According to a friend of Shirley's, he may have had some part in the events.
The source told Life & Style that Portwood and her ex got into a fight over the phone around 9 a.m. "She said she was mad because he cheated on her, but he thinks that was just (an excuse) to pick a fight with him, because it happened two years ago," the source said to the magazine. "She said she was so upset, she was going to kill herself."
The friend told Life & Style that Shirley's response was to tell her "go ahead." According to the friend, Portwood then told her ex-fiance, "OK, when you come check on me, I'll be in the garage with a rope around my neck and you'll find my body there."
Later that morning, Shirley tweeted that he had "never cheated on Amber.. She may have thought I did, but haven't. I will always love and respect her even if we aren't together." The message has since been deleted.
