TLC Reality Star Apologizes After Explicit Videos Were Posted to Her Instagram

Former Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Efird is apologizing to fans on April 4, one day after multiple extremely explicit and graphic sexual videos were posted to her Instagram account amid a “nightmare” hacking situation.

“My deepest apologies for the content that was posted,” she wrote in the caption of a new video explaining what happened. “Although it was not me, I still feel I owe it to everyone to apologize.” She added that while she does “post spicy things” on her OnlyFans account, sharing NSFW content to her Instagram is “never me nor my character.”

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“This been stressful and has it been literally a nightmare of my f–king life,” she continued in the video while explaining that she was hacked on April 3, got into her account briefly, posted that she was “hacked” on her Stories, and then lost access again. “But now it’s officially me. I am running the page. I’ve got it back and we’re all secure and ready to go,” she said.

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She also insisted the person in the videos could not have been her (despite the face being obscured) because she has “very distinctive chest tattoos” that were clearly not present in the clips. “I’ve had them since I was 15, so, for anybody that thinks it was me or I was providing someone, absolutely was not me,” she concluded.

One follower who had seen one of the hacker videos commented, “That video was the first thing on my feed when I opened Instagram and not gonna lie, it was shocking lol.” Another agreed, “Oh thank gosh that wasn’t you gurl. I was like she wouldn’t go this far. I was worried for you @pumpkin. Thank you for this.”

While some fans sent support and were happy to see Mama June Shannon’s daughter get her page pack, others criticized her for often posting suggestive photos to direct followers to her OnlyFans account for steamier content. “No shade gurl but please make a separate page for this either way…” said one follower, while another commented, “Never put your kids on the same page you post adult content. Ever.”