MAMA June's daughter Lauryn "Pumpkin" Efird's husband, Josh, has demanded the famous matriarch be banned from his home after she appeared to give the family Covid, leading to a hospital visit.
The reality TV family has been locked in a heated feud amid June's addiction struggles.
During Friday's episode of Mama June: Road to Redemption, Josh and Pumpkin, 22, learn they've been exposed to Covid by her mother at Alana 'Honey Boo Boo" Thompson's sweet 16.
Alana, 16, and sister Jessica Shannon test negative, but Josh, Pumpkin, and their two young kids, Bentley and Ella, test positive.
In the days that pass, Josh and the kids get sicker, with the Efird patriarch saying at one point: “I don’t want to get up, babe. Just go order the damn coffin. Call me when it gets here."
After they're in the clear, Pumpkin invites Dr. Ish, a psychologist they've worked with in the past, over to talk about the situation with June, 42.
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Shortly after his arrival, Dr. Ish says: "I heard June came in and brought everybody COVID."
Josh is quick to respond, saying: "I was on death row, man.
"I don’t want her in my house. I don’t want her on the property. I don’t want to see her."
He continues: "I don’t want her to pull up and try to talk to her grandkids. It’s hard to say that, but I’m just – I’m done.”
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ALANA SPEAKS
Viewers don't get to see Josh delve deeper on his dislike for June, however.
He and Pumpkin leave to allow Dr. Ish some time to talk to Alana alone about her relationship with her mother.
The teen reality star is hesitant to reveal much, saying: "A lot has happened, but I’m kind of over it at this point. I think I’m at the age where I’m not sitting there like, ‘Oh I wish my mommy would come home.’ Mama’s gonna do what mama’s gonna do whether we tell her not to or not.”
Dr. Ish appears shocked by the comment, responding: "Whenever I hear somebody tell me they’re over it, the thing I hear underneath that is I don’t believe I can actually get it to be how I want it because if you did you wouldn’t be over it right?”
Alana replied: "Yeah, but like now I’m at the point where I don’t think it would ever be like how I want it with my mama so I just let the cards play and let her do her.”
She goes on to reveal that she's on the fence about inviting her mother to her upcoming high school graduation.
She fears she won't be "important enough" for June to attend.
Alana adds: "Or she’s gonna want to bring her little friend she’s not gonna wanna just come by herself. she’s not gonna wanna be there just because she wants to be there.”
Things then get more intense, as Dr. Ish says to June's youngest child: "Alana, I’m gonna ask you a hard question. Do you think she loves you?”
She says in response: “I don’t know really. My honest answer to that is I do not know.”
Dr. Ish is caught off guard, replying: “That almost makes me wanna cry you just said that."
Fans will soon get even more raw confessions from June's family.
EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER
In a teaser for an upcoming episode of the show, Pumpkin breaks down crying while talking about her strained relationship with her mother.
In the clip, the mom of four admits: "I'm happy, but I'm not happy," while choking back tears.
Her husband also got emotional while revealing his struggles: "I'm just going through the motions.
"Saddened that with everything that has come with it, kept a strong face."
The couple appeared to be discussing the family's tumultuous relationship with June as Josh confessed that cutting off the troubled star was their only option.
He said to his wife: "You're going to have to let your mama go, boo."
The clip then showed the family embracing in a group hug, still upset by the conversation.
Elsewhere in the preview, June was partying with friends in Las Vegas as she held numerous empty drinks.
JUNE'S BATTLE
June's addiction struggle came to a head when she was arrested on drug possession charges in March of 2019 along with her boyfriend at the time, Geno Doak, 46.
Pumpkin was awarded temporary guardianship over her sister Alana in August of 2019, with permission from Alana's father, Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson.
At the height of her addiction, June sold the family's Georgia home at a loss for fast cash in October 2019.
June now claims to be nearly two years sober.
According to Georgia court documents first obtained by The Sun, a judge awarded sole custody of Alana to her sister Pumpkin, 22, away from their mother June.
In the final order issued in April 2022, the judge wrote that Pumpkin "has had guardianship of the minor child since April 29, 2019.
"It is in the best interest of the child that the plaintiff is awarded sole custody."
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Pumpkin now has the discretion to allow "visitation between the defendant [June] and the minor [Alana]."
June was also ordered to pay child support payments to Pumpkin of $800.
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