A DUGGAR family member was “asked to join Dancing with the Stars, but was forced to turn the role down” after patriarch Jim Bob disapproved.
Jim Bob, 56, raised his daughters to dress modest, and prohibited them from dancing and listening to music.
The Sun can exclusively reveal the patriarch prevented his sister Deanna’s daughter Amy, 35, from joining Dancing with the Stars.
A source told The Sun: “She was offered to go on Dancing with the Stars, but Jim Bob would not let her do it.
“She’s had many opportunities for shows.”
The ABC show, which has now moved to Disney Plus, often has celebrity dancers perform in racy costumes with sexy dance moves.
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Though Deanna did not raise Amy as strict as Jim Bob and Michelle chose to bring up their 19 children, the niece spent a lot of time with the family and appeared on 19 Kids and Counting before the cancellation.
BREAKING FREE
Amy told The Sun in an exclusive interview that she broke away from the family when she learned of her cousin Josh’s molestation scandal.
Josh molested five underage victims in the family home when he was around 15 years old in a police report dated from 2006.
Sisters Jill, 31, and Jessa, 29, came forward as two of the victims.
Amy told The Sun: “I found out that there were things that happened, very severe, very sad things that happened. This family always seemed perfect and they're not and they're hiding things.
"That's not something I want to be a part of. That's not healthy. That's not anything I need to be known for or around.
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“If I would've known beforehand, I would've never been on the show. Those girls should've been protected and they weren't. Therefore, bye, bye cousin Amy.”
LOCK HIM UP
Amy recently begged judge Timothy L. Brooks to give her cousin Josh the “harshest sentence” in his child pornography case.
Amy told The Sun when asked how long she believes her cousin should be sentenced: “There is a bible verse, Luke 17:2. 'It’s better to hang a millstone over your head and jump into the ocean if you’re going to hurt one of my little ones.'
“I’m sure he’s watched several children get hurt. If the bible says jump in the ocean and drown, how long would that equal in prison?”
The Thirty1Thirty owner continued that 20 years in prison “isn’t enough” for her cousin.
She explained: “It’s not justice for the children. There will never be justice for the children. Twenty years isn’t enough.”
'NO REMORSE'
Amy, who shares son Daxton 2, with her husband Dillon King, grew up with Josh, as she would often visit her uncle Jim Bob and aunt Michelle’s Arkansas home.
Amy said of her upbringing with Josh: “He was charismatic. He was funny. We had inside jokes. We didn’t talk all the time, but we kept in touch. We played all the time together outside. It was healthy play. He was a happy guy. I don’t know where that took a turn. I am clueless on that, truly.”
Amy continued of her cousin: “There is no remorse… It’s almost sociopath. There is no emotion at all. It’s very immature and extremely heartbreaking.”
'ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED'
When Amy learned of the child pornography arrest that took place in April 2021, she said her “heart sank so low that day and it’s never honestly come back up.”
She continued: “It’s been one long hard heartbreak for the children. It’s so heavy. I was shocked. Absolutely shocked.
“I knew he had a pornography problem, but I had no idea it went to the lowest of the low. Very demonic. Extremely demonic to enjoy that.
“Where did the turn happen? What caused this to happen? My only thought is there is trauma somewhere. I don't know if that trauma has been announced. I don't know who caused it. I don't know what happened.”
Amy continued that Josh has been “protected” his whole life, as he was the oldest out of 19 children.
But she insisted that patriarch Jim Bob, who she is no longer on speaking terms with, “can’t stop him from going to prison.”
She said: “He’s in for a rude awakening very much so, I don't know how he's feeling. I don't know if he feels like he has a good legal team and maybe it’ll work out for him. Either way, whatever prison he goes to is probably going to feel like a year every single day. He has no idea what’s to come.
“At this point, I think he’s lost his dang mind. He was privileged growing up. Weren’t we all? We were part of a TV show. You grow up on camera you think, you have perks. I don't think he’s ever really repented and taken responsibility for his actions because he’s never had to until now."
'HE'S A MONSTER'
Amy hasn’t reached out to her cousin and she has no plans to, as she said: “I would not speak to him. I have nothing to say. I have nothing to say. I never knew him. I never knew him.
“What a terrible life he’s lived and will be living. He’s a monster.”
Josh was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for receiving child pornography on May 25 after he was found guilty of the crime back in December.
According to The Sun's court reporter, Josh appeared stoic as he received his sentence, which also includes $50,100 in fines.
As he read his decision, the judge called Josh's crimes "the sickest of the sick" to the packed courtroom.
He then said to Josh: "You have done some very bad things. But in your life as a whole, you've done good things… The true test of a man's character is what a man does when no one is watching."
Referring to Josh's insistence that he's innocent, the judge continued: "I find it aggravating about the lack of responsibility."
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When the judge adjourned court, Josh hugged and shook his lawyers’ hands, then he turned around and gave Anna the "I love you" hand gesture used in sign language.
Anna was seen holding back tears as she stormed from the courtroom and to her car.
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