Ruby Franke ’s daughter Shari Franke is mincing no words when it comes to her feelings about Lifetime’s upcoming movie about her mom and their family. The 21-year-old, the eldest of the parenting influencer’s six children, shared her thoughts about Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story —which stars Emilie Ullerup and Heather Locklear —after watching its trailer Oct. 4, seven months after her mother was sentenced to prison for child abuse .
"A note about the Lifetime movie coming out about my family: I saw the trailer suddenly in class and had an anxiety attack," Shari wrote on her Instagram Stories. “None of us were contracted about the movie. None of the proceeds are going to the kids.
This movie is trash, and only hurts my siblings more. Please do not support this movie." E! News has reached out to Lifetime for comment on Shari's remarks and has not heard back.
Ruby, who documented her family life in Utah with now-estranged husband Kevin Franke and their kids on the now-deleted YouTube channel 8 Passengers , and her business partner Jodi Hildebrant , cofounders of parent advice and counseling service ConneXions, were both arrested in August 2023 on charges of aggravated child abuse . Both women pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony aggravated child abuse and were each given four consecutive one to 15-year prison sentences , which will be capped at the 30-year max in Utah. "Finally," Shari had posted to her Instagram Stories after her mothe.