November 9, 2026, 5:26 p.m. ET
Brandon “Bug” Hall stands by his decision to seek financial assistance to support his growing family despite backlash.
Days after “The Little Rascals” alum launched a GoFundMe campaign for help paying various bills as he and his wife Jill prepare to welcome their sixth child, Hall said he struggled to access funds fans sent him.
“Oh irony of ironies… This would have been closed within 48 hours, if the usual mass of seething and gnashing teeth had not reported it,” Hall wrote in a November 7 X article. “Now this must remain in effect until the first transfer of funds. Even demons do the will of God in their wickedness. Deus Vult.”
Since sharing the fundraiser on November 5, the former child actor has raised a whopping $28,000 and counting for him and his family.
Hall’s plea has not been without criticism, with some fans calling on Hall to get a “real job” to support her family and others criticizing the star for not stopping fundraising as soon as she reached the initial goal of $2,000. Hall said he couldn’t remove the fundraiser until after the “first transfer of funds.”
“I’m going to continue to get my wife pregnant,” Hall responded to an X user who told him to clarify his “priorities” and “practice NFP (natural family planning),” among other remarks.
Hall said in a Nov. 9 update that the fundraiser would be removed in “two to five business days” with a screenshot of an interaction with a GoFundMe customer service representative. According to screenshots posted by Hall, GoFundMe concluded its review and that funds would be sent automatically.
As of Monday, November 9, Hall’s fundraising appears to be active.
USA TODAY has contacted GoFundMe for comment.
Brandon ‘Bug’ Hall’s plea comes after ‘self-cancellation’
Hall’s request for financial aid comes six years after his “self-cancellation.” He explained that he had avoided asking for help all this time.
“I always said it was my choice, and so I didn’t want to take this glorious burden off my shoulders unless there was no other choice. Well, here we are,” Hall wrote. “We got to the new lot in record time, but I’m missing a few materials to make everything work properly, and I’m a little behind on the few bills we have (phone, propane for the camper, and unexpected electrical hook-up service charges).”
Hall said his family is “excited to be where we are, and we even like roughing it,” adding that he really needs help “to tie up loose ends ahead of time.”
“I’m hoping to have everything finalized here over the next couple of weeks so we can work until the baby arrives. Times are tough for everyone, and I don’t deserve it any more than anyone else, but I’m asking your charity to help where you can, whether financially, by sharing this, or through prayer and sacrifice for the Hall-Barnetts of the Holy Cross,” he concluded.
He and Jill, married since 2017, share four daughters and a son, seen in a photo included in the GoFundMe page.
The Fort Worth, Texas, native is best known for playing the wavy-haired and dim-witted Alfalfa in 1994’s “The Little Rascals.” Before leaving his Hollywood career in 2020, he also appeared in films like “Hercules,” “The Big Green” and “Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves,” as well as several TV shows, including “Charmed” and “CSI: Miami.”
According to a previous USA TODAY report, Hall was arrested in June 2020 for “huffing,” a form of drug addiction that involves inhaling smoke and vapor in order to get a high. He was released on June 21 after spending the night in prison.
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