By Amber Goodhand - Breaking Celebrity News News Editor

Toddlers & Tiaras star Maddy Jackson can no longer compete in pageants while her parents battle it out in a bitter custody war, but her mom has the support of the pageant community behind her.

Maddy's mother, Lindsay Jackson, has been accused by her estranged husband, Bill Verst, of sexualizing their daughter — who famously dressed up as Dolly Parton with fake [expletive] — and exploiting her in pageants.

"He has stooped so low to use pageantry as a defense in a case against his wife," New York City talent manager Blake Woodruff told Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview.

"He has used the little bit of fame his daughter Maddy has gotten and now he is trying to turn it into nothing more than fame and press for himself. What is next a book deal for him or a spin off reality show?"

As Breaking Celebrity News first reported, Lindsay was slapped with a gag order and ruled by a judge to no longer enter her daughter in pageants at least until their next court hearing on August 31.

“What kind of judge tells a parent what kind of extracurricul