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Derick Dillard Responds to Jill Duggar Pregnancy Rumors

As you may have heard, there are many, many people who believe that Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard are expecting their second child right now. Right at this very second, Jill could be pregnant with Dillard Baby #2. It’s very possible, and even likely, for a number of reasons. One, their first and only child, precious little Israel, is 18 months old now. That’s 18 entire months, or one and a half years, where there’s been a vacancy in a young, married Duggar woman’s woman. It’s almost inconceivable. Two, in nearly every recent photo of Jill Duggar, the 25-year-old has been hiding her stomach in some way  or another. It’s kind of a weird move if she’s doing it for no reason. Well, there’s always the possibility that she’s doing it solely for attention, that she knows some weird belly covering will get people talking. But let’s give her the benefit of the doubt on that front. Even if we do, however, the evidence of a Jill pregnancy continues to mount … Three, Jessa Duggar is pregnant right now , and the last time she was pregnant, both Jill and Anna Duggar were pregnant at the same time. Wouldn’t it be fun to do all that over again ? And four – and this is probably the biggest reason people think she’s pregnant – Derick himself has said that they’re planning their second child . Earlier this month, TLC released a clip of the couple, and Derick revealed that they are getting down to the business of baby making. Most likely. While “adoption is something Jill and I have talked about in the past,” he said, he thinks “our next child will come about biologically.” So as you can see, there’s a lot to suggest that Jill is following in her mother’s steps of turning her uterus into a clown car. But, according to a recent statement – a brief, but direct statement – from Derick himself, it’s simply not true. On Friday, one of Derick’s Twitter followers asked him if Jill is pregnant with the couple’s second child. His response? “Not yet.” Interesting, and also gross. It’s sort of an odd way to answer that question, isn’t it? It implies that he and Jill are trying for another pregnancy, which brings to mind imagery that we’d rather have never had to experience. It also brings up the Zika issue again. Jill and Derick have spent several months doing missionary work in El Salvador, and they plan on going back soon. That means that if they are trying to get pregnant, they’d be putting the health of their future child at risk. Oh, these silly Duggars …

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Derick Dillard Responds to Jill Duggar Pregnancy Rumors

Sean Penn to Critics: Please Get Rectal Cancer!

Sean Penn can relate to Angelina Jolie. Both are A-list celebrities and Oscar winners. Both have also gotten deeply involved in humanitarian causes, and yet somehow faced criticism for doing so. In January, the actor brought 11 doctors to Haiti, helping to establish a private relief organization for the earthquake-ravaged nation. But many cynics out there have argued that Penn ought to avoid such endeavors because they think he’s doing it solely for positive PR. Moreover, they find it hypocritical for a star to complain about an injustice… and then return to his mansion. To these critics, in an interview with CBS News’ Sunday Morning, Penn said: “I haven’t had an awful lot of time to pay attention to them. You know, do I hope that those people die screaming of rectal cancer? Yeah. You know, but I’m not going to spend a lot of energy on it.” We love the response. Why? We wrote a similar defense of Jolie last month, but look: even if you wish to believe that these stars take part in charitable causes simply because it makes them look good (and you have zero evidence to back this up; it’s solely a decision to be cynical)… who cares?!? They still are donating their time and their money. The homeless in Haiti are still better off for their efforts. Aren’t these results the most important thing? In an age in which Snooki and Kim Kardashian are worshiped just because they have big breasts and appear on TV, it’s nice to see Penn, Jolie and others actually do something positive with their celebrity. They don’t just spout talking points and hollow cliches (hi, Sarah Palin). They take action. If you choose to attach a hidden agenda to these actions, we don’t hope people you die from cancer. But we do pity you.

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Sean Penn to Critics: Please Get Rectal Cancer!