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Josh Duggar: Is He Creeping Back into the Duggar Spotlight?!

We haven’t seem much of Josh Duggar at all for over a year now. And really, that’s the way it should be. Josh pretty much defined hypocrisy when it came out that, despite all the time he’s spent preaching about the importance of family, he’d molested five young girls and cheated on his wife . He spent several months at a rehabilitation center where we imagine he tried to learn not to be such a creepy, awful person, but there are some things you just can’t fix. But still, his family seems to think it’s really important to try. Even though so many people — basically all of the people — have made it clear that they aren’t interested in seeing or hearing about Josh , Jim Bob and Michelle still went ahead and included him in their Thanksgiving festivities anyway. See him up there on the far right, sitting on the floor while his poor wife, Anna, plays with a kid? That’s not what anybody wants to see. One person commented on the photo with “Awesome pictures except putting a scumbag like Josh in there ruins it. I would never forgive my husband if he did what Josh did.” “Not happy about Josh in the pix at ALL,” another wrote. “Michelle and Jim Bob would be wise to keep Josh out of pictures if they want to keep their platform (or ‘ministry,’ as they like to call it),” another advised. One commenter took the sarcastic route with “I miss Josh Duggar. Such an upstanding man. A man of honor. A man of integrity. A true role model … Why won’t the new show have him on?” And another just got real, writing “Well at least they put him on the floor.” But it looks like the family isn’t bothered by the criticism, because Michelle took the time to write a long-winded message about how wonderful her whole family is, and about how forgiveness is pretty cool: Thanksgiving is such a wonderful holiday. It’s a beautiful day spent with family, food we love and most of all it is a poignant reminder of the many blessings our lives enjoy, for which we should be thankful. This year for Thanksgiving, we spent a few days together with our family in a cabin in the beautiful Ozark mountains. We’ve laughed together, cooked together, sang together, told fun family stories, played with kids and bounced babies. It’s been a wonderful family time. As I look around the room, I am so deeply touched by God’s love, His forgiveness, His kindness, His provision, His mercies and His tenderness toward each of us. God’s willingness to redeem us through Christ, in spit of all our failures and imperfections, is so humbling and fills my heart with tremendous gratitude. Today, I am thankful for family, sweet friends and most of all God’s love. I pray your day is full of family, fun and games, delicious food, long enjoyed traditions and a heart and home filled with God’s love. Well, on Thanksgiving day, we were thankful that the Duggars had kept a muzzle on Josh, and that they’d actually managed to be aware enough to just pretend like he doesn’t exist on their show and on social media. Thanks for ruining that, y’all. View Slideshow: Josh Duggar Sex Scandal Timeline: How His Family’s Empire Crumbled

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Austin Forsyth: Does Joy-Anna Duggar’s New Man Know About the Josh Sex Scandals?

Earlier this week, we reported that Joy-Anna Duggar is courting Austin Forsyth . If you’re familiar with the Duggar way of doing things, you know that courting is like dating on steroids. The Duggars describe it as a sort of “pre-engagement” in which new couples spend a chaste, chaperoned few weeks together (virtually all physical contact is forbidden) in order to decide if they should take the next step. Most of the time, the arrangement results in a proposal, as in the cases of Jill, Jessa and Jinger Duggar. On rare occasions, however, one or both parties decide to call the whole thing off, as in the case of Josiah Duggar and Marjorie Jackson . Either way, courting never goes on for very long, so Duggar fans take an intense interest when it’s announced (and it’s always announced) that one of the Duggar kids has entered a courtship. Of course, these days there’s a shadow hanging over all new Duggar relationships in the form of the Josh Duggar sex scandals . It’s been rumored that it was the allegations against Josh – and his family’s attempts to hide his crimes – from authorities that led to the dissolution of Marjorie and Josiah’s relationship. Details are scarce, but it’s widely believed that Marjorie’s family only had vague notions about Josiah’s disgraced older brother and insisted that their daughter end her association with the Duggars upon learning that the family sheltered a child molester for several years. One would think the Duggars would have learned their lesson, but insiders claim they’re repeating the same mistakes with the Forsyth family by attempting to keep Austin and his parents in the dark about Josh’s shameful past. While Austin’s immediate family has kept mum, Radar Online recently spoke with several relatives of Austin’s, all of whom claimed to have no knowledge of the Josh scandals. “I don’t know anything about any of that,” said Austin’s grandfather when asked about Josh’s past. “I don’t know anything,” Austin’s great-grandmother echoed. It’s hard to imagine that anyone who takes even a passing interest in the lives of the Duggars could be unaware of Josh’s sexual misconduct, but the family is part of an isolated community that avoids most forms of media. So while it seems unlikely, it is possible that Austin’s family, and perhaps even Austin himself, are unaware of the shocking controversy that led to the cancelation of 19 Kids and Counting – the show that made the Duggars famous. View Slideshow: Joy-Anna Duggar: 13 Things to Know About Me! And if that’s the case, the situation could result in heartbreak for another Duggar. We’ll have further details on this story as more information becomes available.

