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  • ’19 Kids and Counting:’ Will Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Throw Josh Duggar Under the Bus?

    TLC canceled 19 Kids and Counting last week, and now a source says Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are so desperate to get their reality show back that they’ll throw son Josh Duggar under the bus if that’s what it takes.

    The cancellation of 19 Kids and Counting was quite a blow to the Duggar family. It is reportedly they main source of income and they loved using the show as a conduit through which to share their faith with viewers.

    Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar truly believe Josh is healed of whatever demons possessed him to sexually molest five underage girls–four of whom are his own sisters–when he was a teen. They firmly believed that by now the entire scandal would have blown over. If they have to do a show without Josh Duggar in it or distance themselves from their son in order to get their show back, the source says that’s what they’ll do.

    “If they have to choose between money and Josh, Josh doesn’t stand a chance,” the source said. “The show was their biggest moneymaker, and they loved being in the limelight. This has been a huge blow to their wallets and their egos.”

    It seems sisters Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald and their husbands feel the same way, too. There was talk of a 19 Kids and Counting spinoff before the Josh Duggar sexual molestation scandal made news, and now that is no longer in the works.

    Cousin Amy Duggar and her fiance Dillon King are crushed that TLC won’t air their wedding special. They even asked fans to contact TLC on their behalf, and share their disappointment.

    “The whole clan is furious,” the source adds. “They’re holding Josh responsible for the destruction of their very lucrative brand.”

    Do you think TLC–or maybe even another network–would give 19 Kids and Counting another chance if Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar were to distance themselves from their son Josh?

    Or is it far more likely that the Duggar family and their reality show is now a very definite thing of the past?

  • Anna Duggar Still Pregnant As News of ’19 Kids and Counting’ Cancellation Impacts Duggar Family

    Anna Duggar is still pregnant amidst news that TLC has cancelled her husband’s family’s reality show. How do you suppose Anna Duggar feels, knowing her husband–Josh Duggar–is likely responsible for 19 Kids and Counting’s cancellation?

    Just a few days ago, Anna Duggar posed alongside sister-in-law Jessa Duggar Seewald, as they compared the sizes of their respective bellies. Anna’s is much larger than Jessa’s, of course, as her baby is overdue. Jessa and Ben Seewald aren’t expecting their baby until the first of November.

    Michelle Duggar shared word of Anna Duggar’s overdue status, as well as the photo of her daughter and her daughter-in-law.

    Well, sweet Anna is now past her due date! First time she has ever gone "late" instead of early! Here she is with our…

    Posted by Duggar Family Official on Sunday, July 12, 2015

    “Well, sweet Anna is now past her due date! First time she has ever gone “late” instead of early! Here she is with our Jessa. Be praying for these girls. Pretty soon we will get to kiss the sweet face of another Duggar grandbaby!!!” Michelle Duggar wrote.

    Josh and Anna Duggar confirmed their fourth pregnancy back in December. They are already the parents of one daughter and two sons. A pregnancy reveal right before Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation scandal first made news showed Anna Duggar is having a baby girl this time around.

    Hopefully Anna Duggar’s remaining days of pregnancy are happy and healthy ones. She has no doubt been under a great deal of stress since her husband made news and their family had to move from Washington, D.C. back to Arkansas when Josh Duggar resigned from his job with the Family Research Council. These events are stressful enough without being pregnant at the same time.

    Anna Duggar said she knew about the sexual molestations in Josh Duggar’s past before she married him.

    Do you suppose she is in any way now regretting her decision?

    Do you think Josh and Anna Duggar’s marriage will survive?

  • Duggar Family Says Goodbye to Derick and Jill Dillard

    The Duggar family said goodbye to Derick and Jill Dillard on Sunday, as the couple–along with their baby boy Israel–departed, heading overseas to do missions work for an undisclosed amount of time.

    It wasn’t that long ago that Derick Dillard wrote on his and Jill Duggar Dillard’s blog about an opportunity for overseas missions that arose for the family.

    “God has put a desire in our hearts to serve Him internationally for longer than the typical short-term mission trip, but we didn’t know yet how God would fulfill that desire in us. We were prepared for the possibility of it being years before our family would be able to make a move of that magnitude. It’s something we’ve prayed about together in an effort to seek God’s plan for our lives in His service. Earlier this year God brought about an opportunity much earlier than either of us was expecting. Several months ago a new opportunity arose for us to serve God on the mission field. Before us we had a choice to make that would undoubtedly change the trajectory of our lives forever,” he wrote.

