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  • Kate Gosselin: Bodyguard Steve Neild Helps Disgraced ’19 Kids and Counting’ Star Josh Duggar Move Out Of His Home

    Kate Gosselin’s bodyguard (and rumored former lover) Steve Neild lent a helping hand to disgraced 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar as he move out of his house.

    Steve Neild was seen helping 27-year-old Josh Duggar, his wife and their three children move out of their Oxon Hill, Maryland home, which Duggar recently listed for rental.

    Apparently, bodyguard Steve Neild frequently helps out with duties for many TLC stars. He regularly travels with Kate Gosselin, 40, who split from ex-husband Jon Gosselin in 2009. He most recently provided security while Kate Gosselin filmed Celebrity Apprentice.

    As for Josh Duggar, his change of residence comes in the wake of the molestation scandal that has left the entire Duggar family in turmoil. TLC still has not determined the fate of 19 Kids and Counting following the revelation that Josh Duggar molested young girls, including two of his little sisters, when he was a teenager.

    Josh Duggar is apparently planning to move closer to the family’s homestead in Tontitown, Arkansas.

    Patriarch and matriarch Jim Bob and Michelle gave a talked-about interview to Fox News’ Megyn Kelly on Wednesday, June 3. In the interview, the parents of Josh Duggar questioned how the media was able to obtain the police documents that detailed the abuses.

    The Duggars say they are trying to put the past in its place and move forward following the media blitz and lamented that the whole family may be punished as a result of one child’s decisions.

    “At this point our family is just trying to regroup from these attacks,” Jim Bob said when asked whether TLC will cancel the reality show. “I don’t know if the rest of our family should be punished for the act of one of our children — something that happened 12 years ago — or not, but you know, we are fine whether they film us or not. We’re going to live life and we’re going to go on and serve God.”

  • Jill Duggar, Jessa Duggar of ’19 Kids and Counting’ Confirm They Were Molested by Brother Josh Duggar

    Jill Duggar and sister Jessa Duggar were molested by their brother Josh Duggar, the girls confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday during Megyn Kelly’s interview with their parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar.

    The network told Us Weekly on Wednesday that daughters Jill Duggar and Jessa Duggar had joined them on the sit-down as well.

    News of the molestation came on May 21, when Josh admitted that he molested five girls — including his sisters — back in 2002 when he was a teen. The family addressed the allegations on their official Facebook page.

    “Twelve years ago, as a young teenager, I acted inexcusably for which I am extremely sorry and deeply regret. I hurt others, including my family and close friends,” said Josh Duggar, in his statement. “We spoke with the authorities where I confessed my wrongdoing, and my parents arranged for me and those affected by my actions to receive counseling. I understood that if I continued down this wrong road that I would end up ruining my life… I would do anything to go back to those teen years and take different actions. I sought forgiveness from those I had wronged and asked Christ to forgive me and come into my life. In my life today, I am so very thankful for God’s grace, mercy and redemption.”

    Kelly’s interview is the first time Josh’s parents will speak out publicly about the dark family secret.

    “We will sit down with Megyn Kelly on Fox News to share our hearts with you about the pain that we walked through as a family twelve years ago, the tears we all shed and the forgiveness that was given,” the couple announced via Facebook. “We appreciate the outpouring of love and prayers for our family at this time.”

    Jill Duggar is married to Derick Dillard and the couple welcomed their first child, son Israel, in April, the same month Jessa revealed she was expecting her first baby with her husband Ben Seewald.

    The girls and other immediate family members have remained silent on social media since their brother’s scandal broke last month. Jill’s last Instagram post before the controversy was revealed featured a selfie with Jessa.

    “So glad to spend the day with my sista!” Jill wrote alongside the snap of her smiling sibling. “@jessaseewald #sisters.”

    Megan Kelly’s interview with the Duggars will air on Fox News’ The Kelly File 9 p.m. ET Wednesday.

  • Jana Duggar: Was She One of the ’19 Kids and Counting’ Siblings Molested by Josh Duggar?

    Jana Duggar is the oldest of the 19 Kids and Counting daughters, leaving some to wonder if she was one of the siblings Josh Duggar reportedly molested.

    The reports about Josh’s Duggar’s molestations from several years back are running rampant–both online and on broadcast news programs today. The disappointment and disgust shared by the public has prompted TLC to pull 19 Kids and Counting from its lineup.

    Jana Duggar, Jill Duggar Dillard, Jessa Duggar Seewald, and Jinger Duggar are the four older Duggar daughters. Might all four girls have been among Josh Duggar’s molestation victims? He reportedly molested four of his female siblings and one victim from outside the family.

    Josh Duggar and his parents both issued statements on the matter Thursday.

    “Back 12 years ago our family went through one of the most difficult times of our lives. When Josh was a young teenager, he made some very bad mistakes, and we were shocked. We had tried to teach him right from wrong. That dark and difficult time caused us to seek God like never before,” Jim Bob and Michelle said in a statement to People magazine.

    “Even though we would never choose to go through something so terrible, each one of our family members drew closer to God. We pray that as people watch our lives they see that we are not a perfect family,” the statement read.

    “I would do anything to go back to those teen years and take different actions,” Josh said in a separate statement released by People, “I sought forgiveness from those I had wronged and asked Christ to forgive me and come into my life. In my life today, I am so very thankful for God’s grace, mercy and redemption.”

    June Shannon–known as Mama June from the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo TV show–voiced her anger earlier today in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. She was disgusted that 19 Kids and Counting wasn’t pulled from the air immediately, and she believes TLC covered up knowledge of Josh Duggar’s actions for years.

    June Shannon’s own reality show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, was canceled last October following reports that she was dating a convicted child molester named Mark McDaniel. McDaniel was convicted of molesting Shannon’s oldest daughter, Anna Cardwell, when she was just eight years old. Shannon denied last fall that she and McDaniel had renewed a romantic relationship.

    “I feel cheated still,” Mama June tells ET. “I was honest with [TLC]. I told them about everything from the get go. They knew the story. They sealed Anna’s records because she was under 18.”

    Jana Duggar still lives at home with parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, as well as 15 of her siblings. Back in March it was rumored she was leaving the family’s reality show, but that didn’t prove true. She is the twin sister of John-David Duggar.

    Jana Duggar and sister Jill are midwives, and helped deliver the baby of a 19 Kids and Counting crew member when the whole gang traveled to China.

    It’s uncertain if word will ever emerge as to which siblings Josh Duggar molested. However, given the time frame when the molestations took place, it would make sense that Jana Duggar was among them.

    How must this make Jana Duggar feel, if she in fact was one of her brother’s victims?