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Anna Duggar: Pregnant with Fifth Child?!

Hold on tight, everybody, because things are about to get uncomfortable in here  real  quick. The word on the street (or the internet or wherever) is that Anna Duggar just might be pregnant with her fifth child. Yes, just a year after Josh Duggar’s Ashley Madison scandal , the one where he was revealed to be hunting for a mistress online, the one that sent him off for sixth months so he could receive treatment for a sex and porn addiction, Anna could be carrying yet another one of his children. What a world … The rumors began, in part, because Anna was especially emotional on this week’s episode of Counting On. She gushed about Jana Duggar, one of Josh’s siblings, and said that “she will make an amazing wife one day, but selfishly right now, I’m so thankful I’ve had her as a shoulder to cry on.” Poor Anna presumably needs a shoulder to cry on because she married a disgusting, child-molesting adulterer , but perhaps she might be feeling a lot of feelings lately because of all those pregnancy hormones. Oh, and it also really looked like she had a baby bump. We probably should have mentioned that earlier. So either she’s pregnant or she had an especially large lunch, right? But it definitely looks like she could be pregnant. And the real surprise is that she hasn’t gotten pregnant already. We all know how the Duggars tend to operate when it comes to sex in marriage — no protection, all the babies, obviously — and even though things have been strained for Anna and Josh, it seems like, for better or for worse, they’re working through their issues. In an episode of Counting On that aired back in August, Anna revealed that “Personally, I have a lot of hope for our marriage .” “As I see Josh taking steps to do what’s right,” she explained, “it brings a lot of joy and helps heal the pain that we walked through.” “We are just taking it one day at a time, and working on strengthening our relationship as a couple and with our children.” But while that sounds nice and all, not everyone is so hopeful that Josh is treating Anna any better. In fact, a lot of people are concerned that Josh’s behavior has taken a turn for the worse. In a photo that was shared on the Duggar’s Facebook page last month, Anna appeared to have a black eye and a busted lip . The picture sparked rumors that Josh was possibly abusing her. Unfortunately, that kind of behavior wouldn’t exactly be unheard of for Josh, considering his track record of bad behavior when it comes to women. If Anna is pregnant, then we wish her the best. And if she isn’t pregnant, well … we wish she’d run. View Slideshow: Josh Duggar Sex Scandal Timeline: How His Family’s Empire Crumbled

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Josh Duggar: Is He Making His Counting On Debut?!

Hold on tight, friends, because things are about to get real damn crazy with the Duggars. You know how Josh Duggar did many, many terrible things? As we learned in a whirlwind of nightmares and nausea last year, Josh molested five young girls when he was a teenager. Four of those girls were his little sisters, and while he was sent away for a while to do some construction work (you can’t make this stuff up), he was never truly punished for what he did. And then Ashley Madison, a website catering to adulterers looking for side pieces, was hacked, and it was revealed that Josh had an account , essentially meaning that he paid money to cheat on his wife. A couple of women came forward after that, and they claimed that Josh had paid them for sex , and that he was frighteningly rough with them. Josh went off to some kind of treatment center , and he did stay there for several months, but now he’s back. And this is where things start to get bad. Or worse, rather. Josh has pretty much kept to himself since returning home from the treatment center, and for good reason. It turns out that most people don’t take too kindly to child molesters who also cheat on their wives and disgrace their families. Who knew?! But while Josh has been staying out of the spotlight, and while TLC has said that they have no plans of bringing Josh back on television, it looks like things are about to change. According to a new report, TLC is planning on allowing Josh to appear on Counting On. Heaven help us all. The word is that Josh could appear in an episode in the coming weeks, and that they’ll slowly add him into the mix until he’s a full-fledged star of the show, on the same level as his other siblings. This is a terrible idea, to say the least. Advertisers are already weary of Counting On, and that’s just because Josh is related to the starts of the show. If Josh himself were to be on the show, you’d have to imagine that advertisers would continue to back out, so how could TLC justify making the show while losing money? And is employing a person like Josh really a great move for any company? In a word, no. In a couple of words, hell no. With all that Josh has done, he doesn’t need to be on television. He needs to be off somewhere, figuring out his life and where it all went so wrong. As it is now, Counting On is pretty cute, with lots of precious babies, some funny courting shenanigans, that kind of thing. We really don’t need Josh to make everything gross and weird and sad, do we? View Slideshow: Josh Duggar Sex Scandal Timeline: How His Family’s Empire Crumbled