    This opportunity comes at a time when leaving Arkansas is likely a good thing for Jill Duggar. She was admittedly one of brother Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation victims, and while the entire Duggar family went through a lot when the events were rehashed in the media, Jill seemed to take it even harder than the rest of the victims.

    On the 4th of July, the Duggar family enjoyed some time together, knowing that the very next day they’d be saying goodbye to Derick and Jill.

    Jill Dillard captioned this Instagram post, “Happy Independence Day! We are celebrating with family today. #4thofJuly #fireworks.”

    A photo posted by Jill Dillard (@jillmdillard) on

    Sister Jessa Duggar Seewald shared a bittersweet shot that no doubt makes all members of the Duggar family wonder when they’ll see the Dillard family again.

    The photo shows Derick and Jill Dillard, along with baby Israel, as they are about to board the first leg of their flight overseas.

    “So excited for @jillmdillard & @derickdillard! They’ve been praying about and working towards this transition since late last year, and are so excited to finally be heading to the mission field! Please continue to pray for them! And be sure to check out their blog at www.dillardfamily.com “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15,” Jessa Duggar captioned the post.

    Who knows how long it might be before the Duggar family is reunited once again? It is likely that Derick and Jill Dillard will spend at least a year overseas. While no one has said where they are headed, many speculate they may be serving as missionaries in Nepal.

    Will 19 Kids and Counting be the same without Jill and Derick–if in fact TLC puts the show back on the air? This has likely put a hold on any plans the network may have had to create a spinoff starring Jill Duggar Dillard, Jessa Duggar Seewald, and their husbands.

  • ’19 Kids and Counting’ Family Reportedly Paying Off-Duty Tontitown, Arkansas Cops to Guard Them

    The 19 Kids and Counting family is reportedly being guarded by off-duty cops in their town of Tontitown, Arkansas. Are members of the Duggar family in danger since word of Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation scandal made news?

    Kate Gosselin’s bodyguard Steve Neild is working for the Duggar family and is the one hiring the local cops to guard the 19 Kids and Counting family for $25 per hour. He previously watched over Josh and Anna Duggar and their children as they prepared to move back to Arkansas from the Washington, D.C. area.

    Is this a conflict of interest, however? The Tontitown Police Department–as well as the Department of Human Services–has an open investigation into the Duggar family. They are investigating the 19 Kids and Counting household because the family refused to allow a DHS employee to enter their home back on May 27th, while attempting to check on the welfare of a minor.

    Dr. Paul Kroutter is the head of the criminal justice department at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and the retired police captain of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He told In Touch Weekly the following when asked if this constitutes a conflict of interest.

    “I would be hesitant to provide security service for a family that my agency’s been doing investigations on. I would want to avoid the appearance of any improprieties,” he said.

    A photo posted by Anna Duggar (@annaduggar) on

    Do you think the 19 Kids and Counting family members are truly in need of police protection? Have threats been made against Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their children? Or have threats been made against Josh Duggar for having sexually molested five underage girls?

    Regardless of which members of the Duggar family may be in need of protection, it’s got to be especially frightening for the younger Duggar children and grandchildren. Josh and Anna Duggar have three small children of their own, and a fourth due on July 10th.

  • Jill Duggar Dillard: ’19 Kids and Counting’ Star Shares Sweet Photo of Husband Derick Dillard and Baby Israel

    Jill Duggar Dillard is doing her best to concentrate on happier things these days, in light of brother Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation scandal. The 19 Kids and Counting star recently returned to social media–as did sister Jessa Duggar Seewald.

    Prior to their return to social media, both Jessa and Jill Duggar spoke out in a TV interview about their brother’s sexual molestation scandal, insisting they felt revictimized by the media, and that those feelings are worse than what they experienced when they were sexually molested all those years ago.

    On Monday, Jill shared a sweet photo of her husband Derick Dillard reading the Bible to their baby boy, Israel David Dillard.

    She shared the priceless moment with her Instagram followers.

    “#bibletime with papa,” Jill Duggar captioned the precious photo.

    A photo posted by Jill Dillard (@jillmdillard) on

    When first returning to social media, Jill Duggar shared a picture of Israel, as the family noted his turning two months old.

