A Florida man accused of making “violent” threats against President Trump is a well-known comedy drag queen who counts notorious “tot mom” Casey Anthony among his close friends.
Shannon Depararro Atkins — a k a “Big Momma” — regularly hangs out with the former murder defendant, and the two even posted pictures together on their now-scrubbed social media, The Post can reveal.
“Yes, they are friends,” a pal of Anthony’s confirmed. “She always said that he was really funny and she liked to hang around him because he made her laugh so much.
“She doesn’t like Trump either, but I don’t think their friendship is based on that. I think they just have similar senses of humor,” the source said.
Atkins, a 46-year-old bakery owner, was arrested Friday on suspicion of making threats against Trump on social media. He was busted during a traffic stop in West Palm Beach — where he also was found with three baggies of cocaine in his pocket, cops said.
He faces a second-degree felony charge of written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, as well as a felony rap for cocaine possession.
Atkins is known in the South Florida area as the owner of “Big Mama’s House of Sweets,” a bakery that specializes in cheesecakes. As part of his business, he has adopted the drag persona “Big Momma” and has appeared at brunches and other events in the Palm Beach area.
Authorities arrested Atkins after receiving a Jan. 19 tip pointing to disturbing posts he allegedly had been sharing in the days before Trump’s inauguration.
“America needs one good bullet to be saved,” Atkins allegedly wrote on Facebook on Jan. 19, a day before Trump was inaugurated for his second term.
Two hours later, Atkins complained about being banned from X.
“I’ve been banned from ‘X’, because I said I hope and pray someone kills him,” he wrote in an apparent reference to Trump. “History is supposed to repeat itself. We haven’t had an assassination in years.”
Atkins then allegedly kept going, writing later in the day, “Bullets please. Please Jesus! Save America” over an image of a meme calling inauguration day a “day of mourning.”
West Palm Beach Police Chief Tony Araujo said at a news conference that the posts reflected “violent rhetoric.”
“That gives you a flavor of some of the posts that this gentleman posted,” the cop said.
Atkins allegedly admitted to the violent social media posts — but claimed he was simply “joking.”
Atkins’ pal Anthony is no stranger to the law herself.
She first entered the public consciousness after the disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in 2008.
The little girl had been missing for more than a month before Casey’s mother, Cindy, called 911 to report the disappearance.
When the little girl’s remains were found six months later, Anthony was charged first-degree murder.
She was later acquitted in a 2011 murder trial that became a media circus, with an estimated 40 million Americans watching at least part of the court proceeding — and the verdict seen by nearly 100 million people worldwide.
Anthony’s pal who spoke to The Post said she will stick by Atkins after his arrest.
“She is very loyal,” the friend said. “It’ll take more than an arrest for her to turn her back on him. She’s going to remain close to him.”