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Duggar Family: Axed By TLC Because of Josh Scandals?

It’s been more than 19 months since the allegations that Josh Duggar molested five young girls  first went public. At first, Duggar fans expected the family to deny the reports. Instead, it emerged that parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar helped hide Josh’s crimes from the authorities. Throughout 2015, things continued to deteriorate for the Duggars. Several more scandals were unearthed, most (though not all of them) involving Josh. In October of last year, it was revealed that Josh had two paid accounts with Ashley Madison , a service that helps facilitate affairs between married people.  Shortly thereafter, a sex worker named Danica Dillon came forward with allegations that Josh had paid her for sex and treated her so roughly during the encounter that she suffered from PTSD. It looked to all the world as though the wholesome Duggar brand had been damaged beyond repair. Remarkably, however, the family was able to finagle its way back onto television with the TLC reality series Counting On , now in its second season. At first, the network was understandably tentative about taking another chance on the Duggars. The show started as a limited-run miniseries before being picked up for a full season. Crucial to its early success was the fact the belief amongst viewers that Counting On would never feature Josh, Jim Bob, or Michelle Duggar. That’s already proven to be partially untrue, as Jim Bob and Michelle have made several controversial cameos during the show’s second season. Now there are reports that Josh may be returning to Counting On to tell his side of the story and try to win sympathy from viewers. According to several media outlets, the mere mention of Josh appearing on the show has been enough for TLC execs to make it clear they will cancel Counting On , if the Duggars persist in their belief that it would be a good idea to bring Josh on camera. The network was already reportedly considered canceling the show due to less-than-stellar ratings and severed relationships with advertisers who are angry that their commercials appeared during such a controversial series. Now, the Duggars have reportedly been warned that production will be shut down if they attempt to shoot a Josh cameo. Looks like fans of the family won’t have to worry about being reminded of the family’s scandalous side during Counting On . View Slideshow: Josh Duggar Sex Scandal Timeline: How His Family’s Empire Crumbled But with the way the Duggars are trying their bosses’ patience, viewers might have to worry about the show not coming back for a third season at all. Watch Counting On online at TV Fanatic to get caught up on what could be the show’s final season.

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Duggar Kids: QUITTING Reality TV?!

Considering how horrific the Josh Duggar sex scandals were, it’s pretty surprising that it was so easy for the Duggar kids to land their own 19 Kids and Counting spin-off. Sure they had to promise that Josh Duggar would never appear on their new series, but they were never forced to issue a public apology, and yet many of their fans proved surprisingly quick to forgive and forget. But the family was never able to re-capture the semi-mainstream appeal that it enjoyed with 19 Kids , and Counting On continues to struggle in the ratings. Even worse (at least for the network execs who will soon decide if the show deserved to be brought back for a third season) the Duggars are scaring off advertisers left and right. In fact, several major corporations have not only pulled their spots from Counting On, but announced that they will no longer advertise on TLC at all . In short, the future’s not looking bright for a show that probably never should’ve existed at all. Perhaps that’s why the Duggar kids are rumored to be seeking out a graceful way to make an exit from the series that was supposed to rebuild their reputations. At least that’s our best guess at why (according to Life & Style ) the kids would be interested in abandoning the only source of income most of them have ever known: Thus far, that cover is all we have to go on. The tabloid is (perhaps wisely) saving the good stuff for its print edition But short of TLC offering the Duggars the chance to make it looks as though they’re walking away of their own accord, why would the kids (several of whom now have kids to raise) choose to part ways with the network that made them famous? Well, there is one other explanation we can think of: It’s possible that yet another scandal has befallen the family, but given how poorly they’ve covered up their recent indiscretions, and how brazenly they’ve attempted to resurrect their careers, we doubt there’s any controversy that could send this family running from the airwaves. Sure they managed to conceal Josh’s sex crimes for over a decade, and it’s unlikely they would’ve been able to sweep it under the rug if they were under the type of public scrutiny they receive these days. View Slideshow: The 11 Biggest Duggar Family Scandals of 2015 No, if this rumor is a true (a big if, to be sure), our best guess is that the Duggars bailed before they were given the forcible heave-ho. Just don’t be surprised if TLC forgets about all of this and gives them another show in two months. They seem to have pretty short memories over there. 

