Rep. Max Miller Has a History of Withholding His Daughter’s Blue Bunny
“Max, Can REDACTED please have her bunny back? She’s had it since birth, sleeps with it every night, carries it with her around the house… Please don’t punish REDACTED if you’re upset with me,” Emily Moreno once wrote in an email to her ex-husband, Republican Congressman Max Miller. Miller, the Ohio lawmaker who has recently […]
Rep. Max Miller, a Republican congressman from Ohio, has been embroiled in a custody dispute over his daughter's beloved blue bunny. The incident began in March 2025 when his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, requested the toy be returned to their one-year-old daughter. Miller allegedly refused to give up the stuffed animal, keeping it from the child for 48 hours.
The dispute escalated over the following months, with messages obtained from the ongoing custody battle indicating a pattern of behavior rather than a single incident. Miller's lawyers did not respond to requests for comment. In August 2026, Miller posted screenshots on X, claiming to have proof he did not withhold the blue bunny from their daughter.
According to the screenshots, the conflict started earlier in March 2025 when Emily Moreno asked Miller to return the toy. Her lawyer, Andrew Zashin, later sent Miller's lawyers a note demanding the bunny be returned immediately. Despite the screenshots and messages, Miller continues to defy calls for him to withdraw from his reelection campaign, with August 10 being the deadline to do so.
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