Josh & Anna Smuggar: A Series of Unfortunate Events

[camom]

I think the reference to being "unfaithful" to his wife definitely means a physical affair.  Otherwise he would have pulled a Jimmy Carter and said that he had lusted in his heart.  

[Defrauder]

Jesus wept...

Maybe in this case he celebrated the liar being exposed.

[CherryMalotte]

Jesus wept...

 

And then laughed his ass off.   

[HundFan]

Same old same old. Josh issues a statement written by a PR team (and live-edited on an ongoing basis, no less!) yet again without standing up like a real man to face cameras and take questions. Same as his mea minima culpa re the molestations. Boob and MEchelle really don't trust that boy to untangle his own knots, do they? Josh is still shaking and hiding in the folds of MEchelle's denim skirt, waiting for someone else to mop up the puddle he just made on the floor. 

[riverblue22]

Another version of the apology?  

Version 1.  I was addicted to porn online and became unfaithful.....

Version 2.  I have been unfaithful to my wife.

 

Can we have a version 3 Josh?  I'll write it for you. It will start with - I AM the biggest hypocrite ever.  The ending will ask for prayers for his precious wife Anna, the wife he did not consider 'precious' when he was cheating on her for the last several years of course.

 But you left out the original "satan's fortress" version.  So we have already had three versions, now waiting for the fourth.

[Anne Elk]

Josh isn't a man that met a woman he was attracted to and had an affair. He has demonstrated that he has not been able to control his sexual impulses since he was 14, no matter how bad they were. In my opinion, there is an ick factor to this that goes way beyond a man cheating on his wife. At this point we know about child molesting, porn addiction, and adultery. That is quite a list. What is going to come out next?

Yes, Josh has got a really big problem. His parents have known this ever since he was a teen but haven't wanted to admit it and risk not being considered the Parents of the Millenium. Well, their denial came back to bite them in the ass big time. Will the Duggars bite the bullet now and try to get him some real help, or will they just tell him to pray even harder? 

[CofCinci]

Jesus wept...

No. He's laughing.

Why do they keep editing the statement? This isn't remedial college composition where the professor will let you try 3 times to get it right. You think they would have learned that once something is on the Internet, it's always on the Internet.

Edited August 20, 2015 by CofCinci

[HundFan]

http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/josh-duggar-cheating-scandal-friends-arkansas-strippers-facebook/

 

ROL says Josh's fake Facebook page - the one where Josh poses as the "random guy" - had him as friends with several local Arkansas strippers. I saw this on that page last night, but didn't realize it was news (it seemed so in keeping with everything he's doing these days). Not at all surprising, in any case. New venue, but wash rinse repeat as before. As Maya Anjelou says: When people show you who they are, believe them.

[Rane]

Jesus wept...

 

 

tears of joy....

 

In other news:

 

Mrs. Betty Bowers (from her Facebook):

"GOOD NEWS: Josh Duggar is now fondling adults. BAD NEWS: They aren't his wife. NOT NEWS AT ALL: He’s a Professional Christian™ who got paid by the Family Research Council to pompously critique the morality of all Americans. Proving, once again, that perverts make the very best scolds."

 

Also, kudos to the PR person who finally figured out that a reminder of Joshy's teenage malfaisance was not a good thing to include in the statement, as it just reminded everyone what a piece of scum we already knew he was, and this was just re-confirmation of that fact.

[Defrauder]

 But you left out the original "satan's fortress" version.  So we have already had three versions, now waiting for the fourth.

You're right - I forgot the Satan version.  So hard to keep track.  OK so Satan's out now after version 1.  Version 2. is the online porn addiction version, and Version 3 is thIe straight out I've been unfaithful version.  We need a Josh apology version mix put to music somehow.

[Maharincess]

I'm actually shocked, I really thought their strategy for this would be deny, deny, deny. I can't believe the little weasel actually admitted it.

How much of this shit is Anna expected to take? Is nobody telling her that she has options?

[CofCinci]

Is nobody telling her that she has options?

In their eyes she has no options but to stay by his side "keeping sweet" and he continues to humiliate her.

Edited August 20, 2015 by CofCinci

[Misslindsey]

If Josh did have an affair and he might have if not through Ashley Madison, probably through some other site/app/met someone, who would really want to admit to having sex with Josh Duggar? Well, besides Anna and I hope she is rethinking that right now.

[Defrauder]

I wonder how many version apologies Anna is getting right now.  It was Satan, Anna.  OK no it wasn't Satan, it was an online porn addiction.  OK well it was more than that it was unfaithfulness, yes an affair.

 

How many Josh?

[Missy Vixen]

Josh isn't a man that met a woman he was attracted to and had an affair. He has demonstrated that he has not been able to control his sexual impulses since he was 14, no matter how bad they were. In my opinion, there is an ick factor to this that goes way beyond a man cheating on his wife. At this point we know about child molesting, porn addiction, and adultery. That is quite a list. What is going to come out next?