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Josh Duggar: Returning For "Jill & Jessa: Counting On" Season 2?

Family pariah Josh Duggar has been spotted a few times lately as the Arkansas clan slowly orchestrates his reintroduction to public life. With the Duggars floating this trial balloon regarding the adulterer, child molester and porn addict, many fans wonder what the endgame is. Specifically, is the plan to bring him back for the next season of filming on the resurgent Duggar reality hit, Jill & Jessa: Counting On? Considering that around 1.9 viewers watch Jill & Jessa: Counting On online or on TV, the series is very likely to return to TLC soon. Of course, Josh’s myriad sexual scandals of 2015 were what sabotaged the previous iteration of Duggar TV fame, 19 Kids & Counting . Despite shutting down 19 Kids, and dealing with some controversy and angry sponsors with Counting On , TLC salvaged this key brand. Which brings us back to the infamous Joshua: As part of its public relations strategy, TLC assured viewers and potential advertisers that the eldest Duggar sibling would not appear. Indeed, he’s been persona non grata thus far. View Slideshow: 13 Reasons Why Anna Duggar Should Leave Josh NOW With the first successful season wrapped, however, Josh has returned to the public eye on a number of occasions over the past few weeks. Whether he’s been “enjoying” a Mother’s Day lunch , going to a friend’s graduation, or hitting up sporting events, it feels like a soft launch. If it was meant to gauge interest or tolerance for Josh existing, it worked: Josh critics and fans alike are vocal in their opinions of him. While many find the father of four appalling for many obvious reasons, some fans of the Duggars see a story of redemption in the making. Either way, it seems clear that reintroducing Josh to the general public is, if nothing else, a test run for the Duggars regarding his future. After all, on Jill & Jessa: Counting On, Anna Duggar and her marriage were main storylines, even if her cheating spouse did not appear. Imagine if ol’ Josh were prominently featured trying to beg, pray, and work around the clock to make things right with her in Season 2. Can you say major ratings draw? View Slideshow: Josh and Anna Duggar Photos: Through the Years

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Josh & Anna Duggar: Struggling to Rebuild Marriage After Rehab?

Last week, the world learned that Josh Duggar had returned to Arkansas after spending six months at an Illinois rehab facility, where he was treated for sex addiction.  We know that Anna Duggar visited Josh in rehab , but there’s been no word on the state of their troubled marriage in the time since his return. Now it looks as though that may be by design, as the couple is reportedly having trouble now that they’re living under the same roof for the first time in half a year. “Things are very sensitive between Josh and his wife Anna,” a source tells Hollywood Life. “She also is doing her best to forgive him but she is getting pressure from friends to divorce Josh. The relationship is in trouble now that he is back.” The insider says the rumors that Anna is planning to leave Josh are untrue, and she’s committed to making their marriage work, but the task is proving much more difficult than she imagined: “They are doing lots of prayer together and trying to make it work for the kids but their future is still uncertain,” says the source. View Slideshow: Josh Duggar Sex Scandal Timeline: How His Family’s Empire Crumbled As for the reports that Anna is pregnant with Josh’s baby – the family has been quiet on that front for several weeks now, which leads us to believe they could be building up to a surprise announcement.  Band-Aid babies are a terrible way to try and fix a troubled marriage, but given how much the Duggars love procreating, we could see how it might strike Josh and Anna as a good idea. The family returns to TV tomorrow night with the premiere of Jill & Jessa: Counting On .  Anna’s story will be featured, but Josh will not appear on the show . View Slideshow: 13 Reasons Why Anna Duggar Should Leave Josh NOW

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21 Celebrities Who Fell From Grace… Hard.

