Mama June has finally kicked Mark McDaniel to the curb, according to a new report. The "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" star found herself in hot water after TMZ broke the news that she was dating a convicted sex offender.
It was later revealed that McDaniel allegedly sexually molested June's daughter, Anna Cardwell, when she was a kid. Now TMZ is reporting that June ended things with McDaniel and is trying to rekindle her romance with Sugar Bear.
A source told the site that Bear is willing to give it another shot but he won't make things easy for June. The two are not "back together" just yet but the patriarch is said to be living back at home.
"I'm human, I made mistakes and done wrong, but no one is perfect," June told TMZ.
She said that trust is a big issue between her and Bear and it will "take a lot of work" before he trusts her again. June said Bear was devastated that she reconnected with McDaniel.
Last month, the TLC star told "Entertainment Tonight's" Brooke Anderson that she wasn't romantically involved with McDaniel but she did see him a few times. Reportedly the first run-in was a "coincidence" and the second time was so her 14-year-old daughter Lauryn (aka Pumpkin) could have some closure. Reportedly, June told Lauryn that McDaniel was her real father.
"Since two months to almost six years, she knew nobody but him" she said. "She was starting to resent Anna and she was starting to ask me questions. I can't answer those questions for Pumpkin."
She said Lauryn's real father is a man named Michael Anthony Ford, who is also a convicted sex offender. He's currently behind bars for trying to sexually exploit a minor on "To Catch a Predator" in 2005.
June also said Ford is the real father of 18-year-old Jessica.
