At the height of his family’s adoption scandal, the YouTube star Myka Stauffer was arrested for wearing Cartier.
Myka and her husband, James Staufferare the subject of a new documentary series entitled An update on our family, which debuted on HBO on Wednesday, January 15, following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. The Stauffers, who did not respond to producers’ requests for comment, rose to fame through their candid family vlogs and took fans on their journey to adopt their son Huxley from China. However, viewers turned against the family in 2020, when Myka and James “rehoused” their adopted sonwho was diagnosed with autism.
Before Huxley was given a new forever home, Myka was widely criticized for appearing to disengage from raising the “little guy”, who was 2 years old at the time of his adoption. While the family tried to meet his medical needs, Myka and James put Huxley in speech therapy.
“We’re going to see another speech therapist,” Myka said in a 2018 YouTube vlog, featured in episode 3 of the documentary series. “Not the one that costs $500 a month. But we’ll go for the one that costs around $70 for 30 minutes.
Courtesy of Myka Stauffer/Instagram Myka and James Stauffer made their family known 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 Myka was wearing a Cartier bracelet as she talked about cutting Huxley’s spending. At the time the video was uploaded, the jewelry was worth around $6,500.
“But you can’t afford $500 a month for a speech therapist? one reviewer said in a reaction video.
Social media personality Sophie Rosswho has been at the forefront of dissecting the adoption scandal, reflected on his descent down the Stauffer family “rabbit hole.”
“[Myka] “I was clearly living a life of luxury while seemingly saying that, you know, she didn’t have the resources to take care of this human being that she had adopted,” Ross said in the document.
Others wondered if Myka and James only adopted Huxley to increase engagement on their YouTube channels. The couple’s popularity skyrocketed thanks to their vulnerable videos about the adoption process, and Myka scored deals with brands like Fabletics, Huggies, Kroger and more. (The majority of these brands ended their relationships with the Stauffers amid the rehousing scandal.)
Stauffer fans began to worry about Huxley after he was noticeably absent from the family’s videos. When the couple brought Huxley home in October 2017, Myka said she and James were confident about the decision, regardless of any challenges they might encounter.
“If anything, my child is not refundable” Myka said in a YouTube video uploaded months before Huxley’s adoption was made official.
Myka and James are also the parents of children Kova, Jaka, Radley and Onyx, who were not adopted. While Huxley seemed to be phased out of vlogs, Myka was called out for deleting comments about his whereabouts. She and James finally offered their explanation in a May 2020 video.
“We would never abandon a child with special needs, this is a personal matter for Hux, it has nothing to do with him being autistic,” Myka added while responding to criticism in the comments section , saying that Huxley “wanted this decision.”
His story. Myka Stauffer faced 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 his journey on his channel, sharing details on everything from Huxley’s diagnosis to his desire to adopt more children. […]
A month later, Us every week confirmed a an investigation has been launched in Huxley’s well-being after the announcement of his placement with another family. The case was eventually dismissed as authorities determined that Huxley was safe and happy with his new adoptive parents.
The Stauffers largely disappeared from the network following the scandal, deleting their family YouTube channel. In an Instagram post from June 2020 – his last on the platform – Myka issued a public apology to the adoption community.
“We did not adopt a child to get rich,” she insisted. “Although we received a small portion of the money from videos featuring Huxley and his journey, every penny and more was entrusted to him. Providing Huxley with the care and services he needed was very expensive and we we made sure he was getting every service and resource we could find…We love Huxley and know this was the right decision for him and his future. I pray that Huxley has nothing but the best future in the world. world.