It's heartbreaking when some of our most beloved celebrities start going off the deep end. From racial slurs, run-ins with the law, drug charges, and scandalous affairs, here are 21 celebrities who fell from grace. HARD. 1. Bill Cosby The most heartbreaking fall from grace may just be Bill Cosby. He played the perfect sitcom dad, and was known for those Jell-O commercials. Now he’s known for being a sleezebag rapist. Childhood memories are shattered. 2. Amanda Bynes Remember when Amanda Bynes was just cute and innocent, doing her thing on The Amanda Show? No more. She’s been arrested on several occasions for drug use, DUI’s, and allegedly starting a small fire. She has since undergone treatment for her mental health. 3. Hugh Grant Known for his roles on films like Notting Hill, About a Boy, and Bridget Jones’ Diary, Hugh Grant was arrested in 1995 for engaging in oral sex with a prostitute. He at least handled his fall from grace… with grace. A few years later, he was arrested again on allegations of assault, but the charges were dropped. 4. Chris Brown Talk about a total and complete fall from grace. Recording artist Chris Brown pled guilty to felony assault of his girlfriend at the time, Rihanna. And that was just the bginning. He arrested again for assault in 2013, and has several other run-ins with the law as well. 5. Dustin Diamond Dustin Diamond used to be known for his role as Screech on Saved by the Bell. Now, we know him more for things like a sex tape he released and charges of disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon. In 2015, he was sentenced to four month in prison. 6. Jodie Sweetin We all know Jodie Sweetin for one role in particular — Stephanie Tanner on Full House (and soon again, on Fuller House!). Sweetin fell from grace after Full House ended, turning to drugs and alcohol in a big way. She wrote about it in her memoir, ‘unSweetined’ in 2009, and is now sober. View Slideshow

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Danica Dillon to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar: You Created That SEX MONSTER JOSH!

Danica Dillon, the porn star suing Josh Duggar, says Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are to blame for creating a sexual deviant monster. Josh’s downfall from the golden child – the first of Michelle and Jim Bob’s 19 Kids & Counting – to a pariah has been swift and dramatic. Molesting underage girls including his sisters, cheating on his wife, being addicted to porn, and being sued for giving a porn star PTSD? Quite the resume he compiled last year. To hear Danica Dillon tell it, this all comes from how he was raised and Michelle and Jim Bob are at fault for letting him off the hook. Oh yes. To her, the issue is upbringing. “Josh got away with molesting five girls without really getting the help he needed because of his parents’ cover-up,” she says. “He has obviously gotten so used to people protecting him and lying for him that he feels he should be able to get away with [anything].” By insisting on dealing with things “in house” and failing to get him the counseling he obviously needed, Danica says it’s all their fault . She even takes it a step further. Theorizing that if Duggar had received treatment from professionals and stuck with it, she would not have been assaulted, as she alleges. View Slideshow: Danica Dillon: Josh Duggar Plaything Revealed! Jim Bob and Michelle [Duggar] created a monster. If Josh had received [help then], maybe his attack on me never would have happened.” For what it’s worth, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s marriage is in crisis , reportedly, over Josh, his bizarre behavior and the epic fallout. Danica is currently suing Josh for $500,000, claiming that Duggar has caused her myriad difficulties, ranging from PTSD to lost wages. Moreover, Dillon wants to have details on Josh’s sexual history publicized by getting a subpoena from psychologists, among others. Might such material corroborate her claims of Duggar’s disgusting sexual antics that were recently revealed in court documents?  Josh’s parents, alleges Danica, “made sure that no one would ever see [the reports of Josh’s past behavior from therapists].” “People will see the pain these young girls suffered at Josh’s hands,” Danica says, if the full details of Josh’s past are revealed. It should be noted that Josh insists he never even met her  despite her repeated claims, and statements that observers saw the couple.  Some reports have hinted at a settlement on the horizon, but so far, the respective legal teams have traded barbs with no end in sight. View Slideshow: 21 Controversial Duggar Family Quotes

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