Josh Duggar Calls Himself 'Hypocrite' After Ashley Madison Account Reveal
Josh Duggar of "19 Kids and Counting" fame has released a statement calling himself a "hypocrite" after it was revealed that he had two paid accounts of the Ashley Madison extramarital affair-seeking website.
A data breach of the controversial website, which encourages extramarital affairs, revealed that Duggar had spent close to $1,000 in the past few years maintaining two separate Ashley Madison accounts. The credit card used to pay for the accounts was traced back to Duggar's grandmother's house in Arkansas.
"I have been the biggest hypocrite ever. While espousing faith and family values, I have secretly over the last several years been viewing pornography on the internet and this became a secret addiction and I became unfaithful to my wife," Duggar said in a statement released this week.
"I brought hurt and a reproach to my family, close friends and the fans of our show with my actions that happened when I was 14-15 years old, and now I have re-broken their trust," Duggar added.
A source who is allegedly close to the situation told People magazine that Duggar's wife, Anna, will likely stand by his side in light of the recent scandal.
"Anna will not leave him," the source told the media outlet. "As with her in-laws, she is turning more to her faith than ever. She and Josh are probably praying around the clock right now, I would assume."
Duggar was caught up in a separate scandal earlier this year when it was revealed he had molested multiple underage girls when he was in his teen years, including two of sisters.