Bisexuality, which would make Jim Boob and J-Chelle disown him.

 

IMHO of course.

[whydoiwatch]

WHO is Josh's statement meant for ?  (Ma and Pa Duggar's statement is questionable too) I don't get who he is apologizing to. I get that the family had some pseudo celebrity status and supposedly many viewed their "reality" show, but that gig is up. For those of us who were suspect of their perceived superiority all along, coming here to enjoy the snark is one thing but does Josh honestly think he has such a following that he needs to apologize to them?

The ambiguous public statement just reinforces his arrogance as I see it. Does he not yet know how ignorant he is? Can he not yet see the level of his entitled attitude? If not, he has not yet hit rock bottom. I doubt this is the end of the story.

[CofCinci]

WHO is Josh's statement meant for ? (Ma and Pa Duggar's statement is questionable too) I don't get who he is apologizing to. I get that the family had some pseudo celebrity status and supposedly many viewed their "reality" show, but that gig is up. For those of us who were suspect of their perceived superiority all along, coming here to enjoy the snark is one thing but does Josh honestly think he has such a following that he needs to apologize to them?

The ambiguous public statement just reinforces his arrogance as I see it. Does he not yet know how ignorant he is? Can he not yet see the level of his entitled attitude? If not, he has not yet hit rock bottom. I doubt this is the end of the story.

He's apologizing to Mike Huckabee and Kirk Cameron.

[Defrauder]

But Anna I didn't curse during committing adultery I swear.

[subber]

I suspect the admission of infidelity was a preemptive move in advance of what used to be known in the political world as "bimbo eruptions" -- a parade of women coming forth to cash in on their trysts with Doughboy. Chances are some of the women had no idea until yesterday who they were between the sheets with. Now they do.

Josh is just trying to get ahead of the story and control the narrative. Any married women he was with are less likely to make themselves known. But unmarried ones or any who were paid for the privilege might just be cutting deals with any number of media outlets very soon. Josh really stepped in a huge cowpie this time.

Edited August 20, 2015 by subber

[Joe Jitsu913]

Josh isn't a man that met a woman he was attracted to and had an affair. He has demonstrated that he has not been able to control his sexual impulses since he was 14, no matter how bad they were. In my opinion, there is an ick factor to this that goes way beyond a man cheating on his wife. At this point we know about child molesting, porn addiction, and adultery. That is quite a list. What is going to come out next?

Josh has an illegitimate bi-racial child with an atheist porn star? At least... that's what I'm hoping for.

[CofCinci]

Josh has an illegitimate bi-racial child with an atheist porn star? At least... that's what I'm hoping for.

And she's on welfare because Josh won't pay child support.

[Adiba]

In their eyes she has no options but to stay by his side "keeping sweet" and he continues to humiliate her.

That's why I can't help feeling some compassion for her ( even though I do not share many if not most of her beliefs). Who is she going to go to for support if she wanted to leave? Her parents? Her sister who is married to Waller? Certainly not any of the Duggars.

[Missy Vixen]

I wonder if Josh dick pics are coming next?!?!?!?!

 

Best. GIF. EVER.

And you know those dick pics are coming. We won't be able to get away from Smuggar's dick pics. Well, at least until Jim Boob's dick pics are unearthed.

 

:tries to look innocent, whistles a happy tune:

[Defrauder]

Anna is entitled to child support and alimony if she divorces.  She's not chained to this rotten egg.

[VoteForSummer]

I just came from reading a lengthy Facebook post/replies from a guy (never heard of him) who wrote that he defended Josh over the molestation but now that the new scandal has arrived he feels he was wrong. A lot of fundie defenders in the comments but there are definitely a number who feel that molestation was bad, but forgiveable, yet porn and adultery is just going way too far. First I'm disturbed that this seems to be how they prioritize these sins (but it seems to be that they are upset over the fact that he hasn't repented from the molestation after all) but it was interesting to note the number of Christians speaking out against Josh. Definitely detected a turning tide...

I also noticed a large number of comments (a few on this board as well) regarding Josh's "sex addiction" and need for rehab. I'm a recovering alcoholic myself so I have no question that many people suffer from this, I'm just not sure that's a cut and dried diagnosis. No snark - wondering what's the basis for this conclusion from so many people. Isn't it possible he's "just" an adulterous scumbag who jerks off to porn?

[CofCinci]

Anna is entitled to child support and alimony if she divorces. She's not chained to this rotten egg.

JB is very sharp about how the family assets are invested. What assets are actually in Josh and Anna's name? The house they're renovating now, I think. JB can quickly close the purse strings and hurt Anna financially (as she waits for court process for support).

