90 Day Fiance alumni Brandan and Mary have once again found themselves at the center of a massive online storm following their latest controversial life update. After gaining notoriety on Season 5 of The Other Way for their toxic jealousy, childish behavior, and an early unexpected pregnancy that led to an unstable marriage in the Philippines, the couple welcomed their firstborn daughter, Midnight, in late 2023.
However, instead of stabilizing their finances, the pair quickly announced a consecutive pregnancy on Facebook last year. The update was immediately met with intense skepticism from the franchise community, with many accusing the couple of planning a second baby as a desperate marketing ploy to drive up dwindling social media engagement metrics and boost their monetization potential.
The birth of baby Summer turns into an immediate emergency online fundraising campaign
The digital backlash reached a boiling point this week following the birth of their second daughter, whom they named Summer. While long-time viewers held out hope that the reality stars had abandoned their pattern of financial dependence on the fandom after becoming parents of two, the couple instead turned the medical event into another direct plea for money.
Following a scheduled C-section, the delivery took a dangerous turn when the newborn began turning purple just ten minutes after birth due to severe respiratory complications, forcing doctors to hook her up to oxygen and IV fluids. Brandan and Mary instantly capitalized on the hospital emergency by launching a crowdfunding campaign on Facebook, claiming that the unexpected expenses of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) had completely wiped out their personal savings.
Ongoing skepticism forces the couple to delete the donation plea amid scam accusations
The reaction from the 90 Day Fiance fanbase was swift and unforgiving, with thousands of users completely condemning the couple’s shameless behavior. The intense hostility stems from Brandan and Mary’s notorious track record, as the internet-sleuthing community had previously exposed multiple fundraisers started by the pair as fraudulent ploys to grift money out of unsuspecting viewers.
Even though the couple defended their current actions by stating that they had initially come prepared with saved funds, the overwhelming wave of online outrage and escalating scam accusations ultimately pressured the reality stars into abruptly deleting the fundraising post entirely. Currently, the controversial TLC couple has shifted their approach, asking followers to solely keep baby Summer in their prayers while leaving the true state of their hospital bills heavily questioned.