Mama June is inappropriate, laughs & jokes in first interview since news broke

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E! News had the first exclusive interview with Mama June since the story broke that she’s dating the man who molested her daughter. It was actually conducted by paparazzi outside her home, so that sort-of explains why she was smiling and laughing, but I still found it incredibly inappropriate and offensive. It was a glaring example of poor crisis management. (Excuse the quality of these photos, they’re just pictures I took from my TV.)

I don’t want to recap this at all, but I should give some background. Earlier this year, the man whom Mama June used to date got out of prison for a ten year sentence for molesting her daughter, Anna, now 20. (Some reports claim that the perp, Mark McDaniel, was jailed for molesting Anna. Other outlets state that he was convicted of molesting another little girl. Court documents state that he molested Anna, who has given her permission to be named as the victim. It’s possible there were more victims.)

Around the time that McDaniel was released, June split with her husband, Sugar Bear. June’s daughter, Anna, told the press earlier this week that her mother promised her that she was not dating McDaniel, but that she was hearing from other sources that was the case. Anna stated that McDaniel sexually abused her when she was a child of just 8 and that when she told her mother about the abuse, June refused to believe her and asked her “why would you do this to me?’” Anna said “Mama, he did that to me and I can’t do anything about it. You were never there to see it you were always at work.” Anna has repeatedly said that she feels betrayed and hurt by her mother continuing to see McDaniel. That just makes my heart break for her.

We know that June bought a car for McDaniel, and has been photographed with him several times in the past few months. June has young daughters that are around this convicted pedophile, including Alana (Honey Boo Boo), 9, and Lauryn (Pumpkin), 14. In fact Pumpkin may have witnessed the abuse of her older sister, according to the disturbing documents in McDaniel’s case. So what did June say when she finally decided to comment? She laughed, joked around and repeatedly said “that will all come out.

Do you have like, an agent
[laughs] I am the agent. Whatever.

How is Honey Boo Boo
As a family, we’re handling what happened privately

Have you talked to Anna lately
I talk to all my kids

Do you want to say anything to the people who say ‘you’re crazy and how can you let your child around that man’
No, but that will all come out.

Are you sad that the show is cancelled
I mean, you’ve been around for a while. I will miss smiles of people. [To the paparazzi] I will miss you. Can’t say anything bad about the show, can’t say anything bad about TLC.

Has she talked to Mark lately
No. That will all come out. I don’t want to say anything about anything.

A lot of people who love you say you would never be so foolish as to let that man around your children
Well let me say, that is all going to come out.

We are handling this as a family matter. I love my family. The [unintelligible]… my kids are my number one priority.

[From E! News, aired 10-29-14]

E! also revealed that June is being guarded by a bodyguard hired by TLC, but that the bodyguard will only be there for a week. TLC is also offering the children tutoring and therapy, but it’s unclear if June will take them up on their offer. Throughout this all Alana’s dad, Sugar Bear, has remained quiet. It’s unknown whether he will fight for custody of Alana, his daughter with June. TMZ reports that it’s unlikely that Sugar Bear will try for custody as he doesn’t have his own place and is not “equipped to take custody of the 9-year-old.” A source tells E! that Sugar Bear “hasn’t decided yet if he is going to try for full custody of Alana, but he is weighing his options.” E! read a statement from a source close to Sugar Bear stating that he is “torn apart by this. He is very concerned for Alana and the girls and he has no idea what the hell June is thinking right now.”

A source also tells E! News that “Mama June’s daughter Pumpkin looks to Mark as a father because he raised her from a few months old to five. Alana only likes Mark because Pumpkin likes him, but her older sister Chubs is not a fan.”

Given how many times June said “it will all come out,” it’s possible she’s planning a tell all interview soon. I doubt she’ll come clean about dating that excuse for a human being who so horribly violated her child. I also doubt she’ll lose custody of Alana, sadly. As we’ve heard, McDaniel is allowed to be around kids now. It’s up to family and friends to protect children against predators, and we’ve seen what a piss poor job June has done. I just hope Sugar Bear steps up. He was seen out with June and Alana yesterday so it’s likely he’s trying to keep an eye on her.

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