Amy and Tammy Slaton have built an enormous fanbase thanks to their appearances on 1000-lb Sisters, but the reality stars haven't always had a perfect relationship with their fans. Before the Slaton sisters had their own TV series, Amy and Tammy were known to get caught up in controversy every now and then. Here's everything there is to know about one major scandal that caused 1000-lb Sisters fans to accuse Amy of fraud.
Long before Amy and Tammy started their weight loss journey on TLC, the sisterly duo was prominent on YouTube. Amy began her career as an entertainer with her YouTube channel back in January 2011 and has garnered over 48 million views on her channel as of this writing. Typically, Amy's videos would consist of challenges, makeup tutorials, and storytimes. Amy is known for her outrageous stories which include her explaining the incident that led to her arrest in 2010. Alas, one story of Amy's from 2015 didn't go over so well as it ultimately led fans to believe that she was scamming them for their money.
In a now-deleted vlog shared by Amy, which was re-posted by YouTube user Primink (video below), the 1000-lb Sisters star emotionally shares: "Yesterday, at 10 a.m., Tammy went into the hospital. She has pneumonia and she can't breathe." Amy reveals more about Tammy's seemingly tragic state while holding back tears. It's no secret that Tammy has struggled with her health, but Amy's video takes a turn when she asks her millions of viewers for some financial assistance. Amy continues, "If y'all could donate a penny, nickel, dime, I would be so happy." Amy then allegedly set up a GoFundMe for her fans to send her money to pay for Tammy's funeral expenses. Specifically, Amy wanted to purchase an extra-large coffin for Tammy. As 1000-lb Sisters audiences know well, however, Tammy never passed away from the illness that Amy convinced fans was sure to take her life.
While the Slaton sisters' fans were happy to hear that Tammy was still alive, those that donated to Amy's GoFundMe page felt bamboozled. Although the GoFundMe page was taken down by Amy after news got out of Tammy's survival, Primink claims that over $1,000 was raised for the reality star's funeral costs. What's worse, Amy posted a video hanging out with Tammy in their home a couple of days later. In a new video, Tammy looked good as new and didn't show signs of recovery from a drastic battle with pneumonia. While it's unclear what exactly went down with Tammy at the hospital, fans felt lied to by Amy as they were apparently led to believe that Tammy had no road to recovery. If Amy hadn't claimed that her sister was as good as dead, her fans wouldn't have donated money for a coffin the sisters didn't end up needing.
Usually, Amy is the reliable sister that fans rally behind on 1000-lb Sisters, but her past controversy calls her character into question. Although it's possible that Amy believed her sister's life wasn't salvageable, the fans that donated money to the reality star's premature GoFundMe agree that it was wrong of the sister to allegedly take their money for a funeral that never happened. Hopefully, Amy can rekindle a trustworthy relationship with her 1000-lb Sisters fanbase going forward.
Sources: Amy Slaton/YouTube, Primink/YouTube
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