Yet more accusations against Duane “Dog” Chapman have emerged from within his own family, not least from his daughter Bonnie Chapman, who has continued to paint her father as a hateful and bigoted dinosaur whose views about the world are at odds with the spirit of understanding and tolerance that underpins his hit TV shows.
Bonnie Chapman has said that one of the reasons she and Dog no longer see eye-to-eye is because he has become increasingly allied with evangelical Christianity, which has colored his world view when it comes to homosexuality and much more besides. “If my dad and his new wife want to travel to right-wing churches attacking gay people and advancing QAnon theories, he can certainly do that, but I’m going to stand by the memory and legacy of my mom, Beth Chapman. Her memory, and the values she stood for, are worth fighting to advance,” Bonnie wrote in a 2021 Facebook post, while also claiming that he is guilty of using homophobic slurs. Dog has denied the claims, pointing out that he has a gay daughter and gay men on staff.
Most of these accusations came on the eve of Dog’s 2021 wedding. But since then, there have been more revelations, including of a rant in 2023 in which he attacked transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who promoted Bud Light beer, saying: “Rebuke Satan out of him and just give him a couple black eyes. … I mean that. If I ever see him, I’m dropping him” (via Advocate). He has also suggested LGBTQ+ people are estranged from God.
