Tammy Slaton posing with her sister Amy Slaton

Tammy Slaton Puts '1000-Lb Sisters' Fans' Minds At Ease After Quashing Pregnancy And Death Rumors

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By Afouda Bamidele on November 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM EST

Tammy Slaton has had enough with the rumors involving her family members — Amy Slaton and Chris Combs.

The reality star showed up on TikTok with important information dispelling the unfounded stories of her sister and sister-in-law flying around social media.

Tammy Slaton's rebuttal comes weeks after her sister Amy Slaton reappeared on the gram showing off her two boys following her child endangerment arrest.

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Tammy Slaton Is Setting The Record Straight On Behalf Of Her Family

Tammy Slaton is smiling
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The TLC star posted a short clip on TikTok giving the true account of events. In her words, "I wish people would stop spreading rumors, but I'm here to tell you, Amy is not pregnant."

The allegedly false news began circulating that Amy was expecting her third child with an unspecified man in addition to her two older sons, Gage Deon and Glenn Allen, whom she shared with her ex-husband Michael Halterman before their divorce in 2023.

She also cleared up the death rumor flying around about her brother Chris's wife, stating that "Brittany did not pass away."

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Fans Reacted Positively To The 38-Year-Old's Disclaimer Video

The TikTok video gained lots of engagement including thousands of likes and shares from fans who were relieved both news were untrue.

A commenter wrote, "I'm so thankful to hear this. Thank you for letting me know. I was heartbroken. Glad Brittany is ok." Another person added, "I was so worried when I saw the post saying she passed, so happy she'sokay."[sic]

"I've not heard the rumors.. but I'm glad everyone is okay! You are looking great, Tammy!" wrote this enthusiastic fan, adding, "I had gastric sleeve 2 ½ weeks ago, and I've lost over 30lbs so far! I'm so proud of you! This journey is hard, but we've got this!"

One more concerned observer wondered why anyone would come up with such sad news even though they did not see the rumors when they got out.

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A Social Media Page Claimed Brittany Combs Had Passed Away

The "1000-lb" fandom was thrown into a sorrowful mood when a random social media reported that Brittany had passed away.

TVSHOWSACE shared that a Facebook page uploaded a picture of the couple and wrote: "Tragic News – R.I.P – Chris Combs Announces Wife Brittany Has Passed Away!" in the caption.

Turns out the post was just clickbait by the account owner to gather views and engagement as Tammy came to the rescue by debunking the news on her Facebook timeline writing:

"I have no clue where the speculations of Brittney passing away came from, but I can assure everybody that Brittney is absolutely fine."

She encouraged people to stop believing the false news people are putting out there about her family, adding, "I hope everyone has a wonderful November 1."

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Chris and Brittany are also very active on their social media pages and have remained happily married since saying "I Do" in 2016.

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Amy's Return To Social Media After Her Arrest

The Blast reported in October that the reality show queen returned to social media after a short hiatus by sharing adorable slides of her kids getting in the Halloween mood.

Amy's picture captioned "2024" captured her boys dressed in matching Halloween-themed long johns with playful Casper the Friendly Ghost designs. Gage was photographed relaxed on the floor with a yellow toy car while Glenn happily munched a slice of pepperoni pizza. 

Tammy Slaton's Sister Was Arrested At A Tennessee Zoo

Amy's return was celebrated by fans who were aware of her legal struggles involving a serious charge of child endangerment a few weeks prior.

The TV personality was taken into custody on her trip to the zoo with her friend Brian Lovvron after police allegedly found a sizable stash of magic mushrooms and 80 grams of marijuana in their vehicle.

Arrest warrants obtained by The U.S. Sun explained that officers stopped the vehicle after detecting a strong odor, leading to the discovery of the drugs. Amy's encounter with the police took a drastic turn when they discovered children under 8 years old were occupants of the vehicle.

In addition to two counts of child endangerment, the mom-of-two and Brian also bagged charges for illegal possession of Schedule I and Schedule IV substances.

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While fans await Amy Slaton's comment on the pregnancy rumors, Tammy Slaton's disclaimer seems to sound convincing enough!

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