Oxygen pulls plug on development of 'Babies' Mamas'
NEW YORK (AP) - Oxygen Media has pulled the plug on "All My Babies' Mamas," a reality special the network was developing about a musician who has fathered 11 children with 10 different mothers.
The network offered no reason for curtailing the project. In a statement issued Tuesday, Oxygen said that, "as part of our development process, we have reviewed casting and decided not to move forward with the special."
The one-hour program would have featured Atlanta rap artist Shawty Lo, his children and their mothers. It was expected to air later this year on Oxygen, an NBCUniversal cable network owned by Comcast.
"All My Babies' Mamas" got a hostile public reception after Oxygen announced it last month. At least one petition calling for Oxygen to shut it down has collected more than 37,000 signatures.
The Parents Television Council called the program's concept "grotesquely irresponsible and exploitive" and pledged to contact advertisers of the show if it reached the air.
Previously, Oxygen denied charges that the show was meant to be "a stereotypical representation of everyday life for any one demographic or cross section of society," but rather would reveal "the complicated lives of one man, his children's mamas and their army of children."
On Tuesday, Oxygen said it will "continue to develop compelling content that resonates with our young female viewers and drives the cultural conversation."
The network offered no reason for curtailing the project. In a statement issued Tuesday, Oxygen said that, "as part of our development process, we have reviewed casting and decided not to move forward with the special."
The one-hour program would have featured Atlanta rap artist Shawty Lo, his children and their mothers. It was expected to air later this year on Oxygen, an NBCUniversal cable network owned by Comcast.
"All My Babies' Mamas" got a hostile public reception after Oxygen announced it last month. At least one petition calling for Oxygen to shut it down has collected more than 37,000 signatures.
The Parents Television Council called the program's concept "grotesquely irresponsible and exploitive" and pledged to contact advertisers of the show if it reached the air.
Previously, Oxygen denied charges that the show was meant to be "a stereotypical representation of everyday life for any one demographic or cross section of society," but rather would reveal "the complicated lives of one man, his children's mamas and their army of children."
On Tuesday, Oxygen said it will "continue to develop compelling content that resonates with our young female viewers and drives the cultural conversation."
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I like the last part - resonates with young female viewers. To think they would even consider this as a program is disgusting. This is the LAST thing we want young female viewers watching. Or anyone else for that matter. Maybe they should produce shows that show that circle being broken, not how to keep it going around and around.
Don't care much for Sister Wives either. In fact, I have yet to find a reality show that is entertaining to me. Don't we all deal with enough stuff in our lives without watching other people do it too? If I'm going to watch TV, I want to be entertained, not just sit and watch a bunch of slobs battle through the same crap I do. And to know they're getting paid for letting us watch them going through all that same crap....doesn't help one bit! And those with millions of dollars at their disposal? To sit and listen to them whine about this or that..well, I find it down right nauseating! Â
I couldn't agree with you more!
"a stereotypical representation of everyday life for any one demographic or cross section of society,". YUP!
Just think about the follow up show though......."Shawty Lo's No Anesthetic Vasectomy" Ratings GOLD I tell you.......GOLD!
Are you F'n kidding me? They actually considered making a show about some ghetto loser knocking up a bunch of welfare rats? Â
@The WA Mama Welcome to the new 'Merica! GAK.
Yeah lets celebrate some hood-rat rapper's bad behavior by plastering it on tv. Atleast sanity prevailed in the end.
Someones got buckwheat in a headlock
I wonder if casting reached out to Shawn Kemp.
Wait...A responsible decision by a television network???
C'mon. Who doesn't like to watch ghetto trash on TV? Safer than driving through it.
All I can say is 1 word GHETTO!!!!
The network decided that the morals of todays youth were not bad enough yet. Maybe next year.
How did that even get to the development stage?
In other words, they met the women & they were too skanky to put on tv.
 @Shelly Correction, weren't skanky enough.