Reality Star Jailed on Disturbing Charges Involving a Minor

Television personality and transgender reality star Sidney Starr has been arrested in Georgia on multiple felony charges tied to an alleged sexual assault involving a juvenile.

Starr, whose legal name is reportedly Sidney Favors, was taken into custody Sunday after police investigated an incident that allegedly occurred at an Embassy Suites hotel in Hapeville, Georgia.

According to the Hapeville Police Department, officers responded on August 2 to the hotel at 3450 International Boulevard. Authorities later said the case involved “multiple felony offenses related to an alleged sexual assault involving a juvenile.”

Favors was reportedly charged with sodomy, aggravated child molestation, and sexual battery against a child under 16.

Those are allegations, and Favors has not been convicted. The case will have to move through the courts, where prosecutors will be required to prove the charges.

Still, let’s not pretend these are small accusations.

This is not a reality-show feud, a nightclub argument, or another manufactured celebrity scandal designed to squeeze out a few days of attention. The alleged victim is a child, and the charges are about as serious and stomach-turning as they come.

Starr, 37, became known through appearances on programs including “Atlanta Plastic,” “Love & Hip Hop: New York,” and “Girlfriends and Champagne.” In 2021, Starr received publicity for becoming the first transgender cast member to join “Baddies ATL,” a spin-off connected to the “Bad Girls Club” franchise.

At the time, Starr celebrated the casting on social media.

“I’m finally a Bad Girl Baddie!” Starr wrote. “I’m The First Transgender Bad Girl cast member for The Baddies of Atl tv show!”

A booking photo circulated online after the arrest, and suddenly the carefully cultivated television persona was replaced by a police image and a list of felony charges.