The Holderness Family controversy is trending on the internet after their latest podcast on the most controversial marriage advice set a record for the most downloads in a single day. The Holderness family are well-known online celebrities in the United States, known for their Facebook and YouTube accounts.
For making family-centric parodies, skits and vlogs, America’s famous online family has over 5 million followers and over 1 billion views. The Holderness family, a family of four living in Raleigh, North Carolina, consists of Penn and Kim Holderness, their daughter Lola, and Penn’s son Charles. The family rose to fame in 2013 with the release of “XMAS Jammies,” a Will Smith “Miami” spoof intended as their family’s digital Christmas card. Their XMAS Jammies video went viral on YouTube overnight, receiving 15 million views in one week.
Holderness Family Controversy
Kim and Penn Holderness, the family, received mixed reactions when the former New York City reporter turned online comedian initially launched their coronavirus cover-up to make others laugh. Kim and her husband are the creators of the hits “New Normal in Quarantine” and “Gimme Six Feet (Physical Distance Remix).”
The Holderness family sent their statement amid allegations of sexual misconduct by former NBC actor Matt Lauer. Kim Holderness stated in a blog post on the couple’s website that they chose to release the song now because she and her husband had been sexually harassed. Kim and Penn’s book, Everybody Fights: So Why Not Get Better At It, about strengthening communication in marriage, will be published on March 30, 2021.
Holderness Family Scandal Explained
The Holderness family launched their podcast, The Holderness Family Podcast, in 2018, where they tackle personal and mental health issues with light-hearted themes. According to the BBC, the issue of the 1944 Christmas classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” has resulted in a nationwide boycott of radio stations due to concerns that the previously charming lyrics now have a more sinister tone after the #MeToo movement.
When listeners complained about the music, Cleveland radio station Star 102 pulled the song from its Christmas rotation, the Holderness family hit back. According to the city’s FOX8, a listener on WDOK 102.1 claimed that the song contradicted the ideals of the growing #MeToo movement.
What Do Holders Do?
When COVID-19 launched in 2020, the family responded by creating viral parodies and skits, such as Hamilton’s medley of wearing masks and a Frozen parody dubbed “It’s Vaccination Day,” to highlight their response to receiving the appointment’s COVID-19 vaccination. Every Christmas season, the Holdernesses release a new “XMAS Jammies” parody and add over 300 more parodies. The Holderness family has been on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, HLN, CNN, CBS, This Morning and Right This Minute numerous times.
The Holderness family has made appearances on UPTV, The Food Network’s The Twelve Foods of Christmas and The CW Anderson Show’s The Greatest Holiday Video Countdown. Penn Holderness, the patriarch of the Holderness family, worked in New York as a video essayist for ABC and ESPN before returning to North Carolina to anchor the nightly news for WNCN-TV. His wife, Kim Dean, worked as a television reporter in Florida from 2004 to 2008 before joining Inside Edition in New York City.
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