    “Happy 2 month birthday #IsraelDavidDillard! We are so blessed to be your parents! May you grow up to love Jesus and serve others! #2monthbirthday @derickdillard,” she captioned that shot.

    A photo posted by Jill Dillard (@jillmdillard) on

    Jessa Duggar shared a photo of her growing baby bump, marking her return to social media. She and Ben Seewald are expecting their first baby on November 1st–which also happens to be their one-year wedding anniversary.

    It’s good to see both Jessa and Jill Duggar putting the pieces of their lives back together again.

    It will be interesting to learn what TLC chooses to do about the Duggar family’s reality show. If 19 Kids and Counting is cancelled, there’s a rumor they might create a spinoff. 2 Brides and Their Grooms would purportedly star Jill Duggar Dillard, Jessa Duggar Seewald, and their husbands, Derick Dillard and Ben Seewald.

  • Josh Duggar: ’19 Kids and Counting’ Family Angry With Him Upon His and Anna Duggar’s Return to Arkansas

    Josh Duggar isn’t in the good graces of the 19 Kids and Counting family right now. At least that’s what OK magazine reports. It seems as Josh and Anna Duggar are starting to unpack at their Arkansas home, the rest of the family is giving him the cold shoulder.

    Sure, they’ve all prayed for and forgiven Josh Duggar for sexually molesting five underage girls–four of whom are his sisters–but when push comes to shove he is costing them a boat load of money. He might even have cost them their most lucrative source of income–their TV show.

    “Josh is the reason the gravy train came to a screeching halt,” a source tells OK. “He’s ruined their main source of income, and they’re furious.”

    The source also said that when Anna and Josh Duggar, along with their three children, arrived back in Arkansas last week, that none of the 19 Kids and Counting family members showed up to help unload and unpack the moving trucks. Kate Gosselin’s bodyguard, Steve Neild, was hired by TLC to assist the family with keeping the paparazzi at bay.

    Anna Duggar is expecting a baby in a matter of weeks. Did Jill Duggar Dillard, Jessa Duggar Seewald, or even Jana and Jinger Duggar–all purportedly Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation victims–come to her aid?

    No.

    “Anna is due to give birth to their fourth child in less than a month, and she needed helping hands more than ever,” the source said. “But the family abandoned them, all saying they were ‘too busy.’”

    In fact, OK reports they’ve been told Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald are angrier than the rest.

    “They were becoming the superstars of the family,” the source said. “They’re devastated–and terribly resentful of Josh.”

    Josh Duggar has no job and he supposedly has no family support.

    How will he and his family survive back home in Arkansas without one or both of these important things?

    Do you think the 19 Kids and Counting family is really ostracizing Josh Duggar, or might they simply be trying to make it look that way so that they can distance themselves from him in the public eye, and try to salvage their reality show?

  • ’19 Kids and Counting:’ Josiah Duggar and Marjorie Jackson Enjoying Courtship Despite Josh Duggar Sexual Molestation Scandal

    The 19 Kids and Counting family has faced an abundance of turmoil in light of Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation scandal, but that hasn’t stopped some members of the Duggar family from enjoying some normalcy. In the case of Josiah Duggar, he has continued courting Marjorie Jackson, and the two appear to be having fun.

    Members of the Duggar family ‘court’ rather than ‘date.’ That means they look toward the future when spending time with a member of the opposite sex. Would he or she be suitable as a husband or wife? They don’t spend time alone, but always have at least one chaperone with them when they spend time together. They don’t engage in any kind of physical contact until much later in the relationship, when some are allowed to enjoy a ‘side hug.’ No frontal contact is made with the opposite sex. That, along with kissing, is saved for marriage. The two must be equally yoked in their religious beliefs.

    Marjorie Jackson comes from a strict Christian family like the 19 Kids and Counting family. Josiah Duggar has been courting her since back in April.

    A cute photo of the couple was posted early Wednesday to the Duggar family’s Facebook page. It features Josiah and Marjorie standing inside some sort of individual booths–for lack of a better word. It’s uncertain if they’re dressing rooms, bathroom stalls, or old fashioned phone booths. Regardless of where they are, the two look like they’re happy and having fun.

    “Too cute. These two are doing so well in their courtship. It is a fun and wonderful time for them. We love watching God unfold life as they seek Him during this special time. These two make us smile!” the 19 Kids and Counting family captioned the photo.

