- Mama June’s net worth dropped to $50,000 after spending nearly a million dollars on drugs with her former boyfriend Eugene Edeard ‘Geno’ Doak
- She was arrested in 2019 and charged with possession of crack cocaine and a crack pipe
- A Georgia judge ordered her to pay her third daughter Lauryn Efird $800 monthly as child support after losing sole custody of her youngest daughter Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson to her in April 2022
June Shannon Thompson popularly known as Mama Shannon acquired a pretty decent fortune from her reality TV career amounting to approximately $1.5 million, but she subsequently squandered about 90 percent of it on alleged drug abuse. As of this writing, the mother of four who gained fair recognition alongside her youngest daughter Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ on TLC’s Toddlers Tiaras, currently has an estimated net worth of $50,000.
Here is what we have compiled on how Mama June made and blew her wealth.
How Mama June Made Her Money
As indicated, June Shannon Thompson also known as Mama June made a pretty good sum of money from her reality TV career which began sometime in 2012. She and her youngest daughter Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson appeared in the episode Precious Moments Pageant 2011 of TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras, which was shot in 2011 but started airing in January 2012.
Some months later, Mama June’s youngest daughter was offered her own spinoff by TLC titled Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which featured their family’s daily lives. In 2014 after 4 seasons, the show was canceled during the filming of season 5, following confirmation that Mama June was dating a registered sex offender.
Going forward, the Georgia-born reality TV star landed her own reality show known as Mama June: From Not to Hot on We TV. The show premiered on February 24, 2017, and chronicled her weight loss journey after undergoing surgery, and also her family’s life. Moreover, she was said to have spent about $75,000 on cosmetic surgery to enhance her looks.
Subsequently, the show’s name was changed to Mama June: From Not To Hot- Family Crisis in the fourth season in March 2020, and Mama June: Road to Redemption in March 2021.
Even though it is uncertain how much she has so far made from the show, thethings.com revealed she earns about $24,000 monthly, which includes what she generates from her endorsement deals as a result of the show. However, other reports indicate she makes about $50,000 per episode.
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Mama June Spent Most of Her Fortune On Drugs
According to several outlets, Mama June’s wealth rose to about $1.5 million in 2019, but fast-forward to 2023, she is worth $50,000. Based on our calculations, the reality TV star squandered over 90 percent of her fortune within a year.
As you will easily find, she wasted the bulk of her money on drugs. It was revealed that she spent nearly a million dollars on it. She further revealed in an interview that she and ex-boyfriend Eugene Edeard ‘Geno’ Doak sent enough money to the person that was supplying them the drugs; saying it was probably a good $900,000 in the last year of their addiction.
In March 2019, Mama June was arrested alongside Geno near Tuskegee, Alabama after authorities responded to a domestic violence call. Crack cocaine and a crack pipe were reportedly found in their possession and both were charged with possession of controlled substances and drug paraphernalia.
In addition, she went to rehab with less than 2 dollars to her name. This is because she had earlier sent about $80,000 to her dealer, and was awaiting a $15,000 check to pay for drugs one more time before entering rehab.
She Pays Child Support To Her Daughter Lauryn Efird
Mama June now pays monthly child support of $800 to her third oldest daughter Lauryn Efird after a Georgia judge granted her sole custody of Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson until she clocks 18 in August 2023. At the moment, Mama June can only contact her youngest daughter through phone calls.
Lauryn was granted temporary guardianship in 2019 after her mother’s arrest on drug possession charges.
