Yesterday we reported on the news that Bryan Masche, the immature dad who stars in the WE reality show Raising Sextuplets, was arrested for a domestic incident while visiting family in Arizona earlier this month. I was surprised by how many people had seen the show, and many of you co-signed my opinion (solely based on the clips that I’ve seen) that this guy is a mean assh*le. Now several outlets have the police report details, and contrary to earlier stories the cops noted that this guy’s six three year-old kids, three boys and three girls, were there and witnessed their dad flipping out, swearing and threatening their granddad. Here’s E! Online’s story, which notes that when police tried to cuff Masche he folded his arms and pouted like a toddler, resisting arrest until he was threatened with a taser:
Police are raising some big questions about the Raising Sextuplets’ dad’s behavior.
Bryan Masche, the reality-TV patriarch who was arrested Sept. 11 on suspicion of domestic violence while visiting family in Camp Verde, Ariz., threatened to “flatten” his father-in-law and screamed profanities while in the presence of his 3-year-old kids, according to the police report.
And, per the cops, Masche continued to refuse to play nice until he was confronted with the threat of a Taser zap.
Masche at first refused to let the arresting officers cuff him, yelling “I didn’t do anything!” and firmly folding his arms in front of him to prevent them from getting at his wrists, the report states.
Finally, one officer told another to deploy his Taser, after which Masche wised up. Sort of.
“Bryan complied prior to the Taser being deployed,” the report continues. “Bryan was then assisted back to his feet and escorted to my vehicle where he was secured. While in my patrol vehicle, Bryan continued to be belligerent.”
Wife Jenny Masche told the police that the belligerence started when she informed her husband that she was going to visit friends in Phoenix, while he wanted to take their children—Savannah, Bailey, Grant, Cole, Molli and Blake—to Lake Havasu City, where they lived before moving to Destin, Fla.
Bryan started yelling and using profanity in front of the kids, Jenny said, and also threatened Jenny’s father when he tried to intervene.
The incident remained verbal and never got physical, the report says, but firearms were present in a nearby vehicle and Masche was becoming “more aggressive” as the fight dragged on.
Bryan, 32, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of domestic violence involving disorderly conduct and threats, as well as one count of resisting arrest. He’s currently free on $3,500 bail and is due in court Oct. 7.
Raising Sextuplets reared its head on WE tv in 2008 as a one-hour special, OMG! Sextuplets!, before becoming a full-fledge series last year. Its second season premiered in June.
But as was the case with another cable reality show with many kids, there’s been plenty of trouble in paradise for the Masches.
“We have totally brutal fights,” Jenny told People in 2009. Added Bryan: “When you understand that there’s no way out of marriage that forces you to work on your marriage. If we’re going to be stuck with each other for the next 80 years, we better make it good.”
[From E! Online]
People Magazine has more on how the fight started. They note that the police report states that Bryan wanted to take all their kids to a lake 200 miles away while Jenny wanted to take the family to visit friends in Phoenix. The report claims that “Jenny did not know if Bryan planned to return with the children.” As for those “firearms in a nearby vehicle,” I hope they were just for hunting and that no one threatened anyone with them. The way it’s stated like that sounds pretty ominous, but that’s the only reference to the guns and there’s no allegation of a shooting threat.
So what’s next for this manchild, his clueless wife and their poor six kids? Is WE going to continue to reward them for their irresponsible behavior? I wouldn’t be surprised if they do, considering that this is the most publicity any of their shows has received in ages.
Photos are form 6/11/10. Credit: WENN.com
No clue who this is, but anyone who smiles in their mugshot is a d*ck.
See: Hilton, Paris.
What’s next? Probably a cover and six pages in People Magazine.
I have yelled and used profanity in front of my kids too. Big f’ing deal.
So now we’re all going to start ripping this poor slob apart. Why?
Sorry, I’m not participting.
He’s got a long road ahead of him. And a lot of times these young fathers DO figure it out.