    Too cute. These two are doing so well in their courtship. It is a fun and wonderful time for them. We love watching God unfold life as they seek Him during this special time. These two make us smile!

    Posted by Duggar Family Official on Tuesday, June 16, 2015

    Many of the comments on the Facebook post clearly indicate that fans want TLC to bring back 19 Kids and Counting. The network hasn’t announced whether that will happen or not. There’s some speculation that a spinoff might be in the works. 2 Brides and Their Grooms would star Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald–and their husbands Derick Dillard and Ben Seewald. It would eliminate Josh Duggar from the picture entirely.

    If TLC does bring back the 19 Kids and Counting family in some fashion, fans will no doubt want to keep abreast of the courtship of Josiah Duggar and Marjorie Jackson.

    Do you foresee another Duggar wedding in the future?

  • Michelle Duggar: ’19 Kids and Counting’ Matriarch Lauded by Daughter Jana Duggar During Josh Duggar Sexual Molestation Scandal

    Michelle Duggar is the matriarch of the 19 Kids and Counting clan, and she’s been under lots of pressure since word of eldest son Josh Duggar’s sordid past made news in recent weeks. Josh Duggar sexually molested five underage girls many years ago–four of whom are his sisters.

    One of those sisters–Jana Duggar–took to social media to laud Michelle Duggar, and share some love with the mother of 19.

    It’s likely Jana knew that Michelle Duggar is in need of some extra TLC–the ‘tender loving care’ TLC–while the TLC network is deciding whether or not to cancel 19 Kids and Counting.

    Jana shared a Facebook post to sing Michelle Duggar’s praises, and to share a photo of herself with her mom.

    Love spending time with this sweet lady. So thankful to have her as a role model, a friend and a mom! Always love my time with her. Jana

    Posted by Duggar Family Official on Thursday, June 11, 2015

    The Duggar family appears to stick together through thick and thin–and they’ve certainly been in the thick of it with Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation scandal. Not only has Josh come under fire, but Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have been accused of not handling the situation properly, and his victims (Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald spoke out about the situation on TV) feel revictimized by the media.

    At the center of it all is Michelle Duggar, trying desperately to hold her family–and her reality show–together with love and prayers.

    Is Jana Duggar sharing an accurate portrayal of the 19 Kids and Counting family with her Facebook post? Or is this simply what the Duggar family wants fans and the media to see? Do you think they’re really holding it together behind closed doors?

  • Kate Gosselin: How Long Will She Share Bodyguard Steve Neild With ’19 Kids and Counting’ Disgraced Son, Josh Duggar, and Family?

    Kate Gosselin has likely spent many years teaching lessons on sharing to her eight children. Now she’s putting that lesson into action. She is sharing her bodyguard, Steve Neild, with 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar–along with his wife Anna Duggar and their children.

    Of course it’s far more likely that it’s TLC doing the sharing–and not Kate Gosselin. She is rumored to have been romantically involved with Steve Neild–who is married. Does that ‘sharing’ principle apply there, too?

    Steve Neild was spotted at the home of Josh and Anna Duggar earlier this week, as the family prepared to leave their home outside of Washington, D.C., where Josh worked for the Family Research Council. Since word hit the media about him sexually molesting five underage girls as a teen–four of whom are his own sisters–Duggar resigned, and the family is moving home to Arkansas. They will live in a foreclosed property they purchased back in January, in close proximity to parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, as well as to the sisters he sexually molested.

    So what role does Kate Gosselin’s bodyguard play in the Duggar family move? Is he moonlighting on the side with United Van Lines?

    No. It’s far more likely that Steve Neild was put in place at the Duggar home to keep the paparazzi at bay.

    The Josh Duggar sexual molestation scandal has run rampant in the media. Sisters Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald–both of whom are admitted victims of Josh Duggar–spoke with Fox’s Megyn Kelly on The Kelly File last Friday night, and explained that they feel more violated by the media’s rehashing of this part of their lives than they did by the sexual molestation.

    Has TLC put Kate Gosselin’s bodyguard in place for Josh and Anna Duggar because they fear for their safety? Is there a concern that someone might try to do him or his family some harm in light of the sexual molestation scandal?

    It’s uncertain how long Steve Neild will be working for Josh Duggar and his family.

    Hopefully Kate Gosselin is really good at sharing.