[OhioMom]

Anna is entitled to child support and alimony if she divorces.  She's not chained to this rotten egg.

But if he's  not working....what's she going to get?  Unless there's a tidy nest egg somewhere.

[Darknight]

If Josh had an affair I hope he used protection. Unfortunately he lacks logic skills. I don't care if he watched porn. It's normal to watch porn. If he wants to fuck other people and experiment, he should divorce Anna and go out and experiment.

[farmgal4]

Josh isn't a man that met a woman he was attracted to and had an affair. He has demonstrated that he has not been able to control his sexual impulses since he was 14, no matter how bad they were. In my opinion, there is an ick factor to this that goes way beyond a man cheating on his wife. At this point we know about child molesting, porn addiction, and adultery. That is quite a list. What is going to come out next?

"What is going to come out next?"

I don't know, but I pray to God that it involves adults only, if you know what I mean...

[frenchtoast]

Hey folks, just wanted to let you know, we added to the pinned note to please not speculate whether Josh will harm himself. It just gets into uncomfortable territory for a site about television..

 

Thanks! Carry on with the schadenfreude.

[Bossa Nova]

Maybe Josh is the father of Bristol Palin's 2nd child now on the way.

 

Seems they both share the same family values and all.  

[Missy Vixen]

Maybe Josh is the father of Bristol Palin's 2nd child now on the way.

 

Seems they both share the same family values and all.  

If this was true, I'd have to go back to church because it would keep the tabloids busy for the rest of our LIVES.

 

Imagine Smuggar dealing with Caribou Barbie...

[HundFan]

Dear Mama,
Here are some thoughts I had on the statement we just issued. I left your words in those huggy marks that make an eyeball when you put them together. We can still change this thing, right?

 

Statement from Josh Duggar:
I have been the biggest stud (hypocrite) ever. While exposing (espousing) faith and family values, I have been a real Gothardite (unfaithful) to my wife. I am so bummed that I screwed up (ashamed of) the double life that I have been living and am grieved for the loss of income (pain) my sin has caused me (my wife and family), and most of all Mama and Daddy (Jesus) and the people at FRC and TLC (all those who profess faith in Him). I have brought hurt and a big drop in income (reproach) to my family, especially Jill and Jessa, who are threatening to kill me and I don't think they're kidding this time, close friends and the leghumpers (fans of our show) with my pitiful attempts to get some side action (actions).

 

The last few years, while publicly lying to (stating I was fighting against immorality in) our country I was hiding the many ways I got my rocks off (my own personal failures).

As I am learning the hard way, I should listen to Mama and Daddy or at least do more drywall (we have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences). I deeply regret all the fun I will now miss (hurt I have caused to so many) by being so fucking stupid (such a bad example).

 

I humbly ask please put Mama and Daddy and my pissed off sisters back on TV so they’ll get off my ass (for your forgiveness). Please don’t make it worse with (pray for my precious wife) Anna since she’s already sleeping with a kitchen knife (and our family during this time).
Josh Duggar
Dear Josh, Take your medication and go back to bed. Daddy and I will handle this. Mama
PS: Jana will  be over soon with your dinner

Edited August 20, 2015 by HundFan

[farmgal4]

I wonder how many version apologies Anna is getting right now.  It was Satan, Anna.  OK no it wasn't Satan, it was an online porn addiction.  OK well it was more than that it was unfaithfulness, yes an affair.

 

How many Josh?

Before it's over, TLC and the show will be blamed.

[farmgal4]

Dear Mama,

Here are some thoughts I had on the statement we just issued. I left your words in those huggy marks that make an eyeball when you put them together. We can still change this thing, right?

 

Statement from Josh Duggar:

I have been the biggest stud (hypocrite) ever. While exposing (espousing) faith and family values, I have been a real Gothardite (unfaithful) to my wife. I am so bummed that I screwed up (ashamed of) the double life that I have been living and am grieved for the loss of income (pain) my sin has caused me (my wife and family), and most of all Mama and Daddy (Jesus) and the people at FRC and TLC (all those who profess faith in Him). I have brought hurt and a big drop in income (reproach) to my family, especially Jill and Jessa, who are threatening to kill me and I don't think they're kidding this time, close friends and the leghumpers (fans of our show) with my pitiful attempts to get some side action (actions).

 

The last few years, while publicly lying to (stating I was fighting against immorality in) our country I was hiding the many ways I got my rocks off (my own personal failures).

As I am learning the hard way, I should listen to Mama and Daddy or at least do more drywall (we have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences). I deeply regret all the fun I will now miss (hurt I have caused to so many) by being so fucking stupid (such a bad example).

 

I humbly ask please put Mama and Daddy and my pissed off sisters back on TV so they’ll get off my ass (for your forgiveness). Please don’t make it worse with (pray for my precious wife) Anna since she’s already sleeping with a kitchen knife (and our family during this time).

