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8:52 pm - 09/05/2012

Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson turns 7 + Episode discussion


Honey Boo Boo's birthday celebrations were never going to involve a simple slice of cake and a couple of balloons.

Instead the spirited reality star marked her big day with a trip to Walmart - where her mother treated her to a tube of Silly String.

The star of TLC's Here Come Honey Boo Boo then let rip, spraying the string all over herself, and a photographers car.


Wearing a T-shirt bearing the legend 'down and dirty Redneck style', the seven-year-old charged around with her three sisters as they all sprayed the string.

The family had stocked up on the shopping trip, loading a trolley with soda and other treats.

According to the Hollywood Reporter she and her family are paid a tiny $2,000 per episode of the controversial reality show.

This compares to six-figure salaries for other reality stars on the channel.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that in total the Thompsons will earn around $40,000 for the ten episode season, plus a 'small 'location fee'' for any filming carried out in the family home'.

Since their show aired the Thompsons have come under increasing scrutiny.

Honey Boo Boo's mother June, 33, has been criticised for 'drugging' her daughter after feeding her a mixture of Red Bull and Mountain Dew before shows, which she dubbed 'go-go juice'.

And she has also been forced to deny laughing at the newest member of the family, her newborn granddaughter Kaitlyn, who has two thumbs on each hand.

But despite this 'Mama June' has denied that she regrets opening her home to the cameras.


'No,' she told People magazine. 'I don't have anything to hide.'

And she claims that the 'go-go juice' was a one-time incident.

The family were also investigated by child protection authorities in Georgia after a video surfaced of Honey Boo Boo dancing on a bar.

No charges were filed following the investigation.

'It was the worst four days of my whole entire life,' June says.

She says the bar appearance was 'a meet-and-greet at a concert.'

But, she adds: 'After I left, I realized, "I'm not gonna put Alana in that situation again because it was crazy."'







Source

Happy birthday to the happiest Toddlers & Tiaras kid their is. New episode starts at 10:00 PM EST. Be sure to tune in and discuss as the family tries on wigs and Sugar Bear feels frisky after seeing June in hers.
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ritzyroxie 6th-Sep-2012 01:52 am (UTC)
I've never heard of any footage of her dancing at a bar.
juel1979 6th-Sep-2012 01:55 am (UTC)
It was in another post. I didn't watch the whole thing, but all I saw was her hanging out awkwardly, not dressed up in pageant stuff or anything, just kids' clothes. Seemed like a lot of fuss over nothing much to me.
summerswings 6th-Sep-2012 12:36 pm (UTC)
Apparently it was a totally innocuous private event that just happened to be held in a bar. And they let her sing a song or something on the microphone so she was dancing.
kpoplvr 6th-Sep-2012 07:08 pm (UTC)
mmhm. except the video was part of Nancy Grace's "Breaking news OUTRAGE" awhile ago and thus became part of a bigger "is this child abuse?!" discussion.
surrounds 6th-Sep-2012 01:53 am (UTC)
I LOVE this show, I don't understand why this family gets hate, they're better than any other reality show family.
vehiclesshockme 6th-Sep-2012 01:54 am (UTC)
I completely agree.
ptr28 6th-Sep-2012 01:56 am (UTC)
mte. they seem harmless and they're pretty likable imo
rinanina101 6th-Sep-2012 02:06 am (UTC)
i agree. i mean yeah they're a bit cray cray but whose family isn't?
anus 6th-Sep-2012 02:07 am (UTC)
The commercials use the most ridiculous moments for their clips. I was surprised by how much more tame they are.
redlipped 6th-Sep-2012 02:11 am (UTC)
They are the ONLY reality TV family I've ever liked aside from the Osbournes.
usehername1 6th-Sep-2012 02:11 am (UTC)
really? I'm surprised. The commericals and promos make them look so stupid.
myxwill 6th-Sep-2012 02:11 am (UTC)
Ia. I watched some episodes and despite not being pretty like the Kardashians they seem to have so much love for each other. I hope they use the money they get from the show for education and stuff.
kapuki234 6th-Sep-2012 02:20 am (UTC)
they spent it all in walmart lbr
kapuki234 6th-Sep-2012 02:19 am (UTC)
cuz they put their young child in pageants and feed her HFCS + processed sugar? idc if the go-go juice was a one time thing, that's so fucked up.
karis_azura 6th-Sep-2012 08:06 am (UTC)
Damn straight.
bollyhood 6th-Sep-2012 02:52 pm (UTC)
Overfeeding that child for one. She's only seven and very overweight.
smirk_dog 6th-Sep-2012 11:55 pm (UTC)
IA.
flowerssleeping 6th-Sep-2012 01:53 am (UTC)
lol the gold deer

