It’s been more than a year since mommy vlogger Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt pleaded guilty to felony child abuse. Now, a new Hulu docuseries is taking viewers on a close up look of how the YouTube star went from “America’s mom” to a convicted felon. Devil …
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According to the rumor mill of TikTok, mom influencers and family vloggers are fleeing the state of California because of a recent change in child labor laws which requires them to pay their children. Videos expanding on the theory are going viral, with millions of views and commenters breathlessly speculating …
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In 2019, Myka Stauffer was the voice behind a fairly successful family vlogging channel. She posted about her husband, children, and parenting journey to close to 700,000 subscribers on YouTube and with support from major brands like Pampers, Walmart, and Fabletics. No topic was off limits, so when she adopted …
Read More »Shari Franke's Family Vlog Ended in Tragedy. Now She's Speaking Out
S hari Franke’s memoir starts, fittingly, with an Instagram story. As police officers forced the front door of her family’s home open with a battering ram, Shari captured the surreal scene, later posting it to her account for her 621,000 followers. “This moment, this climax of my family’s descent into …
Read More »Mommy Vlogger Ruby Franke's Child Abuse Case Could Take Years, Experts Say
Before Aug. 30, Ruby Franke was best known as the incredibly strict mother behind “8 Passengers,” a popular family YouTube channel from Utah with over 2 million subscribers. Now, all eyes are on the controversial vlogger for another reason: six felony charges of aggravated child abuse, each of which carries …
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