Mama June was given a dramatic ultimatum by her new husband Justin Stroud on the new episode of Mama June: Family Crisis.
Her daughter Alana, also known as Honey Boo Boo, has been asking June for help with college expenses, and June has steadfastly refused to help her.
June previously noted that Honey Boo Boo had money set aside for her in a Coogan account from her child star days.
However, it has since emerged that June, who battled crack addiction in the past, at one point spent $35,000 of Honey Boo Boo’s profits.
To make June not want to pay him back, Justin told her that he would leave the marriage unless she paid Honey Boo Boo $30,000.
Mama June was given a dramatic ultimatum by her new husband Justin Stroud on the new episode of Mama June: Family Crisis.
Her daughter Alana, also known as Honey Boo Boo, has been asking June for help with college expenses, and June has steadfastly refused to help her.
June previously noted that Honey Boo Boo had money set aside for her in a Coogan account from her child star days.
However, it has since emerged that June, who battled crack addiction in the past, at one point spent $35,000 of Honey Boo Boo’s profits.
Honey Boo Boo’s sister Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Efird, 24, and her brother-in-law Josh Efird took on the task of caring for the teenager while Mama June battled her addiction.
At the time of the last episode, Honey Boo Boo was preparing to go to college but could not meet the tuition payment required to enroll.
Mama June previously pointed out Honey Boo Boo’s Coogan account, a special trust set up for child stars to protect their money from potentially unscrupulous parents.
The accounts were named after Old Hollywood child star Jackie Coogan, who grew up to the devastating discovery that the fortune she earned in her youth had been squandered by her mother and stepfather.
A law was passed requiring that 15% of a child star’s salary be placed in a Coogan account that only the child could access, and only upon reaching the age of majority.
At the age of 18, Honey Boo Boo came of age in both Georgia, where she lives, and California, where she earned much of her money in show business.
However, $35,000 of Honey Boo Boo’s old reality show money is gone, and Justin has demanded that Mama June give it back to him.
Mama June refused and said, ‘Money doesn’t grow on trees. At some point, you’d have to stand up and say, “Hey, that’s what it is.” There is nothing I can do to change that. What else do you want me to do?
Honey Boo Boo’s sister Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Efird, 24, and her brother-in-law Josh Efird took on the task of caring for the teenager while Mama June battled her addiction.
At the time of the last episode, Honey Boo Boo was preparing to go to college but could not meet the tuition payment required to enroll.
Mama June previously pointed out Honey Boo Boo’s Coogan account, a special trust set up for child stars to protect their money from potentially unscrupulous parents.
At the age of 18, Honey Boo Boo has come of age in both Georgia, where she lives, and California, where she made much of her money in show business.
However, $35,000 of Honey Boo Boo’s reality TV earnings are gone, and Justin has demanded that Mama June return it to him.
A fierce confrontation ensued in which Justin, Honey Boo Boo, and Pumpkin approached Mama June to insist she pay.
Pumpkin accused June of spending a staggering half a million dollars on crack, a pittance compared to what Honey Boo Boo needed.
Mama June’s method of obtaining the money was within the law, but Pumpkin argued that “legally you’ve done everything right, but morally you’re a piece of shit.”
“This is what’s going to happen,” Justin told his wife. “You’re going to go to the bank in the morning and take $30,000 or I’ll leave.”
Much to her husband’s disbelief, Mama June refused to give in even then and told Justin that she would accept his decision if he abandoned her.
Justin insisted that he was “done” with her unless she found the ability to “fix things” with Honey Boo Boo, but to no avail.
A fierce confrontation ensued in which Justin, Honey Boo Boo, and Pumpkin approached Mama June to insist she pay.
Pumpkin accused June of spending a staggering half a million dollars on crack, a pittance compared to what Honey Boo Boo needed.
Mama June’s method of obtaining the money was within the law, but Pumpkin argued that “legally you’ve done everything right, but morally you’re a piece of shit.”
“This is what’s going to happen,” Justin told his wife: “You’re going to go to the bank in the morning, you’re going to take $30,000 or I’m leaving.”
Much to her husband’s disbelief, Mama June refused even then to give in and told Justin that she would accept his decision if he abandoned her.
Justin doubled down that he was “done” with her unless she found the ability to “fix things” with Honey Boo Boo, to no avail.
In a confessional, he said, “June is crazy if she thinks I’m going to stay here and let her get away with this.”
In a confessional, he said, “June is crazy if she thinks I’m going to stay here and let her get away with this.”
Justin, who met June while she was recovering, said: “For some reason, she just doesn’t understand that what she does affects me.”
He resolved dramatically, “I’m going to do whatever it takes to fix this, even if it means I have to break up my marriage in the process.”
Pumpkin, whose explosive relationship with her mother has developed over several seasons of reality TV, was even more withering in her confessional.
“I know we’ve been through a lot with this family, but this is where I draw the line,” Pumpkin stated. “The fact that mom was willing to literally flush her entire marriage down the toilet, because she doesn’t want to sign a check for the money she took, is crazy to me.”