Ashley Jones‘ sister is speaking out following the release of the 911 call her mother Tea Chapple made last month when Ashley was allegedly being held hostage by her estranged husband Bar Smith.

Earlier this week, The Ashley obtained the audio of Tea’s frantic call to police, where she can be heard begging for help for the Teen Mom star, who came home to find Bar inside her apartment. (According to the police report also obtained by The Ashley, Ashley stated that Bar barricaded her inside her apartment, took all of her communication devices and threatened to break her jaw, among other things.)

During Tea’s call, she told the 911 operator that she and Ashley were “celebrities,” a quote that has since received a lot of feedback from listeners.

“I’m supposed to tell you that she is a celebrity!” Tea says on the call. “We do television! We are on TV, we work for MTV. Please. We are celebrities, please!” (You can listen to the full audio of the 911 call below.)

Ashley’s sister Chris took to the comment section of a @TeenMomFanz Instagram post about the 911 call audio to defend her mom’s decision to mention that they were famous, something some fans felt was an exaggeration and/or weird flex.

“Google the definition of ‘celebrity’ before you start typing,” Chris responded to nay-sayers’ comments. “My sis may not be Beyoncé, but she is a ‘famous person’; if she wasn’t ‘famous’ you would not be on this blog rn typing your opinion. Anyways she is def a celebrity and that’s what had SWAT at her door quick!”

Chris also suggested that it was Ashley’s ‘Teen Mom’ fame that helped fuel the serious charges Bar received for the alleged incident. (As of press time, Bar is being charged with three felonies: second-degree kidnapping, coercion constituting domestic violence, and residential burglary constituting domestic violence.)

“Bar f**ked up because some of those cops’ [wives] knew who my sister is and that little info gave them more motivation to get his ass based off what he has done in the past,” Chris wrote.

When one person responded to Chris’ statement and wrote that the SWAT Team came because of Bar’s past violent record, and not because Ashley is on a TV show, Chris begged to differ.

“Listen, SWAT is not coming for [domestic violence] for ‘regular’ people,” she wrote. “The celebrity word was thrown and that caused them to investigate more. I was on the phone with my mom the whole time. That whole situation took the longest because the supervisor listened to everything my mom was saying. SO PLEASE TYPE WHAT YOU KNOW.”

Others commented on the post, pointing out that Tea was trying to get the police to the scene as quickly as possible to help her daughter, and was trying anything.

“Listen people, say what you want, but if this was your kid you would be saying anything you can to get those cops there a little quicker,” one person replied.

Others pointed out that cops do have to deal with famous people/public figures differently than they deal with the general public. Several people also pointed out that, as a Black woman calling for help for another Black woman, Tea may have mentioned that they are “celebrities” for extra protection.

“Y’all focused on all the wrong things,” one person wrote. “Whether or not you consider them celebrities, they do have fame, and unfortunately police officers have been known to treat celebrities with more care than the average citizen. Also keep in mind that they are Black, so whether you admit it or not, some officers are prejudice and don’t [take] concerns of Black citizens as serious as they do white citizens. She could’ve died FULL STOP. You know how many women are killed from their partners every year? Let’s focus on the real issues and not what wording her mom used…”

“They don’t rush for our kind that’s why she said ‘celebrities’ for the others who don’t understand idgaf if she said she was a president to protect her child,” another person wrote.

Ashley has remained relatively quiet about Bar’s arrest and the court case against him. However, earlier this week, she did post a statement to social media about it.

“I have been trying to be quiet about all because it’s an open case and it’s also very triggering and traumatic,” Ashley wrote. “However every day I wake up, there is another court record, phone call, update being posted. I appreciate all the concern and I want y’all to know that both Holly and I are both SAFE.

“I am trying my best to handle this with grace because my child is watching, and at the end of the day Bar is Holly’s father,” Ashley wrote.

As The Ashley has previously told you, Bar remains behind bars as of press time, unable to pay the $35,000 bail set for him last month. A hearing has been set for August 22 for a judge to rule if Bar can be released with electronic monitoring, or if, alternatively, his bail can be reduced.