This just in: Antigay activist/admitted child molester Josh Duggar has once again ruined everything for his entire family.
TLC announced that it will no longer produce the Duggars’ hit show “Counting On,” which premiered back in 2015, after it had to cancel the Duggars’ original hit show “19 Kids and Counting” because of Josh’s child molestation scandal, when he admitted to fondling several girls, including his sister, in their sleep.
Now, “Counting On” has also been canceled, too, after Duggar was arrested by Homeland Security in April for allegedly downloading over 200 photos and videos of children pornography. In May, he was released from jail pending trial but the judge said he can’t be alone with his children, he must wear an ankle monitor at all times, he can’t use the internet, and he can’t leave the house without getting a probation officer’s permission.
Gerald Faulkner, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, said that the images allegedly found on Josh’s computer were “in the top five of the worst of the worst that I’ve ever had to examine.”
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“TLC feels it is important to give the Duggar family the opportunity to address their situation privately,” the network said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Duggar family issued a statement saying they would be “forever grateful” to the network and that they are looking forward to “new adventures” in the future.
“The wonderful experiences that filming has provided us will be treasured always, and we look forward to discovering what’s next for our family and sharing more with you along the way!” Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar said in a statement.
They made no mention of Josh in their remarks. Although Jill Duggar Dillard and her husband Derick Dillard, who left the show four years ago after Derick made transphobic remarks, did allude to him in their own statement issued on their website.
“During our years on the show, we had many great experiences with the network, and several of the crew members have even become like family to us!” they said. “However, we also faced many pressures and some unexpected challenges which forced us to step away from the show in an effort to gain more control over our own lives and to do what was best for our family.”
Josh Duggar has pled not guilty to the child pornography charges against him. His trial date, originally scheduled for July 6, was rescheduled for November 30. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison and over $250,000 in fines.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
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DarkZephyr
How in God’s name does he think he will get away with pleading “not guilty”?
joeymcd
He will blame one of his brothers that work at the car dealership.
Liquid Silver
Those hot naked kids downloaded the porn onto his computer to try to seduce him.
Jack
This is what happens when you fetishize a circus act. Really “Christian” baby factory? Your response is that you want to “share more” of your family instead of deep regret and self examination of how you have handled the child molester, adulterer and indicted criminal who possesses images of child sex abuse…that YOU raised? Go away forever and get right with our God. TLC….find a new leadership team. You are disgusting.
rbernard
Josh Duggar has had such an exceptional list of accomplishments to add to his resume since working for Tony Perkins and heading up his odious Family Research Council lobbying effort in Congress.
Josh stands with and apart from all the other television evangelicals calling themselves Christians.
missvamp
these sick freaks never should have been famous in the first place. then he could have gone to jail a long time ago & we’d never have had to hear about it. ugh- go away for good, forever!!
BoylesqueBubble
Graham, this has already been news for awhile now. Seriously, find a second job you actually succeed at!
Cam
Troll, we get it, you switch screenames and then come in and try to deflect any time another bigoted Republican hero is exposed as a hypocritical child molester.
Your troll act is boring and sad.
Harley
Cam, actually he’s right for once. I’ve been reading about this story for some time now from many sources. Nothing new to add in this version.
Cam
@Harley
Except TLC announced it was cancelling the show around a week before this was posted. So I’m curious, just how long have you actually been hearing about this story? Hmmmm?
Heywood Jablowme
@Harley: You’re right, of course. “A week” certainly qualifies as “for some time,” and pointing that out is NOT the same as defending the Duggars. Only a loon would think that. So why is Cam so cranky? Well he can’t go more than a few hours without hallucinating a troll or slinging a “mean-spirited” insult in violation of the Queerty Comment Policy.
BoylesqueBubble
@cam I hardly ever comment here, and the last time I did (I cannot recall what the post was about) you complained and moaned that my comment didn’t reflect something you were so overly concerned about within said article. Basically, you think anyone who posts a semi snarky comment, or something you disagree with is someone who has switched a screen name and is a troll. The paranoia on your part is pathetic, but you do you. This will be the last time I ever respond to you, so go ahead and respond to any comment I make, because I’m not ever going to respond to you. If you weren’t so paranoid about a troll farm, I’m the one who calls Graham out quite regularly for his obsessions with heterosexual men. So basically ANYTIME someone says something YOU dislike, they’re “deflecting” and they’re “supporting” a Republican which is as old as the smegma you seem to survive on eating, like a fly. Google my name and Google this website and you’ll notice, that unlike YOU, I’m rarely on here, also unlike YOU I don’t argue with every commenter. Most of the time? I’m taking potshots at Graham, and since it’s doubtful he wants to have sex with you, but by all means, white knight away, hun!
In NO WAY Cam am I supporting what this sick pervert has done, my comment was directed at the writer and I’m really amused an almost honored that you believe I’m one of several screen names you’re so hellbent on “exposing” and arguing with…unless you’re basically a troll creating comments to argue with yourself.
The fact this has already been in the news for a week, already shows Graham is a little slow on the uptake, and I think the whole Duggar family is disgusting. Deal with it.
There, is the above comment ok for you Cam? Are you satisfied that I now am saying in a comment that Joshy boy here is a piece of trash? Seriously f*ck off will you? Again, I’m not going to respond to anything you have to say. Maybe ask Queerty if you can have Cylest Brook’s old job she had for a hot minute here, where she tried to censor anything and everything ANYONE had to say here in the comments. Hey at least it’ll give you bragging rights that you’re in charge! I’m sure the concept will have you SALIVATING like Gargamel.
Cam
@BoylesqueBubble
So let’s see, you mimic all the other troll screenames attacking the site for posting about a bigoted anti-LGBTQ Republican who is now in trouble for child porn,
You claim you hardly ever comment but have a detailed memory that the last time you did I commented on your comment, and you repeat the same comments the other troll screenames say.
