The Duggars, once considered reality TV’s favorite megafamily, appear to be turning on each other amid tensions fueled by the upcoming tell-all docuseries set to “expose the truth beneath the sane Americana surface.” ‘.
During the latest sparring session, which took place on Instagram on Wednesday, Jim Bob’s son Jed, 24, spotted shadow sister Jill’s new book.
The 32-year-old has vowed to detail “the secrets, manipulation and harassment” she experienced behind the scenes of the 19 Kids and Counting show, but Jed was quick to reveal his disapproval.
It is not the first clash between family members, who are divided over their point of view on their upbringing and ideologies.
During the latest sparring session, which took place on Instagram on Wednesday, Jim Bob’s son Jed (pictured) was seen shadowing sister Jill’s new book
Jill took to social media earlier this week to reveal that she will be releasing a telling memoir, Counting the Cost, to reveal even more family secrets, co-authored by husband Derick
Jill took to social media earlier this week to reveal that she would be releasing an explosive memoir, titled Counting the Cost, to reveal even more of the family’s dirty secrets, co-written by husband Derick.
She acknowledged that while viewers of their show have witnessed the very public scandals the family has become embroiled in in recent years, no one could have imagined how deep it went for more than 15 years.
“The challenges we’ve faced, including disrespect for boundaries, greed, manipulation, and betrayal, aren’t much different from what many people in our audience have faced,” she continued.
“But more than 15 years of reality television, backed by secrecy and lies, amounts to pouring gasoline on the fire of our struggle,” she wrote.
The mother-of-three ended her post by thanking God, time and therapy for helping her “heal.”
“Thanks to time, tears, truth and therapy, God has begun to heal our wounds to scars. While we would never have chosen this path, and it has cost us dearly, we want to use our voice to show others that there is hope beyond the pain,” she concluded.
The post received thousands of comments.
But eagle-eyed fans quickly saw that Jill’s brother Jed liked the negative one.
Eagle-eyed fans quickly saw that Jill’s brother Jed was actively liking the negative comments about her forthcoming book
The family has self-destructed in recent months, with many of the siblings speaking out about their upbringing with parents Michelle and Jim Bob (pictured)
A comment he approved to read: “I can’t help but feel sorry for your parents. I can’t imagine my kids telling all the books about my family.
“Here’s the thing Jill, NO family is perfect. Not one. And yes, while most of them don’t have reality TV shows, you don’t have the opportunity to profit from your story either.”
Fans rushed to her defense and called out Jed, with one claiming that the father of a child “should be ashamed to like comments like this.”
They went on to say that Jim Bob should have done more to protect his daughters from convicted felon Josh.
“You prove not to be a true Christian, but a Pharisee. A true Christian would stand up for injustice,” they wrote.
“But I think it’s more important that your Pharisee father share his share of the family fortune with you and your brothers. It’s really embarrassing how your siblings turned on Jill instead of your father.”
And Jed hit back with a response that read, “Excuse me, but you don’t know our family at all. Please don’t make assumptions about things that are 100% [are] None of your business. The real shame is yours.’
The feud is just the latest in a long line of disputes that have surfaced in recent months.
Jill has been very vocal about the realities of the family, including revealing the extreme measures Jim Bob took to cover up brother Josh’s sexual assault.
Jill has been very vocal about the family’s realities, including revealing the extreme measures Jim Bob took to cover up brother Josh (pictured)
When a shocking report surfaced on the internet in 2015 claiming that Josh, now 35, had admitted to abusing four of his siblings years earlier, and that his own parents, Jim Bob, now 57, and Michelle Duggar, now 56 , were aware of this and failed to report the abuse — it completely shattered the sane on-screen image the family had worked so hard to build over the course of their multiple TLC reality shows.
According to Jill, who spoke out in the upcoming explosive Amazon Prime docuseries about the family, entitled Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, when news of Josh’s alleged abuse was made public in 2015, her father was primarily focused on protecting his family. the squeaky clean of the family. reputation – rather than the victims.
She recalled an “urgency” in “trying to figure out” how the show could continue in the wake of the scandal.
At the time, she and her younger sister Jessa sat down with Megyn Kelly to discuss the harrowing allegations during a lengthy interview, in which they confirmed their brother had touched them inappropriately but defended him against people who had labeled him a “child molester.” , pedophile or rapist.’
It was also recently reported that the Duggars received $18 million over the course of their 21 seasons on TV, but according to Jill, she and her siblings didn’t get a penny of it during their time on the show.
Instead, she claimed it all went into her father’s pocket.
But Jill isn’t the only member of the great brood to do this with Jinger Duggar previously speaking out in her own book, Becoming Free Indeed.
In an interview with Peopleshe denounced the “harmful” beliefs of her ultra-religious parents – while comparing her famous family to a “cult.”
Jinger Duggar previously spoke out in her own book, Becoming Free Indeed, when she stood up to her family
Exposing the lasting trauma of her incredibly strict upbringing, she revealed that she was left “crippled with fear” and “terrified of the outside world” as a result of the rigid “cult-like” rules she was forced to follow as a child.
Jinger said the strict religious beliefs she grew up under were so strict that at one point she was tempted to give up her faith altogether and “forsake Jesus.”
Jinger noted that Gothard’s teachings were “based on fear and superstition” and that she questioned what God really wanted from her—leading her to believe that she would be “harmed” if she deviated from the rules or would make a mistake.
The 29-year-old added that the strict guidelines in the teachings – which see followers dance, kiss, hug, hold hands, to name a few – left her “crippled with fear” and “terrified of the outside world”. . ‘
She also lashed out at pedophile brother Josh on an episode of the Relatable podcast after saying he “dragged the glory of God through the dust.”
Most of the other siblings, stepping back from the spotlight, have chosen to remain silent about the situation, which has only added more fuel to the fire.