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Amber Portwood's Brother 'Brought To Tears' Over Her Emotional Jail House Interview

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Oct. 5 2012, Published 11:00 a.m. ET

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By Amber Goodhand - Breaking Celebrity News News Editor

Amber Portwood's older brother Shawn is heartbroken over his sister's upcoming appearance on Dr. Drew and exclusively tells Breaking Celebrity News that he was "literally brought to tears" by the interview.

Amber, 22, spoke candidly with Dr. Drew Pinsky for MTV's Amber Behind Bars special and revealed that she hasn't seen her 3-year-old daughter Leah since she's been in prison because her baby daddy, Gary Shirley, refuses to bring her to Indiana's Rockville Correctional Facility.

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"When the clip of the special aired the other night I was extremely sad," Shawn told Breaking Celebrity News. "It hurt to know that she was in there and that I would not be able to see her for a minimum of two more years. I was literally brought to tears when I saw her part and the part with my mom talking about her being in jail."

And even though Shawn and his sister remain close, he admits the show distanced their relationship and he's not able to talk to her as much as he'd like.

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"I had no idea that she was doing a prison special. When I saw the commercial for that I teared up even more," he said.

"I miss being