  • Jessa Duggar Back on Social Media Following Josh Duggar Sexual Molestation Scandal, Shares Ultrasound of Baby Seewald

    Jessa Duggar was back on social media Wednesday for the first time since the Josh Duggar sexual molestation scandal rocked her world. The 19 Kids and Counting star shared a big positive in her life–the ultrasound of her unborn baby.

    Ben Seewald and Jessa Duggar tied the knot back on November 1st, and their baby is due on their first anniversary.

    The past few weeks have been incredibly stressful for all the members of the 19 Kids and Counting family, but especially stressful for Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald. Not only did the sisters have the shock of their brother’s past being thrust into the media, they also admitted they were two of his five victims. Both Jessa and Jill spoke with Fox’s Megyn Kelly on The Kelly File Friday night.

    In light of all the chaos Jill and Jessa have undergone in the past few weeks, it’s good to see their return to social media.

    Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald haven’t announced yet whether they known the gender of their unborn baby or not, but it’s clear Jessa was thrilled to share the ultrasound with her followers.

    Jill Duggar shared a new photo of her and Derick Dillard’s baby boy, Israel, just a few days before–on his two-month birthday.

    A photo posted by Jill Dillard (@jillmdillard) on

    Are you glad to see both Jill and Jessa Duggar active on social media once again? Hopefully the 19 Kids and Counting sisters don’t hide because of what their brother did all those years ago, or because the media has thrown it all back into their faces.

    It’s uncertain what will become of 19 Kids and Counting. TLC has yet to make that decision. There is some talk, however, of a spinoff called 2 Brides and Their Grooms, starring Jessa Duggar Seewald and Jill Duggar Dillard.

  • ’19 Kids and Counting:’ Jessa Duggar Seewald Says Life Will Go On If Show Cancelled

    19 Kids and Counting might get cancelled, now that advertisers have pulled away from the TLC show in the wake of the Josh Duggar sexual molestation scandal. During an interview on Friday night with The Kelly File’s Megyn Kelly, Jessa Duggar Seewald talked about what will happen to the Duggar family if their reality show is cancelled.

    “We’re not a TV family,” Jessa said. “We’re a family that just happened to be on TV.”

    Jessa Duggar added that if 19 Kids and Counting is, in fact, cancelled, that “life goes on.”

    TLC is reportedly considering a 19 Kids and Counting spinoff if they cancel the original Duggar family TV show. 2 Brides and Their Grooms would star Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald, along with their husbands Derick Dillard and Ben Seewald. It would eliminate Josh Duggar from the picture completely and significantly cut down on air time for both Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar–the 19 Kids and Counting parents.

    Jill Duggar shared her thoughts on the what-ifs that presently surround 19 Kids and Counting.

    “We always just had the mindset of, this show is just a window of opportunity that God has allowed our family to be on television and to share with other people our lives,” she said.

    “We do love our film crew,” Jill Duggar Dillard added. “They’re like family to us. We’ll see. We’ll see what life brings. We don’t know at this point.”

    Do you admire the attitude both Jill and Jessa Duggar–who are both on the list of Josh Duggar’s victims–have about their family’s reality show? It certainly sounds like they are far more interested in their family than they are in remaining on TV.

    Do you think TLC will wind up pulling the 19 Kids and Counting plug, and if so, will advertisers consider supporting 2 Brides and Their Husbands instead?

  • Jessa Duggar Seewald Defends ’19 Kids and Counting’ Brother Josh Duggar, ‘Don’t Call Him Child Molester’

    Jessa Duggar Seewald, the third of 19 Kids and Counting parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s daughters, is one of brother Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation victims. Yet she doesn’t want people calling her brother a child molester.

    Jessa Duggar–along with sister Jill Duggar Dillard, also one of their brother’s victims–spoke out briefly during an interview conducted by The Kelly File’s Megyn Kelly on Fox on Wednesday night.

    “I do want to speak up in his defense against people who are calling him a child molester or a pedophile or a rapist, some people are saying,” Jessa Duggar told Kelly of brother Josh Duggar. “I’m like, ‘That is so overboard and a lie really.’ I mean people get mad at me for saying that, but I can say this because I was one of the victims.”

    Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar shared information during this interview that most of the public–including many 19 Kids and Counting fans–didn’t know. The most important fact she shared was that Josh Duggar and his victims–purportedly Jinger and Jana Duggar, in addition to Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald–received accredited clinical counseling in the aftermath of the sexual molestations. Many believed the only counseling any of the family members had received was church based.

