• Myka Stauffer was a family YouTuber who covered the adoption of a medically needy child from China.

• She and her husband faced backlash in 2020 when they said they would place their son with a new family.

• Now Myka is the subject of a new documentary. Here’s where she is today.

In May 2020, YouTubers Myka and James Stauffer released a video as parents that would change their lives.

In the now-deleted video, titled “An Update on Our Family,” the Stauffers said their son Huxley, whom they adopted from China in 2017, had “many more special needs” than they originally realized. After undergoing treatment and consulting medical professionals, the Stauffers said they made the decision to place Huxley with a “new forever family” who could better care for him. Before the channel was deleted, it had over 700,000 subscribers.

The Stauffers faced backlash online over their decision, with criticism for profiting from content about Huxley’s adoption before placing him with a new family. Fabletics, Kate Hudson’s sportswear brand, as well as other brands such as Chili’s and Big Lots have canceled their collaboration with Myka.

Now the Stauffers — and the family vlogging ecosystem as a whole — are the subject of the documentary series “An Update on Our Family.” The series, which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, will air on HBO and Max starting January 15. She examines the story of Huxley and the Stauffer family and the family vlogging ecosystem in which they existed.

Here’s what we know about where Myka Stauffer is today.

Myka Stauffer has left social media and hasn’t posted anything since 2020

On June 24, 2020, Myka released a statement on her Instagram account addressing the Huxley controversy. In it, she said she was “naive, stupid and arrogant” and wished she had been better prepared when she and her husband adopted him.

“I wanted to help so much that I was willing to bring home any child who needed me,” she wrote.

Myka also said in the statement that she and James “did not adopt a child to get rich,” and wrote that proceeds from her videos with Huxley went back into his care.

“We love Huxley and know this was the right decision for him and his future,” she said. “I pray that Huxley has only the best future in the world.”

Since then, Myka has not posted anything publicly on her main Instagram account. Her personal YouTube channel and family channel The Stauffer Life have been deleted.

While Myka no longer posts online, James maintains his auto detail channel Stauffer Garage.

Myka and James’ attorneys, Thomas Taneff and Taylor Sayers, told People in 2020 that the Stauffers consulted with medical and educational professionals while caring for Huxley.

“Over time, the medical team advised our clients that it may be best to place Huxley with another family,” they said.

The Stauffer family did not participate in “An Update on Our Family”

The Stauffer family, who The Columbus Dispatch reported lives in Columbus, Ohio, did not participate in “An Update on Our Family.”

Executive producers Rachel Mason and Rachel Knudsen told Business Insider that they tried to reach the Stauffers several times during the production of the docuseries.

“We wanted them to participate and also understand that they don’t turn to us,” Knudsen told BI.

“We trust that her decision is her decision and that it is what is best for her family,” she continued.

Email addresses apparently associated with Myka Stauffer and the email address linked to James Stauffer’s YouTube channel did not immediately respond to BI’s request for comment.

“An Update On Our Family” premieres January 15th at 9pm ET/PT on HBO and Max and will air for three weeks.

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