Jill Duggar claims dad Jim Bob never paid his children while they starred on '19 Kids and Counting'
foxnews.comJill Duggar Dillard is speaking out about how she and her siblings were allegedly exploited by their father, Jim Bob Duggar, while starring on the reality series "19 Kids and Counting." The 32-year-old television personality and her husband, Derick Dillard, appeared in the new docuseries "Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets," which premiered June 2 on Amazon Prime Video. "Shiny Happy People" focuses on the family at the center of the hit TLC show, which ran for 10 seasons over seven years from 2008 to 2015.
Among the many shocking revelations that emerged from the four-part docuseries were Jill and Derick's claims that they were never financially compensated for their participation in "19 Kids and Counting" and its spinoff show, "Counting On." "I never received any payout," Jill said. "No check, no cash, no nothing.
For seven and a half years of my adult life, I was never paid." "19 Kids and Counting" was a ratings juggernaut for TLC until the show was canceled after allegations surfaced in May 2015 that the oldest Duggar son, Josh, had molested four of his sisters and a babysitter when he was 12.
In 2021, Josh was convicted of possessing child pornography and sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison. After the original series' cancellation, TLC launched "Counting On," which followed the lives of the Duggar children and their families as well as parents Jim Bob and Michelle.
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