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    19 kids and … blackmail?

    Don’t the Duggars have enough to worry about?

    An Iowa woman was charged with extortion in an attempt to persuade TLC to cancel the show “19 Kids and Counting,” featuring the Duggar family, in exchange for not revealing an intimate photo of dad Jim Bob Duggar’s niece, The Huffington Post reported. The defendant allegedly also said she would accept a $10,000 payment.

    Teresa Hunt was arrested on February 1 after she allegedly sent a letter to Discovery Communications Inc, a parent of TLC, with the demand for the cancellation of the show.

    The letter was sent in January and it described the  professional relationship Hunt has with a 56-year-old musician who, according to Hunt, had an affair with a cast member identified as Amy Duggar.

    HuffPo wrote that Hunt allegedly said she doesn’t like the musician and that she is willing to “settle for $10,000″ because she has no reason to hurt the cast member.

    The only problem she said she has with her is that “She’s on a reality show and pretends to be a right-wing Christian and she’s sleeping with a 56-year-old man.”

    Fox News reported that the Duggar accused of sleeping with this man said, “It’s totally untrue. James is a long-time family friend who has always been supportive of my music career. He’s a good Christian and it’s upsetting that his generosity has been exploited like this.”

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    36 comments

    • Angela F  •  Panama City, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Amy has never claimed to be a "right-wing christian". She doesn't act or dress like Jim-Bob and Michelle's kids.
      • William 3 mths ago
        Cousin Amy appears on the show to be a contrast to the Duggar kids.
    • ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀  •  3 mths ago
      I have an intimate picture of Snooki. So cancel Jersey Shore or....uh...wait a minute, that's not gonna work.
      • gsfish 3 mths ago
        PLEASE DON'T POST IT!!
      • William 3 mths ago
        If you had a picture of Snooki in a church, that might work.
    • ME  •  3 mths ago
      ummm does this lady not know that tabloids exist?? If all she really wanted was cash she could have sold that picture to a tabloid who I am sure would have salivated over a Duggar scandal. I mean - I can't stand tabloids and think this woman's moral compass is missing, but apparently her brains are MIA as well. Stupid is as stupid does.
    • Cthulu 2012  •  3 mths ago
      I don't see why anybody's personal life is any of my business. Who cares, one way or another?
    • .  •  3 mths ago
      Is the show about the 19 kids or Christian values?
      • moni 3 mths ago
        Both. I've seen it. They talk alot about their Christian values.
    • Boots  •  La Mirada, California  •  3 mths ago
      I say they give her the $10,000 in the condition that she use it for extensive mental treatment. everybody wins. :)
    • Laurie  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      I would have lost my sanity a long time ago with that many kids!
    • EVIL THE CAT  •  3 mths ago
      So what we all have thing we are not proud of especially when we were younger..it is a part of growing up....we live and learn but we do not go around practicing extortion of the normal things in life we should not even be trying to make into something rare and unbelievable..prosecute them for extortion ..
    • Danielle Lorraine  •  Surfside, California  •  3 mths ago
      if you had seen the show you would realize that the niece mentioned has admitted that she does not follow the same strict religious guidelines as her uncle and his family, the Duggars.
    • lilly  •  3 mths ago
      The girl is not even his daughter. It's his niece. He has to watch his kids and be responsible for what his niece does as well?
    • Morgan  •  Marinette, Wisconsin  •  3 mths ago
      do all 19 children wear name tags ???
    • Concerned American  •  Pasadena, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      ***yawn***
    • aaronr  •  Dallas, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      She's got more kids than Mrs. Wayans
      • Nano 3 mths ago
        LMAO.....i so got that joke as others might not.
    • Wildgraywolf  •  Montoursville, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      Wow, what a loon...
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 mths ago
      I've seen her on the show. I remember that she told the cameras that she's kissed and held hands with a guy so I'm assuming that the so-called compromising photos were of that nature.
    • anonymous  •  3 mths ago
      UH....hellooooo. this woman clearly was stalking this man and wanted a relationship with him. he wasnt interested so she decided to go to another extreme to get with him. the freak!
    • William  •  Jersey City, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      The bottom line is that this woman why trying to extort money. Now matter what her reason was, it's a crime.
    • QQ  •  3 mths ago
      What a jerk.
    • Matthew  •  3 mths ago
      Next Paris Hilton?
      • lazyeight 3 mths ago
        It would have to be a picture of her committing a selfless act.
    • Eric Somerville  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 mths ago
      19 kids!!!! u gotta be shi...ng me.I cant see a single set of parents having the capacity to deal sufficiently with the different personalities that are gonna have to be molded and guided in the right direction.I truly wish them a lot of luck and patience.
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