Josh Duggar molestation scandal is ground for “unfair and inconsistent treatment,” termination of contract

May 22, 2015 11:18 GMT  ·  By
Mama June wants to go to war against TLC over Josh Duggar's molestation scandal
   Mama June wants to go to war against TLC over Josh Duggar's molestation scandal

Mama June is bringing out the big guns in her feud with former employer TLC, the network that made her a star with Toddlers & Tiaras and then the spinoff Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Mama June and her family saw their series canceled when she was caught sleeping with a convicted pedophile, and she is now demanding that the same happen to the Duggars.

Just hours ago, Josh Duggar, the eldest son of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, stars of 19 Kids and Counting, admitted to molesting 5 minor girls, including his sisters, when he was a teenager. The confession came after a police report of the 2006 investigation, 4 years after the first incident, became public knowledge.

The 34-year-old Mama June is outraged that the Duggars still have their TLC show, whereas hers was canceled.

Two scandals, only one cancelation

In October 2014, photos of Mama June (real name, June Thompson) in bed with an ex-boyfriend emerged online. Shortly after, confirmation came that the man was a convicted pedophile who had just been released from prison after serving a 10-year sentence on child molestation charges. The child in question was actually one of Mama June’s daughters, when she was just 8.

Within hours, TLC had called them up to let them know that production on a new season would be halted immediately, and that the show would be dropped from the schedule completely. The family remained under contract until this spring, but that only entailed that they did not take other work commitments, as they were signed exclusively to TLC.

Mama June tells TMZ that she feels network bosses did wrong by her, since they’re obviously applying double standards in the Duggars case: Josh admitted to molesting underage girls, and they’re letting him off the hook.

The Duggars need to go, or else

Mama June is angry that her show got the axe, when her pedophile ex wasn’t even included on it. Moreover, it’s not like she molested anyone.

On the other hand, Josh Duggar is a central figure on his family’s shows, and his parents had known of his “misdeeds” for years and tried to cover them up. If there’s a family deserving punishment, it’s the Duggars, she says.

To sum up, she wants TLC to axe the Duggars’ show or she will take action in court for what she believes is “unfair and inconsistent treatment” and termination of contract.

“I read that the Duggar family said, this happening with their son brought them closer to God and each other. So they're saying it's ok to have family touch time? Hell no,” Mama June says for the celebrity e-zine.