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What Was on Myka Stauffer's Deleted Footage? YouTube Clip Revealed to Be of Adopted Son with Duct-Taped Hand

Viewers noticed Myka and James Stauffer shortened one of their vlogs, and many were alarmed to see recovered footage of their adopted son Huxley wearing duct tape on his thumb. The deleted clip roused further suspicions ahead of the parents' decision to seek out adoption dissolution for the toddler with special needs.

Vox Media Studios' new docuseries An Update on Our Family explores how evidence of Huxley's makeshift thumb guard gave viewers a significant reason to distrust the Stauffers, especially after they suddenly stopped featuring their adopted toddler in any vlogs. "We were actually told by our dentist that it was highly recommended or he would need an unnecessary surgery because he's changing the palate of his mouth," Myka explained in one since-deleted video included in the three-part docuseries, which was inspired by New York Magazine's 2020 feature on the family. The vloggers' legal team noted that the Stauffers followed the advice of medical professionals, which, the lawyers clarified, "did NOT include any considerations for placement in the foster system, but rather to hand-select a family who is equipped to handle Huxley’s needs."

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