TLC's 19 Kids and Counting was once among the hottest shows on television.
But then a series of shocking scandals led the the show's abrupt cancellation.
Josh Duggar's unconscionable actions weren't the only off-screen moments the series didn't
show you, though.
Here are some other things they didn't want you to see.
It's no secret Duggar family weddings are big, often drawing crowds of over 1,000 people,
and that's just counting Michelle and Jim Bob's children!
Seriously, though, these things can be a lot harder to put together than they want you
to think, as shown by Josiah and Lauren Duggar's wedding.
TLC's official version made it look like the perfect ceremony, but that apparently wasn't
the case.
One insider told Radar Online,
"The whole event was chaotic.
Everything was messed up.
The organizer messed everything up for the volunteers and the venue.
The wedding was still being set up the afternoon of."
Jill Duggar's husband Derick Dillard has been a lightning rod for controversy, starting
from the moment he tried to sled over a cat.
"Move, cat!"
"Kay, push him!
Push him!
Push him!"
Pet lovers weren't happy.
PETA's Director of Christian Outreach, Sarah Withrow King, released a statement that read
in part,
"Might doesn't make right, but that's the message you have sent to scores of impressionable
young children and loyal fans.
I hope you'll publicly apologize for your actions, and remind your followers that Jesus'
command to 'do unto others' includes all of God's creatures."
So far, Dillard has yet to respond.
Of course, this case of attempted felinicide isn't even close to the worst thing Dillard's
done to get himself into big trouble.
In 2017, Derick Dillard was fired from the spinoff series Counting On for transphobic
comments regarding TLC star Jazz Jennings.
He wasted no time clapping back with a series of angry tweets, first blasting the network
for not pitching in any money for his son's post-delivery medical bills, and then following
up with a homophobic rant excoriating the network for their series Nate and Jeremiah
By Design.
Sadly, Dillard's outburst also wasn't the first time the Duggar family allegedly spoke
out against members of the LGBTQ community.
An anonymous tipster who claimed to have worked on the show told Gawker that, back in 2008,
Michelle Duggar threw a fit when she discovered that a crew member was gay.
Producers reportedly removed the crew member immediately.
And that's not all:
"... on future tapings when new crews would be swapped in, they were suspiciously more
and more straight-edged Christian…
As long as the Duggars are comfortable and safe from the scary city gays, all went according
to plan."
Michelle Duggar is best known for her sugary sweet voice and her calm demeanor.
But when TLC's production crew leaves for the day, the mom-of-19 allegedly drops that
positive persona like a hot potato.
TLC has been careful not to show this, but fans got a sneak peek at the real Michelle
in an Instagram Live clip.
While sternly admonishing one of her children, Michelle realizes the camera is on, and she
suddenly turns on the fake charm.
Fans online weren't having it, with one Reddit soothsayer writing,
"Michelle's personality switch is truly haunting."
In February 2018, Amy Duggar King, aka Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's niece, made a big boo
boo when she shared, then quickly deleted, a post-delivery photo of her cousin Joy-Anna
Forsyth to Instagram.
Sure, it doesn't sound like a big deal, but consider that the Duggar's like to keep their
deliveries private.
Worse, though, is the fact that the photos showed the delivery taking place in a hospital,
rather than the home births the Duggars usually advocate.
Of course, both those rules routinely go out the window when there's a TV special involved,
so it still doesn't sound like a big deal.
But apparently it was, because in June, 2018, an insider told Radar Online:
"Amy is not allowed to talk about the Duggars anymore.
Amy went through her Instagram and had to delete all the pictures she had with her cousins."
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