The consequences ofJosh Duggar’smultiple controversiesmight never get easier for his family.
The popular TLC reality stars was swept up in scandal in 2015 when Josh, now 35, admitted to sexually abusing multiple young girls — including sistersJill (Duggar) DillardandJessa (Duggar) Seewald— when he was between ages 12 and 15. That same year, news broke that he hadpaid a woman for sexthat he met through Ashley Madison, a website designed to facilitate affairs for married people.
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Reflecting on her older brother’s actions,Jinger (Duggar) Vuoloopens up exclusively to PEOPLE, admitting that it’s “hard for me to speak” even now about the fallout of Josh’s choices.
“In a sense, it’s difficult but at the same time, I can only just share what I’ve seen and share my opinion on it. And at the end of the day, I think it’s such a painful thing to walk through when you have a family member who is in that place,” says theBecoming Free Indeedauthor, 29. “It’s really tough. I think it can take years to just even come to that place of realizing, ‘Wait, this is the reality.'”
From Vuolo’s point of view, she’s just “grateful that justice is being served.”
“As hard and painful as it is to see your own brother make these choices, I am grateful that he is having this justice served,” she adds. “I can’t speak for the rest of the family, but I can definitely share that from my heart.”
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Josh’s various scandalsare among the many topics explored in Prime Video’s four-part docuseriesShiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, which also looks at theDuggar family as a wholeas well as their affiliation to the controversialInstitute in Basic Life Principles(IBLP).
ThoughJill (Duggar) DillardandAmy (Duggar) Kingchose to appear in it alongside their husbands and their dadJim Bob Duggar’s sister Deanna, Vuolo opted out of it. That said, she does believe “a lot of things will be exposed in the documentary about IBLP’s teachings” and she’s “eager to see what the documentary has [to share].”
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For those who tune in, Vuolo shares what she believes is the most crucial thing to know about IBLP: “I would say from my perspective, I think that whenever it is painted that this is in the Bible, the teachings are in the Bible, my biggest thing as someone who has left those teachings is to see that that’s not who Jesus is.”
“[IBLP founder]Bill Gothardpaints this picture of doing these outward things to gain favor with God, or you will lose your favor with God. You’re going to be an enemy and God’s going to smite you. That’s not how God operates,” she adds. “Realizing the truth is so important.”
In the meantime, Vuolo will let her debut memoirBecoming Free Indeed— in which she details her upbringing and experiences with IBLP —do the talking.
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Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secretsis now streaming in full on Prime Video.
source: people.com
