One Duggar in particular doesn’t seem to be too bothered by their family’s new docuseries…
10.06.2023 - 14:57 / foxnews.com
Jill Duggar Dillard is speaking out about how she and her siblings were allegedly exploited by their father, Jim Bob Duggar, while starring on the reality series "19 Kids and Counting." The 32-year-old television personality and her husband, Derick Dillard, appeared in the new docuseries "Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets," which premiered June 2 on Amazon Prime Video. "Shiny Happy People" focuses on the family at the center of the hit TLC show, which ran for 10 seasons over seven years from 2008 to 2015.
Among the many shocking revelations that emerged from the four-part docuseries were Jill and Derick's claims that they were never financially compensated for their participation in "19 Kids and Counting" and its spinoff show, "Counting On." "I never received any payout," Jill said. "No check, no cash, no nothing.
For seven and a half years of my adult life, I was never paid." "19 Kids and Counting" was a ratings juggernaut for TLC until the show was canceled after allegations surfaced in May 2015 that the oldest Duggar son, Josh, had molested four of his sisters and a babysitter when he was 12. In 2021, Josh was convicted of possessing child pornography and sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison.
After the original series' cancellation, TLC launched "Counting On," which followed the lives of the Duggar children and their families as well as parents Jim Bob and Michelle. Josh was not included in the show though his wife, Anna, and six children were featured.
According to People magazine, Jim Bob was the primary payee throughout the runs of both shows and earned an estimated $25,000 to $45,000 paycheck per episode. In "Shiny Happy People," Jill and Derick alleged that they did not receive any share of the money that
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Amy Duggar King isn't holding back about her reality TV-famous family.The niece of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar was often featured on the Duggars' TLC reality series, when she was growing up, cast as the more «rebellious» relative, who didn't adhere to her cousins' strict dress code and other doctrines of modesty and obedience.Now, Amy and cousin Jill Duggar Dillard are speaking out in a new Prime Video docuseries, which dives deeper into the Duggars' controversial lifestyle under the teachings of disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP, a non-denominational Christian organization that espouses homeschooling, female subservience and conservative values. Jim Bob and Michelle spoke out against the series on Thursday, publishing a statement to their website about the four-partinvestigation.«The recent 'documentary' that talks about our family is sad because in it we see the media and those with ill intentions hurting people we love,» the statement shared in part. «Like other families, ours too has experienced the joys and heartbreaks of life, just in a very public format.»The Duggars continue by accusing of painting «so much and so many in a derogatory and sensationalized way because sadly that’s the direction of entertainment these days.»«We have always believed that the best chance to repair damaged relationships, or to reconcile differences, is through love in a private setting,»Jim Bob and Michelle's statement continued.
the Duggar family when they were just a clan of 16, featured in the 2004 documentary. The supersized Baptist brood's fame grew along with their family, eventually leading to the hit TLC reality series, which followed their adventures in home schooling, courtship and family expansion. After the show's cancellation in 2015, fans continued to follow the Duggars on six seasons of their follow-up seriesas well as on their various social media pages. Led by parents Jim Bob and Michelle, the Duggar family now consists of 19 kids, 11 sons- and daughters-in-law, and 27 grandchildren — and counting!As the eldest Duggar kids are growing up, getting married and having kids of their own, it can be hard to keep track of everyone.
Jill Dillard is the latest Duggar daughter to speak out about growing up in her ultra-conservative Christian family. A new Prime Video docuseries,, shares with viewers how the family became a reality TV sensation before scandal shook the foundation of their deeply held belief system.Like her sister, Jinger Vuolo's, recent book, starts with a focus on disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP, a non-denominational Christian organization that espouses homeschooling, female subservience and conservative values. “IBLP and the teachings draw in people like my dad, who want this control," Jill notes. «It can foster this cult-like environment.
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