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Myka Stauffer ‘Rehomed’ Her Autistic Son After Three Years. A New Documentary Reveals The Dark Side of The Mommy Vlogging Industry
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/
In 2020, popular family vloggers Myka and James Stauffer announced that they were “rehoming” their adopted autistic son, Huxley, nearly three years after adopting him from China. Huxley had been prominently featured in their parenting and lifestyle videos but suddenly disappeared from their posts, leading to questions from their one million followers on Instagram and YouTube. Their confession about rehoming Huxley prompted swift and widespread backlash, ultimately ending Myka’s influencer career.
Key Highlight:
- Four years later, Myka and James Stauffer are the subjects of a new three-part docuseries premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. Titled “An Update on Our Family,” the series, directed by Rachel Mason, delves into the unregulated family vlogging industry and focuses on the Ohio-based YouTuber family.
- The documentary seeks to expose the hidden aspects of this industry. The trailer features fellow vloggers discussing the events surrounding Huxley’s disappearance from the Stauffers’ YouTube channel, along with experts emphasizing the financial gains parents can make by sharing content about their children online.
- An investigation was later launched by Ohio authorities in June 2020 into the well-being of both Huxley and the couple’s four biological children.
- The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office received multiple inquiries regarding the well-being of the four-year-old child at the center of the controversy, the Sheriff’s Office announced a month later that they would not be filing charges against the Stauffers.
- In a lengthy Instagram post shared in June 2020, Myka addressed the widespread backlash and apologized “for all of the hurt” they caused their fans and followers. Since the controversy, the Stauffers have kept a low profile on social media. Myka deleted her YouTube channel and her last post on Instagram remains her 2020 apology statement.
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