TMZ breaks almost all juicy "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" stories. Who knows who's getting TMZ's payments for leaking the dirt but the latest is quite muddy: "Mama June" Shannon, broken up with David Michael "Sugar Bear" Thompson , is allegedly dating a man who served 10 years for molesting a relative of hers and just got out of prison in March.

The new man in her life is named Mark McDaniel, convicted of aggravated child molestation in 2004, according to TMZ.  The story says he forced oral sex on an eight year old child who June supposedly knows. It also says they have been dating off camera for months.

The show, which has aired four seasons and 51 episodes, is not in production. The show has not been renewed for a fifth season but has yet to be cancelled either. If anything, the buzz has worn off on the show and ratings have slipped off accordingly. Season 4 overnight ratings averaged 1.4 million viewers this year vs. about 1.8 million season three.

TLC responded to TMZ thusly: "We are very concerned about this new information and are reassessing the future of the series."

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