Emily Maynard Jokes She Was ‘Blackmailed’ by Daughter into Taking Down Photo

Emily Maynard Johnson got into some hot water when she posted a photo of her daughter on National Daughters Day.

The Bachelorette alum, 39, shared a few posts on her Instagram Stories after she’d taken a photo of her daughters down when she was celebrating the holiday on Thursday, Sept. 25. “I’m sorry to everyone who missed the beautiful picture of my daughters on national daughters day,” Maynard wrote in a statement.

“Sadly I got blackmailed with an unfortunate selfie and was threatened that my account would be reported for inappropriate content,” she continued. “I have a whole year to get an approved picture so check back next year 🤞🤞.”

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Her next slide included text messages from her daughter Ricki, 20, which included an emoji over a selfie of Maynard Johnson. Her daughter could be seen telling her to delete the photo and to “pick a selfie” before saying she reported her account.

“For all those concerned, the call is coming from inside the house,” Maynard Johnson wrote over the photo.

Maynard Johnson is mom to Jones, 3, Nola Belle, 4, Gatlin, 7, Gibson, 8, and Jennings, 10, who she shares with her husband Tyler Johnson. She is also mom to daughter Ricki, 20, from a previous relationship.

This past August, Maynard Johnson’s daughter Ricki announced that she’s expecting her first baby, a daughter, via her Instagram Stories. In the first post, the 20-year-old shared a screenshot of her phone’s lock screen, showing a photo of her sonogram.

“‘Netflix told me I’m not allowed to talk about it’ – Huda,” Ricki wrote in text next to the photo, alluding to comments made by Love Island USA‘s Huda Mustafa at the season 7 reunion.

In her second slide, the soon-to-be mom showed a short clip of an ultrasound showing her baby girl moving in her belly. Ricki shared that her “heart is so full,” joking that her stomach is not.

“My heart is so full, yet my stomach is so empty because she hates all food. i’m convinced,” she wrote over the clip.

Then in September, Maynard Johnson responded to a question posed by one of her daughter Ricki’s Instagram followers, asking for her family’s opinion on having a “baby outside of marriage.” In the video, which was shared on Ricki’s Instagram Stories, Maynard Johnson could be seen walking up to the camera to read the question before giving her reaction to the news.

“I’m very against it,” she joked, gaining a laugh from her daughter. “I cannot believe anybody would ever do that. Unforgivable.”

In the next clip, Ricki continued the joke, sarcastically explaining how upset her mom is at the baby news.

“My mom is, truthfully, so devastated. She’s so upset. She’s not excited at all for me to have a baby,” she said, showcasing all of the items the soon-to-be grandmother already purchased for the baby on the way. “She’s pissed, actually. She’s super angry. She can’t even look at me. She doesn’t support it at all. She is pissed.”