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TMZ: Mama June of 'Honey Boo Boo' fame lands in hospital

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 16: June "Mama" Shannon attends the Ketel One VIP Red Carpet Suite at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis on March 16, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Ketel One) "Mama" June Shannon is allegedly dating a convicted sex offender, according to TMZ. CREDIT: Getty Images, 2013

Credit: Rodney Ho

Credit: Rodney Ho

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 16: June "Mama" Shannon attends the Ketel One VIP Red Carpet Suite at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis on March 16, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Ketel One) "Mama" June Shannon is allegedly dating a convicted sex offender, according to TMZ. CREDIT: Getty Images, 2013
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March 4, 2016

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, March 4, 2016

TMZ reports that "Mama" June Shannon of Hampton collapsed at her home and landed in the hospital Wednesday.

The "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" star has been dieting aggressively, the story said.

We're told June had been complaining about not feeling well, and had thrown up several times throughout the day. She passed out right after walking down the stairs in her house. She regained consciousness, but then had multiple fainting spells ... so her daughter Lauren "Pumpkin" Shannon  drove her to the hospital.

Shannon recently appeared in WE-TV's "Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars" and is set to show up on E!'s "Botched," in which she has surgery to take extra skin away after losing weight.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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