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At the height of her family’s adoption scandal, a YouTube star Myka Stauffer called out for wearing Cartier.
Myka and her husband, James Staufferare the texts of a new document under the title Update on Our Family, which premiered on HBO on Wednesday, January 15, following its premiere at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The Stauffers, who did not respond to producers’ requests for comment, rose to fame for their candid family vlogs and took fans on their journey to adopt Huxley’s son from China. Viewers turned against the family in 2020, however, when Myka and James “rehoming” their adopted sonwho was diagnosed with autism.
Before Huxley was given a new forever home, Myka was widely criticized for seeming to disengage from raising the “little guy,” who was 2 at the time of his adoption. While the family tried to take care of his medical needs, Myka and James put Huxley in speech therapy.
“We’re going to go to a different speech therapist,” Myka said in a 2018 YouTube vlog, which was featured in episode 3 of the docuseries. “Not the one that’s $500 a month. But we go to the one that’s, like, $70 for 30 minutes.”
Courtesy of Myka Stauffer/Instagram Myka and James Stauffer made a name for their family on YouTube, but everything changed dramatically after they rehomed their adopted son, Huxley. The couple adopted Huxley from China in 2017 when he was 2 years old. Myka and James also share children Kova, Jaka, Radley and Onyx, who were not (…)
Some viewers claimed the comments were hypocritical after noticing that Myka was wearing a Cartier bracelet as she talked about cutting back on Huxley’s expenses. At the time the video was uploaded, the jewelry was said to be worth about $6,500.
“But you can’t afford $500 a month for a speech therapist?” one critic said in a video response.
Social media personality Sophie Rosswho was at the forefront of dissecting the adoption scandal, reflects on going down the Stauffer family “rabbit hole”.
“(Myka) was obviously living a life of luxury just saying, you know, she didn’t have the resources to take care of this human being that she had adopted,” Ross said in the dock.
Others have debated whether Myka and James only adopted Huxley to increase engagement on their YouTube channels. The pair’s popularity rose from their heartwarming videos about the adoption process, and Myka scored deals with brands like Fabletics, Huggies, Kroger and more. (The majority of these brands ended their relationship with the Stauffers amid the rehoming scandal.)
Fans of the Stauffers became concerned about Huxley after he was conspicuously absent from the family’s videos. When the couple initially brought Huxley home in October 2017, Myka stated that she and James felt confident about the decision no matter what challenges they might face.
“If anything, my child cannot be returned” Myka said in a YouTube video uploaded months before Huxley’s adoption was made official.
Myka and James are also parents to Kova’s children, Jaka, Radley and Onyx, who were not adopted. As Huxley seems to have been phased out of the vlogs, Myka was called out for deleting comments about his whereabouts. She and James eventually offered their explanation in a May 2020 video.
“We would never give up on a child with special needs, this is a personal matter for Hux that had nothing to do with Autism,” Myka added in response to critics in the comments section, claiming that Huxley ” want this decision. “
His story. Myka Stauffer received backlash in May 2020 when she revealed her decision to rehome her adopted son with autism, but she was transparent about the process long before the controversy. The YouTube star documented her journey on her channel, sharing details about everything from Huxley’s diagnosis to her desire to adopt more children. (…)
A month later, Us Weekly confirmed and an investigation was launched to Huxley’s welfare after news broke that he had been placed with another family. The case was eventually closed, as authorities determined that Huxley was safe and happy with his new adoptive parents.
The Stauffers have largely gone off the grid following the scandal, deleting their family’s YouTube channel. In an Instagram post in June 2020 – the last on the platform – Myka issued a public apology for the community to adopt.
“We did not adopt a child to gain wealth,” he insisted. “Although we received a small portion of money from videos showing Huxley and his journey, every penny and much more went back into his care. Getting the care and services Huxley needed was very expensive and we made sure he got every service, and resource we could find. … We love Huxley and know this was the right decision for him and his future. Pray that Huxley has only the best future in the whole world.”
