Anna Cardwell, who is now 20 years old and is June Shannon’s daughter, confirmed on Friday to RadarOnline.com that she was the victim who was abused by Mama June’s former boyfriend Mark McDaniel when she was only 8 years old. Anna is June Shannon’s daughter.
Anna, who plays Chickadee on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, has received new information that leads her to believe that her mother has been seeing McDaniel behind the family’s back. This is despite the fact that Cardwell initially defended her mother after reports surfaced that Mama June was dating the convicted child molester again. On the show, Cardwell is known as Chickadee.
“I believe she is seeing him and hanging around him,” Cardwell, who is married and has a daughter of her own who is 2 years old, told Radar. “I believe she is seeing him and hanging around him.” “I’m hurt. My relationship with Mama appears to have come to an end, at least for the time being.”
A report that Mama June is currently dating a person who has been convicted of sexually abusing children is false, according to Mama June. However, TLC has decided to cancel the reality show despite its popularity.
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Following her breakup with longtime partner Sugar Bear in September, the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star, whose real name is June Shannon, has denied that she is dating Mark McDaniel, who is 53 years old and was convicted in 2004 for aggravated child molestation. McDaniel’s crime was that he sexually assaulted a child. On the other hand, the network that broadcasts her wildly successful show revealed on Friday that it would no longer be airing.
Yahoo was informed by a representative of the cable television network that “TLC has cancelled the series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and ended all activities around the series, effective immediately.” “The only thing that should come before anything else is ensuring the safety and well-being of these extraordinary children. TLC has a firm dedication to ensuring the ongoing happiness and health of the children in their care.”
Soon after, Mama June responded to the news of the cancellation by posting a video message on her Facebook page.
On Thursday night, Mama June, who is 34 years old, uploaded yet another video to Facebook, in which she claimed that McDaniel was a former boyfriend with whom she had broken up a relationship ten years ago. Despite the fact that TMZ had obtained a photo of them cosily cuddling up in a hotel room together, which was allegedly taken only a few weeks ago, she insisted that they were not getting back together again.
“I plan to write a post explaining the situation in an effort to put an end to the rumours. Keep in mind that not everything you read should be taken at face value “she had written. “Every day, people sell stories to the tabloid that are known to be false. It is not the case.”
During the second season of the show, Mama June and her family are featured. (TLC)
During the second season of the show, Mama June and her family are featured. (TLC)
June, who has four daughters with four different men in their lives, went on to say, “I solemnly swear that the safety of my children will always come before all other concerns, and that I will never, under any circumstances, put them in harm’s way because of anything. They are my entire existence, and this is my history. Because of it, I broke up with him ten years ago, and I have no intention of going back.”
She provided a link to an interview with Radar Online in which her daughter Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon stated that the rumours regarding the dating relationship were “not true.” On the other hand, Pumpkin has verified that they had a romantic relationship in the past. “My mother broke up with Mark ten years ago. They haven’t communicated or seen each other in the past ten years.”
Pumpkin continued by saying that Mama June has been content with her single life ever since her divorce from Sugar Bear, who is Alana’s father. “The children are very important to her. She is dependent solely on us females, on no one else “said Lauryn. We are committed to maintaining our status as a single, contented family unit, which includes all four of us girls.
According to a report by TMZ, McDaniel was sentenced to 10 years in prison for molesting a child when the victim was only 8 years old. During this time, he was in a relationship with Mama June. Anna Shannon Cardwell, who is now 20 years old and is June’s daughter, admitted that she was the victim in an interview with RadarOnline.com on Friday.
While this was going on, Michael McDaniel, McDaniel’s son, made a statement in his father’s defence. Not only did he refute reports that his father had resumed his romantic relationship with Mama June (he told E! News, “They are not dating, it’s been 10 years”), but he also asserted that his father was not guilty of the allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
According to what Michael shared with the website, “His criminal record was the result of a false accusation.” My father is a good man and a good father. He has never been bad, and he would never hurt anyone. He has been good his whole life.
The fact that the show has been cancelled is a major setback for Mama June and the rest of the cast and crew, as they had already filmed Season 5, which was scheduled to air in January. The first episode of the show aired in August 2012, and by the end of its first season, it had become one of the most popular programmes on TLC. Even though it only has half the audience that it did when it was at its early peak, it is still bringing in a lot of money for both the network and the family. According to Parade magazine, the family earned $50,000 per episode of the show, but once it started getting a lot of attention during the first season, that number tripled.
The fact that there have been 52 episodes of the series and seven specials means that the family of modest means, who mostly just sat around telling fart jokes, has made a significant amount of money.