When you consider the behavior of the parents of some of these large families(ie: Gosselins,Octomom) and now the Masches. I can just see in twenty years there will be a flood of tell all books on the market from the children of these people.
I doubt the police arrested him for just using profanity. He was probably threatening them too and with the guns close by -not a good situation.
another sociopath reality show dad… and what a horrible answer he gave about being stuck in his marriage.
the network gave them a TV show, knowing this family would implode for great ratings.
I’ve seen this show numerous times. This guy is a male version of Kate Gosselin x1,000. He treats his wife like a piece of garbage & is nasty to her and the kids. He has major rage issues & is emotionally abusive. She needs to leave his a$$.
This guy needs help. He needs to own up to his responsibilities and grow up. I have twins and another child. It’s incredibly hard and we know other families with multiples who are barely getting by financially or emotionally. At least they don’t have to worry about money. He needs to grow up.
I also think his wife needs to re-think that no divorce ever thing.
“I have yelled and used profanity in front of my kids too. Big f’ing deal.”
You are, without question, a bad parent.
umm since when is 32 years old considered a “young parent”?
I think this is truly a case of an asshole being an asshole.
I am wishing terrible things on him which I am not allowed to say on Celebitchy. Imagine the worst. Those kinds of things.
Douchebag. I’m sick of these idiots getting rich and famous for having litters of kids. Kids are supposed to cost you money, not make you money. Next someone will be putting their kids in a circus type show like Apu did on The Simpsons. 🙂
Give the dude some black hair and he looks like Octomom!
The way he smiled in the mug shot is clearly disturbing..and his wife really needs to rethink about this marriage commitment thing.
@Mary Jane: you are kidding right?? I am speechless.
“No way out?” If that’s not a precursor to a really bad story on the six o’clock news, I don’t know what is.
@Jazz– I totally agree…I’m tired of people cashing in because they have a litter of kids. Focus on your family instead of creating scenarios for your reality show.
This guy is a complete and total douche!
Ah, they should have tazered his a$$. Might have straightened him out a bit.
I had my kids when I was older but even then I don’t consider anyone who’s 32 a young parent. Under 25? Yeah, you’re a young parent, although I know plenty of young moms and dads who do a stellar job. Over 25 you’re old enough to have figured out the parenting thing. It’s hard. Suck it up. And this guy needs a fizzy enema.
“He’s got a long road ahead of him. And a lot of times these young fathers DO figure it out.”
@ mary jane: maybe he should have “figured it out” before he became a father of sextuplets. the maturity comes first, then the kids, not the other way around. maybe potential parents should start by taking care of a plant, then a kitten, then a puppy and then if all goes well, move on to children. as for the yelling/using profanity, i don’t have kids but i can understand how exhausted parents lose it occasionally. but if yelling & swearing is a normal part of a parent’s routine then it is troubling.
Ever notice how traumatized a small puppy or kitten acts/looks when you throw a screaming $hit-fit around one… magnify that by 1000 for a small child. It’s abuse and it scars!
He looks like he is off his freaking rocker in that mug shot. They should give him a mental health “holiday” in the hospital and she should have a divorce lawyer on her speed dial.
I watched one episode. Stumbled across it late night. They were house hunting in FL and that guy came across as a huge dick. I got the impression he wasn’t even working! She’s working as a nurse and that dick just bosses her around. I don’t see what he brings to the table aside from general assholery. Dump him.
@ 20 (can’t read the name): exactly. my 120 pound mastiff shakes like a leaf whenever people yell around her – always has. i got her from the shelter when she was a year old, so i don’t know what happened in her puppyhood – i’m guessing lots of yelling. and both my dogs get upset if i cry, and they pace and whine, licking my hands. i think babies & toddlers are like dogs in that their understanding of words is limited, and they respond to tone of voice and body language. if they are subjected to lots of yelling and aggression in their formative years they will absorb it and it will come out sooner or later, usually not in positive ways; hence, the sofa my mastiff destroyed shortly after i got her. for kids it can come out in more self-destructive ways.