Josh DuggarDear Josh, Take your medication and go back to med. Daddy and I will handle this. Mama

PS: Jana will  be over soon with your dinner

OMG, this is the best thing EVER! Bravo! xoxoxoxoxo

[Darknight]

I bet poor Anna is being bombarded with everyone around her saying that this just God's way of testing her faith. I am sure that even THINKING of leaving will be considered some level of failure on HER part. I hope her renegade sister can get some time alone with her.

If Anna got an std would they still be saying that?

[randomania]

The statement got edited again: no more porn addiction, straight-out saying he was "unfaithful":

 

These people really do not understand how the Internet works.

[HundFan]

Thanks farmgal4. It really was my pleasure!

[Happyfatchick]

I called it earlier, King of FAP!

Next, stop saying that...I don't know what it means!!!

[HundFan]

HFC, it means self-pleasuring by a man.

[Oldernowiser]

Well, see, I thought it meant free access porn.

I'm an idiot.

[Missy Vixen]

Well, see, I thought it meant free access porn.

I'm an idiot.

No, you're not.

 

I think we're all getting an education about lots of things before this is over. ;-)

[Defrauder]

JB is very sharp about how the family assets are invested. What assets are actually in Josh and Anna's name? The house they're renovating now, I think. JB can quickly close the purse strings and hurt Anna financially (as she waits for court process for support).

Perhaps although I think a good lawyer can determine where Josh stored any of his 6 figure income from his independent job in DC while he was married.  Also if Anna left Josh for this the Duggars would look even worse if Josh didn't support his children.  I hope finances (or the threat of financial poverty) doesn't keep her tied to this adulterer. 

[CofCinci]

Perhaps Josh will now have the freedom to be the real Josh, his true authentic self. Come Fall, he could be guest hosting stripper competitions with Danny Bonnaduce and Slash. Maybe Farrah from Teen Mom can introduce Josh to her genital mold tech and we'll be able to buy Josh Duggar Dildos by Christmas (just what grandma wants).

[barbedwire]

Yes!  He would look like such a dick if he was not supporting his 4 kids.  Oh please Anna get a lawyer!  Then the age old question of whether the adult kids get their own paycheck from TLC and whether that is handed over to JimBoob or not may be answered.  She would be so much better off in Florida right now.

[mythoughtis]

I really don't care that Josh was on dating sites.  Anna may care, if she didn't agree to it in the first place.  Her parents may care because it's not what they wanted in a husband for their daughter.  Jim Bob and Michelle care because their money grubbing reality tv days are over.   I just think it is amazing to me that Josh fell into the same trap a lot of other fundie men fall into:

 

They really really are not attracted to women who wear frumpy clothes because they are cheap and because that is what everyone else in their church thinks they should wear.  They really would like to see a little leg, and cleavage on their wives, and some lingerie too.   They really would like to see R rated movies, and TV shows where dating and s*x are considered normal.  They really would like to talk to their wives without 19 kids whining and fussing and reading Barney every night.  None of those wishes are abnormal.... except in their odd little fundie world. So then they are stuck with accountability partners and courtships and 5000 other things to pretend that men aren't men.   This is what happens.   Just once I would like a couple to stand  up to their parents and say - this is silly.... God doesn't care about any of this.   I want them to say we will do x and x to help others because we are paying forward God's grace.... but these rules won't get me into heaven so we will decide what we consider ok - not you. 

Edited August 20, 2015 by mythoughtis

[leighroda]

In May when the scandal broke I had a feeling there was more to the story, as terrible as everything was I didn't buy that they laid it all out there at that point, there seemed like there was still more hidden.

Then the Ashley Madison hack broke I was thinking "I wonder what celebrity is gonna be outed in this". When I first heard it was none other than josh I was skeptical, he was one of the last bigger sex scandals so I thought it was just too easy to link his name to this, I didn't actually believe it until people reported it.

I'm going to preface this with I'm not saying ANY of this is actually good, it's just my effort to try to see the slightly brighter side, but I will say I'm glad if he was going to continue his sexual obsession, I'm am glad it was consenting adults vs defenseless children.

What I don't understand is that some woman out there had sex with him. Just gross.

[IndianPaintbrush]

It's rather ironic that Gothardites place such an emphasis on chaperones and not being alone with someone of the opposite sex before marriage.  I'd say Josh is in need of a chaperone more than anyone else. 

[toodles]

Still, why would they care about what the public thinks about them unless they want to maintain their fanbase?

I don't get this either.  Apologizing to fans.  Really?  You don't have a show anymore.  Maybe he forgot.

[FakeJoshDuggar]

So the new statement says flat out that Josh was unfaithful to Anna. With all of the revisions, I assume shit is getting very real at their house today.

Edited August 20, 2015 by FakeJoshDuggar