Mama June Shannon will not let TLC off the hook for giving the Duggar family the benefit of the doubt.
The network pulled "19 Kids and Counting" from the schedule in the wake of Josh Duggar's molestation scandal but hasn't officially canceled the show. Shannon thinks TLC should have canceled the series immediately like it did for her family's show.
"I do think it's a double standard," the 35-year-old reality star told The Wrap. "They're kind of like backing them. They have a lot of high exec people hanging out with them."
The mother of four claims TLC has coached the family through their public statements and TV interviews, which included parents Jim Bob and Michelle as well as sisters Jill and Jessa speaking to Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
"They're telling them what to say, or what to do, or not what to do. Because that's how they worked with us. 'This is what you're gonna say, you're gonna stick to it,'" Shannon said.
TLC released a statement about "19 Kids" when it pulled the show on May 22. "We are deeply saddened and troubled by this heartbreaking situation," the network stated at the time, but has made no other announcements since.
"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" was canceled last October when Shannon allegedly started dating her ex-boyfriend, a convicted child molester. She continues to deny the relationship and believes the Duggars have made greater mistakes.
"What Josh did and what happened to the Duggar family was a whole lot worse than what we were doing," she said. "I didn't cover up anything, I was honest from the very beginning. I didn't touch anybody, I didn't lie. I haven't lied. The kids have not lied."
Shannon spoke with lawyers about a possible lawsuit against TLC, but have not gone any further than "weighing options." She's also still trying to find a way to put her family back on television.
"We will be back on TV one way or the other," she said and promised an announcement in the next month or so. "But we will not be back on the TLC network."