    Michelle Duggar said during the interview that Jill and Jessa Duggar are feeling more victimized by the press than by what their brother did all those years ago.

    They “have been victimized more by what has happened in the last couple of weeks than they were 12 years ago because, honestly, they didn’t even understand and know that anything had happened until after the fact when they were told about it,” she said.

    Both Jessa Duggar Seewald and Jill Duggar Dillard will speak more in depth in a continued interview with Megyn Kelly on The Kelly File, Friday night at 9:00 p.m. on Fox. It will certainly be interesting to get more of both sister’s perspectives on the crimes their brother committed against them and the aftermath that shattered the 19 Kids and Counting family’s silence several years later.

  • Jessa Seewald: ’19 Kids and Counting’ Daughter One of Brother Josh Duggar’s Victims, Defends Him

    Jessa Seewald, nee Jessa Duggar, admits she was one of brother Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation victims, yet she is still defending her brother–asking people not to call him a child molester.

    The 19 Kids and Counting daughter spoke out very briefly–along with sister Jill Duggar Dillard–during parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s interview on Wednesday night with The Kelly File’s Megyn Kelly. Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald’s portion of the interview will be expanded upon during a Fox special on Friday night.

    “I do want to speak up in his defense against people who are calling him a child molester or a pedophile or a rapist, some people are saying,” Jessa Dillard told Megyn Kelly of brother Josh Duggar. “I’m like, ‘That is so overboard and a lie really.’ I mean people get mad at me for saying that, but I can say this because I was one of the victims.”

    Wednesday night’s interview with Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar did bring to light some facets of the scenario the public hadn’t known–like the fact that Josh Duggar and all of his sibling victims–purportedly Jana Duggar and Jinger Duggar in addition to Jessa Duggar Seewald and Jill Duggar Dillard–received licensed, accredited therapy in the wake of the sexual molestations. Until then, many believed the only counseling the entire family had received was from their church elders.

    Michelle Duggar insists that both Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald–perhaps because they are the 19 Kids and Counting siblings most popular with fans at this time–have been more victimized by the media these past two weeks than they were by what Josh Duggar did to them all those years ago.

    They “have been victimized more by what has happened in the last couple of weeks than they were 12 years ago because, honestly, they didn’t even understand and know that anything had happened until after the fact when they were told about it,” she said.

    It seems Jessa Duggar Seewald agrees.

    Fans can watch Megyn Kelly continue her interview with both Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald on Friday night, June 5th, during a special hour-long episode of The Kelly File. It airs on Fox at 9:00 p.m.

  • Jessa Duggar: ’19 Kids and Counting’ Star’s In-Laws Support Josh Duggar Despite Sexual Molestations

    Jessa Duggar was likely one of her brother Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation victims. The 19 Kids and Counting star admits to having committed some heinous crimes when he was a teen–among them the molestation of five female minors–four of whom were his own sisters.

    Instead of coming to the defense of Jessa Duggar–and sisters Jana Duggar, Jill Duggar Dillard, and Jinger Duggar (many speculate these were the siblings Josh Duggar molested)–her in-laws are siding with Josh.

    Michael Seewald, father of Jessa Duggar’s husband Ben Seewald, said via a recent family blog post titled Grace Greater Than Sin, talks about the Duggar family and the nightmare they are now reliving.

    “It pains me to see that they are now having to relive the nightmare that had been laid to rest well over a decade ago with Josh’s repentance and reformation, but I feel compelled to bring some context and reason to the bloodletting that many are engaging in and to come to the aid of our dear friends and family,” he writes.

    “As it stands criminal charges were not brought against Josh but I believe that Josh’s parents acted in a way that godly parents should. They did not turn a blind eye, but earnestly sought help from the church, counselors, and eventually the police. In their efforts to salvage the wreckage that these transgressions brought, and bring healing to all involved, Jim Bob and Michelle are to be commended,” he adds.

    Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are to be commended? Is Jessa Duggar’s father-in-law really that blind?

    It was only a couple of days ago when Jessa’s mother-in-law shared her support of Josh Duggar by promoting the support he received from Mike Huckabee.

    Guinn Seewald posted Mike Huckabee’s defense of Josh Duggar on her Facebook page, but it has since been removed.

