Whoa! What is going on with the Duggars lately? Just as their image is being taken down by that Shiny Happy People doc, they also seem to be breaking apart from the inside…
12.06.2023 - 17:07 / perezhilton.com
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are doing their best to shelter their youngest kids from the new documentary exposing all their alleged secrets!
In early June, Prime Video premiered the explosive new docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, which takes a closer look into the family’s popularity and the shady teachings of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, run by controversial leader, Bill Gothard.
Jill Duggar Dillard, who broke away from the family, was even interviewed for the series alongside her cousin Amy Duggar King and aunt Deanna, Jim Bob’s older sister. So, naturally, it’s been the talk of the town as the world comes to understand the alleged horrors of the 19 Kids and Counting days.
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Now, a Duggar family insider is speaking out about how Jim Bob and Michelle are handling the backlash. Speaking to InTouch on Wednesday, the source revealed the parents are doing their best to stop their youngest kids from watching the Amazon show, saying they “don’t want” Johannah, 17, Jennifer, 15, Jordyn-Grace, 14, and Josie, 13, to hear any of the tea spilled, though they know it “might be impossible” at this point. The confidant explained:
If we were a Duggar kid, we’d be curious! Especially considering Jill’s speaking out! It sounds like the release of this scathing documentary is already having a HUGE effect on the once tight-knit (at least from public appearances) family:
Oof!!
Ahead of the release, the wannabe Republican politician and his wife slammed the series, saying in a statement on their official website:
They called the show “derogatory and sensationalized” entertainment, arguing:
That said, they didn’t point to specific
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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.
Jill Duggar Dillard was the only of the 19 Duggar children to participate in the new docuseries, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.
Not mincing words. Amy Duggar King had a strong message for her uncle Jim Bob Duggar following the release of the Duggar docuseries Shiny Happy People.
The Duggar documentary is making a big splash, with a lot of folks speaking out about how much it resembles their own childhoods — and others calling out what they see as straight up child abuse.
Jill Duggar shared her story in the bombshell docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets — and more of her relatives have begun to chime in.
Jinger Duggar Vuolo is well aware of the new Prime Video docuseries about her family,. But the 29-year-old daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar didn't feel the need to participate in the show, despite her sister, Jill Duggar Dillard, and cousin Amy Duggar King's involvement.Back in January, Jinger released her memoir,, in which she opened up about her faith journey and her complicated relationship with the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) that her parents taught herself and her siblings growing up.But though she's been outspoken against the practices, Jinger opted to not appear in the docuseries.«I was actually approached and asked to participate in the docuseries, but I thought that from my perspective, I really wanted to make sure that I was able to share my story in my own words and in my own timing,» Jinger recently told.
Telling her truth. While Jill Duggar has been outspoken about her difficult relationship with her family over the years, she still has love for the people who raised her.
The new docuseries on the Duggars was released over the weekend, and along with all the bombshells dropped by the family themselves, viewers have THOUGHTS about one specific scene. As Perezcious readers know, Pr
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.