Stage Parents Accused Of Pimping Their Kids
Things aren’t looking good for “Mama” June Thompson, after TLC reportedly stopped production on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. According to TMZ, Thompson resumed dating an ex-boyfriend who was convicted for forcing oral sex on an eight-year-old.
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Critics of the show blasted Thompson for exploiting her daughter. And if that was a contributing factor, Thompson joins the hall of shame for stage parents accused of pimping their kids. Take a look at the rest of her peers.
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She’s tried her hand at celebrity boxing and soft-core porn to reportedly help foot the bills, but Nadya “Octomom” Suleman’s fame stems from giving birth to octuplets.
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Has anyone’s celebrity pimp hand been stronger than Joe Jackson’s? He began whipping the Jackson 5 in shape for Motown, but he eventually got more family members in on the act.
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Without their eight children would anyone know about Kate Gosselin and her estranged husband Jon? We’re guessing not.
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Macaulay Culkin has repeatedly mentioned how demanding his father Kit Culkin was, as the auditions and roles allegedly piled up for the child actor in the ‘90s.
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In his 2013 autobiography, Coreyography, actor Corey Feldman levels charges of physical, mental, and financial abuse against his parents while he was a child actor.
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With the fame and eccentric behavior of Jaden and Willow smith, are Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith pimping out their kids, or are they just following the family business?
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After the success of Bow Wow, the public gave Master P a collective side eye for hurriedly introducing his son Lil Romeo as well as his daughter Cymphonique into the entertainment game.
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The New York Post knows no chill. When actress Kathrine Heigl posed with her adopted Korean child on a 2010 cover of W magazine, it was labeled a rebranding opportunity.
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Dina Lohan managed to turn the successful acting career of her daughter Lindsay Lohan into the E! reality series Living Lohan.
