Inside Mama June's Volatile Relationship With Alana Thompson After Stealing Money From Her Own Daugh

Highlights

• Alana Thompson struggles with her mother on reality TV earnings, leading to a difficult mother-daughter relationship.
• Mama June admits taking Alana's money, but claims she was protecting it from rapid spending by her children.
• Alana has control of her earnings in a Coogan account and has chosen not to access her $200,000 despite Mama June's actions.

Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson hasn't had an easy life. Years after finding fame on the TLC reality series Toddlers and Tiaras and then Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, she opened up about being a child star and admitted that it has been super tough. Alana's fights with her mother June "Mama June" Shannon have been highly publicized as the two continue to appear on various reality shows. Since Alana and Mama June argue so much, fans wonder if Alana has a good bond with her sisters.

Since Alana became successful at such a young age, people are curious about how Alana spends her net worth. Her financial situation was in the news in the spring of 2024 when fans learned that Mama June stole money from Alana Thompson. According to TV Shows Ace, Mama June will give Alana the money she took from her bank account, which is reportedly $33,000 or $35,000.

In this article, we'll take a look at Mama June and Alana Thompson's relationship after this intense situation, along with why Mama June took her daughter's reality TV earnings.

What Is Mama June And Alana Thompson's Relationship Like Today?

Thanks to Mama June and Alana Thompson's huge fight about Alana's reality TV earnings that were in a Coogan bank account, the mother/daughter have a difficult relationship today. According to Entertainment Tonight, Alana wants some distance from her mom, and she would rather that her mom doesn't see her at Regis University, where she is going to school.

Alana said in an episode of Mama June: Family Crisis:

"I'm not going to open my front door...When I moved to Colorado, I'm moving for a reason. I'm moving away -- away from the drama, away from Mama."

Since Alana spent so much time with her mom filming their various reality TV shows over the years, and of course lived with her, it definitely sounds like she wanted some independence. It's pretty harsh for a young adult to say that they don't want their parent to see them at college.

According to City National Bank, a Coogan bank account is when a guardian or parent of a child star puts their earnings into a bank account so they can access the money when they are of legal adult age.

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The reality stars have a sad history of not getting along and they have experienced some truly hard times. Alana's sister Lauryn won custody of her a few years back. The money scandal is just one more example of the volatile relationship that Alana and Mama June have.

Who Are Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson's Family Members?

• June "Mama June" Shannon (mother)
• Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson (father)
• Lauryn "Pumpkin" Efird (sister)
• Jessica Shannon (sister)
• Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell (late sister)

In 2022, Mama June spoke to Page Six and said Alana was in control of the situation. She thought that Alana wanted to live with her sister. She said, “People don’t understand the custody thing. It’s not like somebody ‘lost custody.’ In the state of Georgia, you do temporary guardianship every year and [Alana] had been with [Lauryn] in my addiction. Well, at the age of 12, you’re able to make your choice."

While Alana Thompson didn't seem pleased with Mama June because of their money stealing scandal, Mama June didn't say anything negative about her daughter. She seemed upset that Alana didn't welcome her college visits and it seems likely that she still wanted them to have a good relationship.

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Things seemed to improve a little bit between Mama June and daughters Lauryn and Alana. According to People, Lauryn said in 2023 that they spoke to a therapist about "boundaries." But with the news that Mama June took money from her daughter, it seems that the relationship between all three family members got much worse.

Why Did Mama June Steal Money From Alana Thompson?

Mama June said that she spent Alana Thompson's money and purchased their home. According to People, she said in an episode of Mama June: Family Crisis:

"It's gone! It went to the house that we bought! I spent Honey Boo Boo and the rest of the Dancing with the Stars money! It's gone! There is no money!"

Mama June said that she made sure that her kids didn't have access to their money because she didn't want them to spend it quickly. She said:

"Truth to be known, Pumpkin may be mad and I'm sorry and the world may be mad and think that I'm the worst person ever. I've lied to my children over the years. I've lied to them and told them that you can't get your money until you're 21 so they wouldn't blow through it."

However, while it seems clear that Mama June spent the money that her daughter earned from her reality TV days, Mama June did say quite a few times on Mama June: Family Crisis that there was still some money in the bank account.

She also claimed that Alana can access the money when she's older. According to Entertainment Tonight, Alana's salaries from The Masked Singer and Dancing With The Stars are in the Coogan account. While she earned $60,000 from DWTS, she ended up with $35,000 because of taxes.

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Mama June said:

"Alana has around over $200,000 that she has access to but she is choosing not to have access to. She is making those decisions because she's 18. So there's more, there's definitely more money out there."

When Mama June said that it wasn't her fault that taxes were taken out, Alana's older sister Lauryn Effird, who goes by the nickname Pumpkin, said, "I'm no tax person, but I know good and well no state is taking 50 percent worth of taxes out of every check."

In the past, Alana Thompson's mom has talked about her money problems because of her history of addiction. In 2023, Mama June spoke to The Daily Mail about spending too much on drugs. She said that she paid $3,000 for drugs each day.

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