    “Josh’s actions when he was an underage teen are as he described them himself, ‘inexcusable,’ but that doesn’t mean ‘unforgivable,’” Mike Huckabee wrote in the Facebook post. “He and his family dealt with it and were honest and open about it with the victims and the authorities. No purpose whatsoever is served by those who are now trying to discredit Josh or his family by sensationalizing the story.”

    If Jessa Duggar was one of Josh Duggar’s victims–and many assume she was–how must it feel for her to watch her in-laws support a child molester and not support their own daughter-in-law? She’s expecting a baby, and deserves all the support she can get from both sides of her family.

    Or do you suppose Jessa Duggar has long been brainwashed into the 19 Kids and Counting family’s way of thinking, and finds this all to be okay?

  • Jinger Duggar Wanted to Escape ’19 Kids and Counting’ Household, Parents Made Her Stay With Abuser Josh Duggar

    Jinger Duggar, one of Josh Duggar’s purported sexual molestation victims, wanted to escape the 19 Kids and Counting household for the city when she was 18, but her parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, wouldn’t allow it.

    Since word has emerged in the past few days about Josh Duggar having molested five underage females–four of whom are his sisters–when he was a teenager, much speculation has arisen about life inside the Duggar family. Fans of the show surely remember when Jinger Duggar made it clear she wanted to leave the 19 Kids and Counting fold, but three years later she is still living with the family.

    RadarOnline shared a piece about Jinger Duggar expressing her dream of leaving back in 2012.

    “She doesn’t want to live three hours out from civilization,” Jessa Duggar said at the time.

    “No! City please city please,” Jinger Duggar pleaded.

    Michelle Duggar quickly took control of the situation, explaining to the TLC cameras that Jinger Duggar didn’t want to escape the family–she simply wanted to live ’15 minutes from a Walmart.’

    Instead of fostering their daughter’s dream, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar suggested she go stay with her molester brother Josh Duggar instead.

    Twitter fans have expressed their concern about Jinger Duggar since word of Josh Duggar’s crimes has emerged.

    It’s unlikely Jinger Duggar–or even Jana Duggar, who is also of legal age–will leave the 19 Kids and Counting fold until they marry. That’s been engrained into their very beings, and sadly, so has the forgiveness of their brother’s actions. They’ve spent years living with what Josh Duggar purportedly did to them, and even though the scars no doubt run deep, they’ll probably live by their parents rules. They know nothing else.

    Do you hope or expect Jinger Duggar will now escape the 19 Kids and Counting household with the encouragement of her fans?

  • Jana Duggar, John David Duggar Chosen by Josh Duggar for Uncomfortable Date, Jokes About Incest

    Jana Duggar and her twin brother John David, of 19 Kids and Counting fame, were chosen by older brother Josh Duggar–now prominent in the media for having sexually molested several minor females, including four of his sisters–to ‘chaperone’ him and then-fiancee Anna on a movie date. An old clip of this event during an episode of 19 Kids and Counting has resurfaced, and might make readers eerily uncomfortable in the wake of his sexual molestation scandal.

    It seems Jinger Duggar was initially chosen to serve as chaperone. In the 19 Kids and Counting world, those who are courting aren’t allowed to date without a chaperone–often a sibling. The movie that Josh Duggar and Anna wanted to see required its viewers to be older than Jana Duggar was at that time.

    That’s when Josh and Anna chose John David and Jana Duggar to come along instead, and he made a very uncomfortable comment that hinted at incest.

    “We chose Jana and John David–we thought why not, have a double date,” Josh Duggar is seen saying to the camera, looking very proud of himself. The video clip then cuts to what appears to be him having a laugh with producers of the show.

    “We are from Arkansas, no?” he adds, with a big smile.

    It is entirely possible that Jana Duggar and even younger sister Jinger Duggar are among the sisters Josh Duggar sexually molested when he was a teenager. Some have speculated that Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald may be among his victims, too, given the ages they were when he committed the crimes.

    Surely clips and sound bites from past episodes of 19 Kids and Counting are bound to surface now that Josh Duggar is in the spotlight for such a negative reason, but this one sort of takes the cake. Filmed in 2008–not that long after Josh was found out and supposedly ‘turned in’ by his parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, this is just a little too close for comfort for most people.

    If Jana Duggar and her sisters were Josh Duggar’s victims, how do you suppose they felt at the time he made this comment?

