Trending News|October 29, 2014 01:03 EDT
'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Rumors: Reality Star June Shannon Allegedly Involved with Convicted Pedophile
Reality TV star "Mama" June Shannon, mother of Honey Boo Boo is allegedly having a romantic relationship with Mark McDaniel, a convicted pedophile.
The 34-year old matriarch has reportedly rekindled the flame with ex-boyfriend Mark McDaniel who was just released in March from a Georgia prison after serving 10 years for allegedly "forcing a girl to perform oral sex on him."
Shannon and McDaniel were said to be spotted in a hotel room soon after Shannon separated with husband Michael "Sugar Bear" Thompson in September.
However, Shannon denied the allegations that she and McDaniel are in a relationship. She took to Facebook on Oct. 24 and posted a video to clear things up about the rumors.
20-year old Anna Marie "Chickadee" Cardwell, eldest daughter of Shannon attested to the sentence McDaniel received and claimed that he "would try and touch me and all that stuff" when she was just 8 years old and while he was dating her mother.
Cardwell said that she told Shannon that she was molested by McDaniel. "A week or so after it happened, I talked to Mama and she was upset, crying and saying, 'I don't believe you, why would you do this to me?'"
"And I was like, '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," Shannon's eldest daughter stressed.
TLC Execs were forced to cancel 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' after the rumors sparked about Shannon and McDaniel getting back together.
Meanwhile, Cardwell seemed skeptical about the issue, but still remains trustful of her mother.
"I'm just confused. I'm hearing one story from Mama and another from someone else," Cardwell told People Magazine.
"Mama said the story isn't true and she said she hasn't seen Mark since he's been out of jail," Cardwell continued.
"My whole body believed that she is telling the truth, but my mind is going back and forth from-you know, hey, she's telling the truth or she's not telling the truth, but most of me believes her," Cardwell explained.