Mama June was spotted visiting a food bank in Florida on Thursday as the drama with her family is set to play out in new WeTV show Mama June: Family Crisis.
The 40-year-old pulled a cart full of a canned food and snacks which she was apparently donating to the Treasure Coast Food Bank in Fort Pierce to help families struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Joined by pal Adam Barta, the troubled reality star showed up in a grey t-shirt and black leggings as she covered her face with a cloth in an attempt to protect herself from the virus.
Outing: Mama June visited a food bank in Florida on Friday as she emerged in public amid ongoing tension with her daughters
The duo rolled their food items into the building before posing for photos in front of a backdrop with the charity logos on it.
On Instagram this week June revealed she bumped into old friend Adam at the market on Tuesday.
In the parking lot they posed for a selfie along with June’s boyfriend Eugene ‘Geno’ Doak and she wrote in the caption: ‘Ran into my old friend @adambarta at the market. y’all remember him from Alana’s music video and song ‘Moving Up’ from 4 years ago. Follow @adambarta and show him some love’.
The outing came as June’s daughters revealed on camera in a teaser of Family Crisis that the matriarch has been ignoring their phone calls.
Stopping by: Joined by pal Adam Barta, the troubled reality star showed up in a grey t-shirt and black leggings and covered her hands with gloves
Makeshift: The duo covered their noses and mouths with cloths in fear of catching the virus
Covered: June appeared to be using a child’s wash cloth as a face mask
Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Shannon confessed in the clip: ‘She doesn’t even answer our phone calls. It goes to voicemail,’
Relations have been strained between June and her four daughters since her arrest for drug possession in March 2019 in Alabama.
June has been spending most of her time with boyfriend Geno and the couple have been spotted in various hotels and casinos.
Pumpkin, 20, said she has also tried to contact June’s boyfriend Geno, but he doesn’t answer his phone either. She said: ‘Geno’s phone goes to voicemail.’
Doing their bit: The duo posed for photos in front of a backdrop with the charity logos printed on it
Giving: The duo posed alongside a Treasure Coast Food Bank associate
Also in the clip was Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson, who used compete in beauty pageants on the family’s first show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.
The 14-year-old child’s legal guardian is now her older sister Pumpkin after Mama was arrested a year ago.
The teenager said: ‘Or they’ll say all their phones are dead and they were sleeping.’
Pumpkin added: ‘It’s gotten so low to this point, like, what more is there to do?’
Charity: It seems Mama June is trying to give back to her community after getting into some legal troubles over the last year
New old pals: June has seemingly teamed up with Adam after bumping into him at a market on Wednesday
‘What more can we physically do for her? I mean, we tried to send her to rehab. The network even gave her the opportunity that anybody in their right f***ing mind would take. She checked out within less than 24 hours.’
And Pumpkin’s husband Joshua Efird also spoke.
‘The bad thing about it is everything and anything that was in the car, or whatever they got arrested for, June took credit for all of it,’ said Joshua.
‘Because of that she could literally get years behind bars,’ added Pumpkin.
Mama shut us out! June has not been returning the many phone calls made by her worried daughters. That is what 20-year-old Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Shannon confessed during a teaser for the new WeTV show Mama June: Family Crisis, which will debut on Friday
Impossible situation: She has also tried to contact Mama June’s boyfriend Geno, but he doesn’t answer his phone either. She said: ‘Geno’s phone goes to voicemail’
Frustrated: ‘She doesn’t even answer our phone calls. It goes to voicemail,’ Pumpkin said in a clip shared on Tuesday; seen with Honey Boo Boo, right
Sad twist: Also in the clip was Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson, who used compete in beauty pageants on the family’s first show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
Mama June was arrested on ‘possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia charges’ after she allegedly had crack cocaine and a crack pipe on her in March 2019.
Geno was also arrested. He was charged with ‘third-degree domestic violence, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia,’ according to the Macon County Sheriff’s Department.
They were both charged with felonies in September. If they are convicted they could be sent to prison, according to The Blast.
Mama June: Family Crisis premieres March 27 at 9 p.m. ET on WE tv.
Ignored: The teenager said: ‘Or they’ll say all their phones are dead and they were sleeping’
‘Miss n love them very much’: Back in January June reappeared on social media and said she wasn’t seeing her kids
A crisis: The 40-year-old ‘Mama June’ Shannon has not been spending time with her children ever since she was arrested for drug possession in March 2019; seen with Geno Doak