This weasel-faced douche-bagel is unbearable to watch on their show. He’s just deplorable. Jenny comes across as a defeated woman (she made her bed now she’s going to sleep in it). They have so much dirt and issues in their relationship, I can’t see why they would air that on TV- other than to cash in. If that’s the case, then they have sold their family at their children’s expense. I hope it ends long before it becomes the monster train-wreck the Gosselins became…
I am not going to lie and say I’ve never yelled at my kids but I am certainly not proud of it and I try to do better. I think most parents of lost it at one point or another but it is nothing to brag about.
My kids are extemely close to their grandparents, I can’t imagine how tramatizing it would be for them if they witnessed my husband or I screaming profanities at them. From the clips yesterday it looks like the grandparents were pretty involved before they moved to Florida.
Hey Douche I’m pretty sure the Bible has some stuff in it about honoring parents. 32 is a grown man, why don’t ya put on you big boy panties and act like a real man.
lol can’t believe he folded his arms, they should have spanked him
“Dispatch advised that the incident was verbal at the time, however the suspect … was becoming more aggressive, and that there were firearms in a vehicle, says a police report.”
wait – these idiots had firearms in their vehicle? with 6 toddlers they should have no weapons anywhere! when i was a kid one of my cousins (age 9) accidentally shot his little brother in the face while they were playing with my uncle’s gun and my cousin died before the amublance arrived. he was 7 years old. these were rural people, everyone out there had guns and the kids had been told never to touch it, the bullets were kept separate, blah blah blah, all the things the NRA tells parents to do. but still, my cousin choked to death on his own blood in front of his horrified brother. it tore the family apart, and they never fully recovered.
firearms + kids = bad decision.
Why in the name of all that is holy did this woman think it would be a good idea to have children with this overgrown spoiled brat? And no, he is not a “young dad”- 32 is not young. The early 30s are the ideal age for this endeavor. Just because some people have taken childbearing and rearing into much older ages does not make 32 “young”. This is when you are naturally meant to have and raise your family.
@Mary Jane – Surely you jest. Sure, lots of people yell and swear while their kids are present, and that’s shitty enough behavior as it is (you’re only teaching it to your children, dummy), but you don’t threaten violence on their grandpa. WTF kind of man does that?
And no, most of the times these young dads do NOT simply “figure it out” – usually they end up leaving the marriage or going to prison. If you’re a stupid abusive person, that’s not going to change much, ever.
If you have seen the show you would know this man has put himself out there for those children many times over; however, alot like Jon Gosslin, his wife is a PA and what he does is NEVER ENOUGH….NEVER.
@Starduster – Are you seriously defending this asshole?
@ Mary Jane – well, yeah, it IS kind of a big deal. Its called emotional and verbal abuse – instead of emotional and verbal trivialities – for a REASON. And this asshat’s behavior went far beyond merely yelling.
I have 4 daughters: 7 y/o twins, a 5 y/o, and one who will be three next month. As a parent, I feel that raising my children to be good, responsible adults with strong character is just as important as providing for and meeting all of their day-today needs. How on earth can you teach a little to be level-headed, even-tempered, and to exercise personal accountability and responsibility if you – the adult, the person charged with setting an example for your children – are unable to do those things? We control children while they are small, teaching them to control themselves, because an out of control adult can cause massive damage, and if they haven’t learned these lessons, by then it will be too late.
Reports about separation/divorce in 3…2….
they are all ugly…white-trash
SO I think we can safely say at this point that the only kind of man who agrees to going through with a pregnancy involving more than 3 fetuses is an egotistical, entitled asshole.
Agreed?
WE needs to cancel their show immediately. He looks like an alleged serial killer to me for some reason.
Not that anyone is still reading this. But I found out yesterday that these people live in Santa Rosa Beach FL. There was an article about them in our local paper and I when I read it I was so shocked. I live here too. They are like literally a couple small towns over from me. I didn’t know that at all. Now I’m going to have to pay more attention to the show, sadly enough.