You have another known troll screename raging on here to defend.
Your wording, comments and sentence structure also mimic the other troll screenames. Especially the part where you claim you don’t support Josh Duggar…..BUT, your comment was aimed at the author….for what? Daring to bring up any article about a bigoted Republican? I love how you thought you were being so clever by attacking the site or the author any time an article about a Republican popped up. It’s just really sad.
Sweetie, just give it up, I know your agenda here is to deflect attention from bigoted Republicans and try to put up negative comments about openly LGBTQ people, or to attack the victims of bigotry, but you’re exposed. Nothing you say or do will change that fact, and you’re going to keep getting called out.
Why? Because you’re obvious and your troll game is tired and weak.
Heywood Jablowme
QUEERTY: Since Cam is so endlessly enraged about the supposed multiple troll problem, please check IP addresses and ban anyone doing that.
Although, gee, I wonder why Cam seems to dislike this suggestion and never responds to it. 🙂
BoylesqueBubble
Please, by all means Queerty! You can even publish where my location in Portland, Oregon is, go right ahead and even publish my ISP! Totally fine with it, unlike Cam. I have nothing to hide. By all means, compare my location with these mythical and multiple accounts I’m supposedly a part of ?. Totally fine with it.
BoylesqueBubble
@Heywood Jablowme Unless I miss-typed, did I not admit I posted my original post as a potshot at Graham for being slow on the uptake? Also do you know of where I’ve dedicated my postings here to defending Republicans? Just so curious.
Heywood Jablowme
@BoylesqueBubble: A quick google search shows you’ve commented on only about 100 Queerty articles in about a year and a half. I agree that you do NOT defend Republicans anywhere. That is a fact. Cam lied about it, and there’s PROOF he lied about it.
No rational person would think you were “deflecting” from or “defending” Josh Duggar, simply by pointing out that this story is a week old. Only a mentally ill person would make such a bizarre non sequitur.
Cam never admits a mistake and never gives a sh*t if he’s lashing out at the wrong people – unless, as some have suggested, he’s doing that on purpose just to “make liberals look bad.” This is aside from the possibility or likelihood that Cam himself is the one with most or all of the “multiple screenames.”
Cam didn’t used to be so demented, but lately he’s crossed over into “mean-spirited” BAN territory, if anyone actually reads the Comment Policy. (I’m not sure if anybody at Queerty reads the Comment Policy anymore.) I’ve been here for years and Cam is way nastier and even more irrational than:
– Windchime/Castle SF – the Superprude – banned twice I think
– Giancarlo85 – Colombian who hated marijuana, insulted everyone here – banned at least twice
– Atticus Bennett – Canadian pervert who f*cked his own father or something, insulted everyone here
– Knight – vicious antisemite
– jim/brian/jason – dangerous HIV denialist – banned at least three times
There’s another theory that Cam is really Graham Gremore himself, which would explain a lot I guess!
Cozmo2
It’s always the ones who think they are holier than thou who are the worst
blackhook
Trumpanzee Duggars have gotta be the weirdest freaks in all of evangelical-dom!
cuteguy
Is anyone really surprised that these hypocritical religious zealots produced this sicko? Where are the Bible thumpers defending this monster? I will ALWAYS believe in God, but once I separated God from organized religion aka cults, I’ve been so much happier. I hope they cancel Bringing up Bates next and stop promoting this horrible lifestyle.
jcool
it wasn’t mentioned in this article, but i read that josh’s pregnant wife is standing by him. kind of renews your faith in love, doesn’t it?
Vince
She may not have a choice. I’m sure the Dugger clan controls everything as well as the $. Not easy to make a break saddled with 6 kids and no job skills.
PoetDaddy
Does this mean we never have to hear of any of them again? What freaks!
Trublusu
Why on God’s green earth do some men/monsters enjoy kiddie porn? 200 images of the worst child porn the police officer ever saw – and I bet he views alot. What’s wrong with these nasty guys?
Openminded
My thoughts exactly. As kinky as I can be, I can’t even begin to find anything sexual about kids. Once you have been a parent, cleaning up after explosive crap diapers and all the other things infants bring, sex is just not something you can relate them to, IMHO.
SFMike
Exactly what we all expect from these Christian “family values” TV reality show freaks. Stay off the air and give us all a break.
Donald Dork
Who gives a F?
WayDifferent
Ya know? Ugly gay men LOVE messy looking straight guys that don’t look gay no matter their past, present or future.
Cam
@WayDifferent
Awwww, the right wing troll account is back, trying to deflect from another Peodophile Republican by using the article as an excuse to attack LGBTQ people.
You’re boring and said.
rickywintour
Obviously you do tired old queen
Openminded
And once again, Graham, I mean Cam lashes out at someone demeaning his article that took him 5 min. to copy and paste from last weeks news. P.S. Graham, it’s time you start using one of your other screennames. We have all caught on to you and your troll game trying to defend your oftentimes lame writing.
WayDifferent
Get over it gay guuurls. 85% of you here would LOVE to have sex with him despite his transgressions, hence the infatuation with him here.
Kangol2
Clearly you’re talking about yourself and no one else on here, so own it. Nobody with even a shred of sense or dignity wants this sick, inbred Christianist pedo Duggar thing!
Vince
Projection as usual MissTerri.
MusicBoi74
Yucko! That just made me throw up a little.
Mack
I wonder if he got his pictures from Family Research Council, they do blame the gays enough for it.
Heywood Jablowme
Little known fact: they actually had only 17 children but the Duggars had troubling counting such high numbers.
stopthesteel
Chalk up another fox news upstanding citizen / family that fell from grace.
In the words of sean hannity… When are you people going to wake up ?