When family vloggers James and Myka Stauffer shared in 2020 that they'd found a new home for their adopted son Huxley, the outrage was real. Max's An Update on Our Family revisits the scandal.

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Who Are James Stauffer and Myka Stauffer? Inside the YouTubers' Adoption Rehoming Controversy

Controversial vloggers Myka and James Stauffer faced widespread backlash in 2020 when they ‘re-homed’ their autistic adopted son Huxley. Now, a three-part docuseries seeks to expose the ‘hidden-in-plain-sight, unregulated family vlogging industry’

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An Update on Our Family tells true story of the YouTubers who re-homed their son

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YouTube vlogging family Myka and James Stauffer received criticism in 2020 when they dissolved the adoption of their son, Huxley, who has autismYouTube Myka and James Stauffer in their apology video from May 2020Myka Stauffer and her husband, James Stauffer, were a successful vlogging family on YouTube until they announced they had rehomed their adopted son, Huxley, in 2020.The vlogging couple confirmed they chose to dissolve their adoption in M…

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Why Did YouTubers Myka and James Stauffer Rehome Their Adopted Son Huxley?

Photo Credit: @mykastauffer / Instagram Netizens are enraged over Myka and James Stauffer, who gave away the custody of their 4-year-old adopted son, Huxley. A few years ago, the YouTube creators went on an international adoption journey and kept fans posted on social media. However, they soon discovered that the kid required more than special attention, which led to them handing him over to another family. Here are all the details fans need to …

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Why Myka & James Stauffer Face Controversy Over Adopted Son, Huxley

On May 26, 2020, Ohio-based vloggers Myka and James Stauffer uploaded a new video to YouTube titled “An Update On Our Family.” In the video, the couple responded to intensifying questions from their subscribers, confirming that they had dissolved the adoption of their then 4-and-a-half-year-old son Huxley, whom they had brought home from China in 2017 when he was 2 years old. The Stauffers, who ran a YouTube channel called “The Stauffer Life” wi…

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The YouTubers Who Gave Up Their Child

In May 2020, Myka and James Stauffer, a couple from Columbus, Ohio, faced significant backlash when they announced the dissolution of their adoption of Huxley, a boy from China with special needs. The Stauffers, who had shared their adoption journey on their YouTube channel “The Stauffer Life,” explained that they were unable to meet Huxley’s extensive needs and opted for him to be placed with another family. This decision, alongside the couple’…

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Who Is Myka Stauffer? YouTuber Placed Her Adopted Son With A New Family

Myka and James Stauffer, of YouTube’s The Stauffer Life, adopted their son Huxley from China and shared every step of the process with their followers. Except the last, when they gave up their son to another family.

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Why Did These YouTubers Give Away Their Son?

The controversial story of Myka and James Stauffer, YouTubers who faced backlash after rehoming their adopted son, Huxley, is revisited in a new documentary. An Update on Our Family exposes the couple who documented their lives and the adoption process for millions of subscribers before dissolving Huxley’s adoption, citing challenges in managing Huxley’s special needs. The three-part Vox Media Studios series, which premiered on HBO on Wednesday …

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Bombshell New Doc Exposes YouTubers Myka And James Stauffer Who Rehomed Their Adopted Son

A docuseries on influencers Myka and James Stauffer has shed new light on their adoption dissolution and revealed where Huxley is almost five years on. See details.

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Where is Myka and James Stauffer's adopted son five years after rehoming scandal?

Do you remember the famous Stauffers who took YouTube by storm by documenting their life as parents? Well, Myka Stauffer and James Stauffer amassed more than 1 million followers on their social media and their viewers adored the family. In the light of this, the couple decided to take a huge step – adoption. Fast […]

Who Are James Stauffer and Myka Stauffer? Inside the YouTubers' Adoption Rehoming Controversy

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