  • Michelle Duggar Against ‘LGBT’ People, Called Them ‘Child Predators,’ Own Son Josh Duggar Molested Children

    Michelle Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting fame has a long history of speaking out against LGBT people. She has referred to them before as child predators. Meanwhile, she had a child predator living within her very own family. What’s wrong with this story?

    Josh Duggar–the eldest of the 19 Kids and Counting brood–molested several young girls when he was a teen. Fox News reports that four of them were his own sisters.

    Just about a year ago, Michelle Duggar recorded a robocall saying if ‘equal protection laws were passed for LGBT people in Fayetteville, Arkansas, their children would be exposed to child predators.’

    “I don’t believe the citizens of Fayetteville would want males with past child predator convictions that claim they are female to have a legal right to enter private areas that are reserved for women and girls. … We should never place the preference of an adult over the safety and innocence of a child,” she said in the call.

    Since word of Josh Duggar and his sexual molestations have come to light, Mike Huckabee has come to his defense. He posted a message on Facebook defending not only Josh, but Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, too.

    Janet and I want to affirm our support for the Duggar family. Josh’s actions when he was an underage teen are as he…

    Posted by Mike Huckabee on Friday, May 22, 2015

    It is unfathomable that Michelle Duggar could think of calling people child predators simply because they are LGBT, when she had an actual child molester who had lived under her very roof with the rest of her children. She and Jim Bob Duggar kept this under wraps for years.

    Even worse than knowing your son is a child molester and keeping quiet about it is the fact that four of the five females he molested were his siblings–Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s own daughters. How can a parent think that’s okay?

    TLC has reportedly taken 19 Kids and Counting off the air. Josh Duggar has resigned from his position in Washington, D.C. at the Family Research Council–an anti-LGBT group.

    Four of the Duggar daughters–possibly Jana, Jill, Jessa, and Jinger Duggar are living with the memory of what their brother did to them. So is one victim not related to the Duggar family.

    Michelle Duggar has a lot of nerve calling out LGBT people.

    Doesn’t the Bible say, “He who is without sin can cast the first stone?”

    Michelle Duggar cast a stone.

    And look what she and her family were hiding.

  • Josh Duggar: ’19 Kids and Counting’ Star Cited in Police Report for Allegedly Molesting Minors

    Josh Duggar, the eldest son of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting fame, is cited in a police report from back in 2006 for having allegedly molested five underage girls when he was around 14 years old.

    A copy of the 2006 report from the Springdale Police Department shows that Josh Duggar was accused of “forcible fondling” five different girls when he was as young as 14 years old. The victims identities have not been released due to their age. Josh Duggar is married to Anna Duggar. The father of three has a fourth child on the way.

    The police report reportedly reveals the following details about Josh Duggar:

    1.The crime/incident listed is “forcible fondling.”

    2. Two witnesses are listed, although their information has been made private.

    3. Five different victims are listed, although their information has also been made private.

    4. 12 “other persons” are listed, including Josh’s parents Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar.

    5. The report was filed after a “caller” informed them of the alleged incident.

    6. It also states that Michelle & Jim Bob told them the incident allegedly happened 3.5 years before the report was filed.

    7. The first incident listed allegedly occurred in March 2002.

    8. The victims allegedly told Michelle & Jim Bob that Josh had been “fondling” their “breast and vaginas” while they were sleeping.

    9. The report claims Jim Bob allegedly told a State Trooper about the fondling but that no report was ever filed.

    10. Josh Duggar was allegedly sent to a “rehab” in Little Rock for 3 months, but it was not for sex offenders.

    Hollywood Life reports that the alleged molestations came to light in a letter written by one of the unidentified victims. That letter was placed inside of a book that was loaned to a member of the church Josh Duggar and his family attended at the time.

    When the letter was discovered, its recipient sent it to the police and to Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios because the 19 Kids and Counting family was reportedly in Chicago, Ill. filming an interview for her talk show at the time. Then, once Harpo was alerted of the alleged sexual misconduct, they sent what they had received to the Department of Human Services.

    In Touch reports that Jim Bob Duggar didn’t report his son’s crimes for more than a year.

    Another report says the minor females Josh Duggar molested were his own sisters.

    Do you think there’s more behind this police report alleging that Josh Duggar molested young girls when he was a teenager? Is this really a deep, dark secret the 19 Kids and Counting family–most especially Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar–has kept for years? Or is there an explanation for this police report?

    Things don’t sound so good right now for Josh Duggar or the 19 Kids and Counting family–do they?