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Josh Duggar's Trial Begins
Josh Duggar Is on Trial

Josh Duggar Is on Trial

'19 Kids and Counting' star charged with receiving, possessing child porn

(Newser) - The child pornography trial of former 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar started Tuesday in Arkansas with jury selection. Duggar, 33 and a father of seven himself , was arrested in April and charged with receiving and possessing child porn. The two counts he faces each carry a maximum penalty...

For Josh Duggar, First Comes Pregnancy Announcement, Then Comes ... Arrest
Feds Arrest
Josh Duggar

Feds Arrest Josh Duggar

It's not clear what charges the reality star might be facing

(Newser) - Less than a week after Anna Duggar announced she and husband Josh are expecting baby no. 7, Josh Duggar was arrested by the US Marshals Service. Duggar was booked into an Arkansas jail Thursday afternoon, USA Today reports. No details have been made public on why the former reality TV...

Josh Duggar Wants to Get In on His Sisters' Lawsuit

He says InTouch's abuse revelation caused him 'extreme mental anguish'

(Newser) - Four of Josh Duggar's sisters are suing over the 2015 revelation by InTouch Weekly that Josh molested them—and Josh wants to join the lawsuit, the AP reports. Per Josh Duggar's lawyers, he suffered "unwarranted public scrutiny" like his sisters did after the story came out. The...

Porn Star's Lawsuit: Josh Duggar Assaulted Me

Actress who doubles as stripper alleges rough sex

(Newser) - An adult film actress is suing Josh Duggar, claiming the reality TV star assaulted her on two occasions when consensual sex turned rough. Ashley Stamm-Northup, known as Danica Dillon in movies, filed the lawsuit Tuesday. She says Duggar approached her at a Philadelphia strip club in March and paid $600...

The Duggars Are Coming Back to TV

At least, Jessa and Jill are

(Newser) - Turns out TLC isn't done with the Duggar family entirely. Two months after canceling 19 Kids and Counting amid the Josh Duggar molestation scandal, the network has ordered "several" new specials focusing on two of Josh's sisters, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The specials will focus on...

Josh Duggar Now in Rehab
 Josh Duggar 
 Now in Rehab 

Josh Duggar Now in Rehab

His parents announce the move in wake of his cheating confession

(Newser) - Days after he confessed to cheating on his wife and an addiction to pornography, Josh Duggar has entered rehab. The ex-reality star checked himself into a long-term treatment center, according to his parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. Their announcement today on the 19 Kids and Counting family's website...

Duggars' 19 Kids and ... Canceling, Says TLC

Network will air documentary on child sex abuse with Duggar victims

(Newser) - Another year, another controversial TLC show gets the boot. After pulling episodes of 19 Kids and Counting, TLC confirms it has canceled its most-watched show after claims that cast member Josh Duggar molested four of his sisters and a babysitter as a teen. 19 Kids "will no longer appear...

Duggars Under Investigation Again; 911 Call Was Made

'In Touch' breaks new details of story

(Newser) - In Touch continues to be at the forefront of the Duggar scandal it broke, reporting new details in an article yesterday that has gotten wide mainstream pick-up . According to the tabloid, the Arkansas Department of Human Services is again investigating the family, and an agency rep called 911 on...

More Bad News for the Duggars
 More Bad News for the Duggars 

More Bad News for the Duggars

Things not looking good for '19 Kids and Counting'

(Newser) - Still no official word from TLC on whether 19 Kids and Counting will be canceled in the wake of the Josh Duggar scandal, but multiple sources connected to the network tell TMZ it's looking like that's what will happen. "If you're betting, you'd be wise...

Josh Duggar Gets a New Supporter

His sister's father-in-law is latest to defend him

(Newser) - Add one more name to the list of people standing firmly in Josh Duggar's corner. Michael Seewald, father-in-law of Josh's sister, Jessa, has posted a long blog entry explaining why "the Seewald family stands with the Duggar family in solidarity," Page Six reports. "Josh, hang...

Josh Duggar's 2008 Incest Joke Pretty Creepy in Retrospect

And Anna Duggar's Instagram quote is pretty cryptic in retrospect

(Newser) - A joke Josh Duggar made back in 2008 was pretty uncomfortable at the time, but in the wake of the child molestation scandal swirling around him, it's even more uncomfortable. On an episode of 19 Kids and Counting from that year, Duggar was discussing an upcoming date he had...

TLC Pulls Upcoming 19 Kids and Counting Episodes
 TLC Pulls Duggar Episodes 

TLC Pulls Duggar Episodes

No word yet on show's ultimate fate in wake of Josh Duggar news

(Newser) - No word yet on whether TLC will officially cancel 19 Kids and Counting after it was revealed that the oldest of those 19 kids was once accused of child molestation , but TMZ reports that the network has pulled all the upcoming airings of the reality show off the air. The...

Katie Couric Ties the Knot
 Katie Couric Ties the Knot 

Katie Couric Ties the Knot

As does Jill Duggar

(Newser) - It's a happy weekend for Katie Couric, who got married yesterday in a small backyard wedding at Couric's home in East Hampton, New York. "We wanted to keep the wedding just very low-key," Couric, 57, explained to People before the big day. "This is not...

Duggars Name Lost Baby
 Duggars Name 
 Lost Baby 

Duggars Name Lost Baby

Memorial service set for Jubilee Shalom

(Newser) - The Duggars had promised to name the baby they lost to a miscarriage , and they have: She was a little girl and her name is Jubilee Shalom. People reports that the family will hold a memorial service for her, their 20th child who was due in April, on Wednesday. Mom...

Jim Bob, Michelle Duggar Expecting Baby No. 20
 Duggars Expecting Baby No. 20 

Duggars Expecting Baby No. 20

Come on, you knew they wouldn't stop at 19

(Newser) - Why stop at 19 kids when you’re biologically capable of going for 20? Yep, it’s time once again to offer up a Mazel tov! to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. The 19 Kids and Counting stars will welcome their 20th child in April, People reports, despite the fact...

Duggar Critics See Fringe Cult
 Duggar Critics See Fringe Cult 
19 kids & counting

Duggar Critics See Fringe Cult

Enquirer notes link with group that wants to overthrow government

(Newser) - If the National Enquirer is to be believed, the Duggars don’t have 19 children simply because they love kids: No, it’s because they belong to a cult that plans to take over the US government. Jim Bob and Michelle, stars of TLC’s 19 Kids & Counting, are...

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