagram that same night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanna get out of Miami and I\u2019m in my car with all my stuff! I have no where to stay!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From there, Griffith revealed that he had been experiencing serious marital troubles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"992\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-5.46.06-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455073\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"992\" height=\"992\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455073 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-5.46.06-PM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nathan Griffith is in a very difficult spot. The former Teen Mom 2 star is experiencing problems with both his marriage and his health. (Photo via Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy wife makes me feel [like] I\u2019m trapped,\u201d he told his followers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m reaching out to anyone. Can I stay with you for a couple nights until I can figure out my problems!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps not surprisingly, none of Nathan\u2019s 42,000 followers were able to offer up a nearby place to stay on such short notice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-5.45.17-PM-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455072\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455072 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-5.45.17-PM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nathan Griffith has fallen on hard times since the years of his MTV stardom. (Photo via MTV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo, as I expected\u2026no one was up to the challenge,\u201d Nathan later wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am desperate in need. People said I could stay but not tonight. I am sleeping in my car!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At that point, Nathan began lashing out at both his wife and the followers who were unable or unwilling to take him in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-5.50.08-PM-756x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455074\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455074 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-09-at-5.50.08-PM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nathan explains his plight. (Via Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy wife is completely psycho,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am trying to leave but no one will help a man in need! This is society!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From there, the former fianc\u00e9 of Jenelle Evans revealed that he\u2019s battling a serious health condition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nathan-griffith-talking.png\" alt=\"Nathan Griffith Talking\" class=\"wp-image-354293\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Nathan Griffith Talking\" class=\"wp-image-354293 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nathan-griffith-talking.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nathan Griffith does an Instagram Live without a shirt, because of course he does. (Photo via Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen I\u2019m begging for help! Guess what?!? I have hepatocellular carcinoma\u2026and my family doesn\u2019t answer!\u201d he wrote, describing a form of liver cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo before you judge me\u2026that\u2019s my life!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some commenters were skeptical of Nathan\u2019s claim, noting that her has a long history of being less than completely honest with fans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"891\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nathan-griffith-insta-pic-891x1024.png\" alt=\"Nathan Griffith Insta Pic\" class=\"wp-image-121876\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"891\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Nathan Griffith Insta Pic\" class=\"wp-image-121876 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nathan-griffith-insta-pic.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nathan Griffith is pictured here on Instagram. It\u2019s a screen capture from a video he recorded. (Photo via Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Others were sympathetic, and, as The Ashley\u2019s Reality Roundup reports, many encouraged him to seek temporary shelter with an organization that aids homeless vets.<\/p>\n<p>(Nathan served in the US Marine Corps prior to his relationship with Jenelle and subsequent rise to <em>Teen Mom 2<\/em> stardom.)<\/p>\n<p>Several fans asked Nathan why he didn\u2019t just check into a hotel for the night, but Griffith does not seem to have responded to those queries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nathan-griffith-flexing-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354295\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354295 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nathan-griffith-flexing.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>EXCUSE ME???? Look, we know that Nathan is hardly new to the fitness world \u2014 he\u2019s been big on hitting the gym since forever. But his eye-popping gains only get more impressive the more that he posts on social media. (Photo via Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whatever the case, Nathan is clearly going through a lot at the moment, and we wish him all the best.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, he\u2019ll be able to find whatever kind of help he needs sometime very soon.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have further updates on this developing story as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a strange week for Nathan Griffith. Late on Sunday night, Griffith revealed that he\u2019s homeless and in urgent need of a place to stay. The former Teen Mom 2 star did not go into specifics with regard to how he wound up living in his car, but he did blame his wife, from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1172274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172272\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1172272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1172272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}