After Getting Dumped By TLC, The Duggars Are Desperate For Cash And Want Back On TV

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The Duggars have lost a lot of money after getting dropped by TLC, and they are in desperate need of cash, so cue the frivolous lawsuits.

InTouch Weekly reported:

In the messages, Crass tells the director of legal services for the Arkansas Municipal League, Mark R. Hayes, “I am a conservative defense lawyer and I don’t see a defense of the chief’s actions.” He continues, “If there is not a desire to resolve there will be an expensive (and embarrassing) lawsuit.” (He is referring to Springdale police chief Kathy O’Kelley).

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In another text message conversation exclusively obtained by +In Touch+ magazine also through the FOIA, Mark R. Hayes tells the City Attorney Ernest B. Cate that the Duggars have retained a lawyer — and that he’d advised the Duggars’ spokesperson that if they were considering litigation against the city for releasing the report, “they would be well-suited to open discussions with [the] city behind closed doors.”

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The Duggars plan to go down swinging, a family insider tells In Touch, after the cancellation of 19 Kids and Counting. “The family fortune has taken a massive hit — and they’re fighting back against everyone. It smacks of desperation.”

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People magazine reported that Jim Bob Duggar killed the potential spinoff featuring his daughters because he wants to be back on television and did not want the focus to move away from him.

In this context, it is possible that Duggar is both looking for a payoff and a pathway back on to television. The fact that the Duggar attorney wants to hold closed-door negotiations with the city suggests that they are more interested in being paid than going to court.

The Duggar fame was always built on being on television. Without television, their celebrity and earning power are both severely limited. If the Duggars don’t land back on television, they are finished.

The upcoming TLC documentary on abuse featuring the Duggars should be viewed in the context of a family that wants to get back on television ASAP.

The takeaway here is that the Duggars aren’t showing remorse for their actions in covering up their son’s molestation. The only thing the Duggars are concerned about is getting back on TV and getting paid.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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