Edited at 2012-09-06 01:53 am (UTC)
vehiclesshockme 6th-Sep-2012 01:55 am (UTC)
lol right?
karis_azura 6th-Sep-2012 08:09 am (UTC)
I hope they dress it up for Halloween!
menageohthree 6th-Sep-2012 01:56 am (UTC)
My mom keeps asking me what it means. Hell if I know. lol
muzik_love 6th-Sep-2012 10:30 am (UTC)
i giggled when i saw that lol
cruel_idol 6th-Sep-2012 01:53 am (UTC)
Silly String is awesome.
trinity_squared 6th-Sep-2012 01:54 am (UTC)
Love this family. I dgaff how imperfect they are. June seems to truly love her kids and looks to enjoy spending ACTUAL time with her kids doing the simplest things.

But Sugar Bear and their date night? *shudders and rocks back & forth*

Edited at 2012-09-06 01:59 am (UTC)
redlipped 6th-Sep-2012 02:12 am (UTC)
IA. They are such a flaw-free real family.
juel1979 6th-Sep-2012 01:54 am (UTC)
At least she learned from the CPS crap, unlike Paisley's mom. =P

And the oldest looks awesome for just having a baby. Lucky thing!
cl0vergirl 6th-Sep-2012 01:54 am (UTC)
stream anyone?
trinity_squared 6th-Sep-2012 01:55 am (UTC)
Also, they advertise Honey Boo Boo shirts on their Facebook page and all the proceeds go to an anti-bullying organization. <3
ptr28 6th-Sep-2012 01:56 am (UTC)
i'm ready :D
ohkimosabe 6th-Sep-2012 01:56 am (UTC)
why was my kellie pickler post rejected? my email didn't explain so i was just wondering lol.
vehiclesshockme 6th-Sep-2012 01:59 am (UTC)
I didn't do it so I don't know.
sastra_fuss 6th-Sep-2012 02:01 am (UTC)
it was probably already posted
ohkimosabe 6th-Sep-2012 02:10 am (UTC)
i checked and i didn't see it, oh well.
ohbother_piglet 6th-Sep-2012 02:28 am (UTC)
Was it about her shaving her hair in honor of her friend with cancer? That one was posted at least.
cuzilubb 6th-Sep-2012 01:56 am (UTC)
aw happy birthday!! <33
forevergold217 6th-Sep-2012 01:56 am (UTC)
she's a pretty homely child.
How does she win pageants?
tutuhead 6th-Sep-2012 01:59 am (UTC)
:( she doesnt lol
forevergold217 6th-Sep-2012 02:09 am (UTC)
this explains so much
myxwill 6th-Sep-2012 02:12 am (UTC)
It's not cool calling a kid ugly.
naebynaeby 6th-Sep-2012 02:17 am (UTC)
From what I've seen, she doesn't really ever win. She competes, loses, and cries.
psychicherz 6th-Sep-2012 03:41 am (UTC)
I think she's so pretty and also distinctive looking. Like, when she does glitz pageants, she's got eyes like Bette Davis.
colorzplosion 6th-Sep-2012 01:57 am (UTC)
does that woman only own one shirt?
moustacherider 6th-Sep-2012 02:05 am (UTC)
ikr

I always see her wearing that
jennbot 6th-Sep-2012 02:13 am (UTC)
dude they're only getting 40k for the show in total.
jello404 6th-Sep-2012 03:35 am (UTC)
walmarts sell shirts
highd 6th-Sep-2012 03:40 am (UTC)
When you are overweight like that clothes are limited. I wouldn't put it past her to have 2 it 3 shirts that look alike. Looking at this one she probably bought them at Walmart.
ecctv 6th-Sep-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
Happiest family on tv
vehiclesshockme 6th-Sep-2012 01:59 am (UTC)
Accurate!
xeroxicide__ 6th-Sep-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
Wtf isnt $2000 an episode insanely low for an entire family on a show? Am I reading that right? I think I could make more taking a trip down to Crossroads and selling back some of my used clothes. Sheesh.
vehiclesshockme 6th-Sep-2012 02:00 am (UTC)
June said they're well compensated and won't say what they actually make.
idgi 6th-Sep-2012 02:18 pm (UTC)
i think that's super classy of her to not tell the world how much they are raking in.
msmandiemitz 6th-Sep-2012 02:57 am (UTC)
I thought I read a post on here earlier where some magazine said she made $4000 an episode and she said that they made waaaaay more than that.

edit: here it is http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/71727117.html

Edited at 2012-09-06 02:59 am (UTC)
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