TLC abruptly cancelled the popular reality TV series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo over Mama June’s dating choices, reports gossip tabloid TMZ.com.
The Toddlers & Tiaras spin-off centered around former child beauty contestant Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, 9, whose cherubic smile and sassy southern charm made her an instant hit with TV viewers.
Honey Boo Boo’s mother June Shannon is reportedly dating Mark McDaniel, 53, a registered sex offender who allegedly molested one of June’s younger relatives.
TMZ reports McDaniel was charged with aggravated child molestation in 2004 for “forcing oral sex on an 8-year-old child.”
Yesterday, the AJC’s Radio & TV Talk writer Rodney Ho received this statement from TLC:
“TLC has cancelled the series HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO and ended all activities around the series, effective immediately. Supporting the health and welfare of these remarkable children is our only priority. TLC is faithfully committed to the children’s ongoing comfort and well-being.”
The show’s ratings are off their peak, averaging around 1.4 million overnight viewers earlier this year from 1.8 million season three.
June reportedly split from Honey Boo Boo’s father, Mike “Sugar Bear” Thompson, just last month.
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