Joey Skladany/TLCSometimes reality TV can get a little too real.
Case in point: TLC canceled Here Comes Honey Boo earlier today after reports that Mama June (June Shannon) was dating a convicted child molester surfaced.
"TLC has cancelled the series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and ended all activities around the series, effective immediately," the network said in a statement. "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."
However, Mama June claims that she is not dating Mark McDaniel. "Just got a phone call this morning from TLC and as of right now there will be no more production of the show…the statement of me dating a sex offender is totally untrue. Pumpkin has openly said that I did not—that I'm not dating him and also his son," she said. "I would not ever, ever, ever put my kids in danger. I love my kids too much. That is my past. I have not seen that person in 10 years and don't seem to want to see that person."
But this is hardly the first reality TV show to find itself in hot water following a scandal.
Remember when Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson, the A&E Network hit's patriarch, was suspended from the series after anti-gay remarks he made in an interview with GQ, including grouping homosexuality in with bestiality as deviant behavior? Or how about when The Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels was accused of cheating when it was revealed she was handing out caffeine pills to her team without permission from a doctor?
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