"Outta line"— Love After Lockup fans divided by Tennie hitting Rob's mom

Love After Lockup season 5 aired a brand new episode this week on Friday, October 11, 2024. The segment saw the continuation of Tennie's fight with Rob's mother while at a party. The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law continued arguing as they came close to each other. Tennie asked what her problem with the cast member was, and Rob's mother yelled she wanted her son back.

Tennie threw the first punch, and Rob's mother retaliated. The two started throwing hands while Rob tried to intervene. Rob and his mother fell on the floor as the male cast member tried to act as a barrier between them.

Fans reacted to the altercation online and were critical of Tennie hitting Rob's mother. One person wrote on X:

"Tennie was outta line for this. Period. And in front of those kids smh"

"Not gone hold you but Tennie must’ve definitely blacked out because her saying that Rob mama hit her first when we ALL saw Tennie mush that old lady first lmaooo . She started the physical altercation and then played victim is craazzzyy," a fan commented.

"The children got more sense than the adults. Tennie started that sh*t and got her daughter holding grudges in her behalf. She’s just like Kate, she can’t be wrong," a tweet read.

Some fans of Love After Lockup season 5 blamed Rob's mother for the altercation:

"I feel bad for Tennie & I wholeheartedly support her popping his mama. Mamas be having the audacity while also having the absence. Heaux where you been??" a person wrote.

"I think some people didn’t see Tennie on her first season cause if you did, you would know that his mom is horrible & this wasn’t the first time that she’s disrespected her. She absolutely deserved to get mushed & then her grumpy ass fell on the floor," a fan commented.

"Welp his mom shouldn’t have got in Tennie’s face then she wouldn’t have gotten mushed! She been trying Tennie for years so she deserved getting her a** beat," a tweet read.

Fans of Love After Lockup season 5 further said:

"Tennie’s first inclination was to get in Rob’s mom’s face and try to fight her like she’s a stranger. Would she do this to her mom? If not, Rob got some thinking to do about this relationship," a person wrote.

"Tennie was dead a** wrong for putting her hands on that woman! PERIOD. cause you ain't have to hit her first lol," a fan commented.

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What happened between Tennie and Rob's mom in Love After Lockup season 5 episode 42?

In Love After Lockup season 5 episode 42, titled, Life After Lockup: Save the Drama for your Mama, Rob's mother and Tennie's fight continued. Rob's mother told Rob that at the end of the day, she would be there for him, not Tennie. The female cast member asked why she thought that, and Kate, Rob's mother, asked her to let her finish her conversation with her son.

The female Love After Lockup cast member started to walk away and Kate said "Bye." Her mother-in-law's tone agitated Tennie, and she asked the former why she would talk to her in such a way. The two started yelling and Kate told her she wanted her "son back."

As Rob stood in between them, Tennie shoved Kate, resulting in her mother-in-law hitting her on the side of her head. The two started hitting one another, prompting the reality show's crew to separate the two.

Kate continued to hurl insults and called Tennie a "stupid b*tch" and a "h*e." Rob questioned Tennie about her behavior, and the Love After Lockup star questioned his mother's "attitude."

Fans of Love After Lockup season 5 criticized both women, while others had divisive opinions on the fight.

Episodes of Love After Lockup season 5 are available to stream on WeTV.