{"id":220380,"date":"2026-02-02T21:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/jinger-duggar-my-family-went-into-hiding-after-joshs-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:50:40","slug":"jinger-duggar-my-family-went-into-hiding-after-joshs-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/jinger-duggar-my-family-went-into-hiding-after-joshs-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jinger Duggar: My Family Went Into HIDING After Josh&#8217;s Scandal!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Josh Duggar is a predator and a disgraced criminal.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/josh-duggar-feels-abandoned-anna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rotting in prison where he belongs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/jill-duggar-addresses-josh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh\u2019s scandals<\/a> have plagued his family for over a decade, now \u2014 beginning long before his arrest and trial.<\/p>\n<p>Jinger and her husband are thinking back to that first big scandal. Her whole family went into hiding.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jinger Duggar dries her eyes.\" class=\"wp-image-547273 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_jingerduggar_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Podcast host Jinger Duggar dries her eyes.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-was-supposed-to-be-an-episode-about-courtship\">It was supposed to be an episode about courtship<\/h2>\n<p>During the final <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/purity-culture-reality-tv-ruined-dating-expectations-ep-80\/id1757750771?i=1000746979656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Jinger &amp; Jeremy<\/em> podcast episode<\/a> of January, the eponymous hosts delved into dating. Or, you know, their version of it.<\/p>\n<p>Much of what they discussed concerned ideas about dating as evangelical Christians.<\/p>\n<p>They even discussed unrealistic standards \u2014 looks, wealth, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esv.org\/Ephesians+5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">specific biblical verses<\/a> describing personal and marital purity.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jing and Jer also touched upon the less-than-ideal circumstances of their first meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I met you, your family was literally in hiding,\u201d Jeremy recalled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jinger Duggar\u2019s Unrealistic Dating Expectations! | Ep. 80\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TgvE796jQ7E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He was exaggerating \u2014 but only slightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike, I met you and then it was, like, three or four months later,\u201d Jeremy described. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI go out and visit Ben [Seewald] and Jessa [Duggar],\u201d he continued, \u201cand everything broke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy specified that he was referring to \u201cthe news of the first scandal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then reiterated: \u201cAnd your family\u2019s literally in hiding.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jinger Duggar on her podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-542587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jinger Duggar on her podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-542587 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1210_jingerduggar_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Believe it or not, Jinger Duggar saw a couple of Disney films as a child. But you probably haven\u2019t heard of them.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-low-point-in-her-family-s-life-didn-t-drive-him-away\">This low point in her family\u2019s life didn\u2019t drive him away<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI had a relationship with you through those months,\u201d Jeremy affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d he narrated to his wife, \u201cI\u2019m watching how you were responding to your life crumble on international headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To him, however, this wasn\u2019t a whole bouquet of red flags to scare him off  from the Duggar family.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he saw this as Jinger and her loved ones practicing what they preach. (Which is certainly <em>one <\/em>interpretation)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I was going, \u2018OK, this isn\u2019t theory. This is actually real life that her faith is in practice,&#8217;\u201d Jeremy described.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo in October 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-538942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo in October 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-538942 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1030_jingerduggar_jeremyvuolo_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Introducing another podcast episode, Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo are clearly excited about their guest.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jinger, too, recalled that time in their early courtship when her future husband was her shelter in the storm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was glad that you were able to be around at that time,\u201d she expressed.<\/p>\n<p>Jinger explained that she felt that way \u201cbecause I think you saw our family in a place that a lot of people weren\u2019t able to have a front row seat to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cAnd I was thankful for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If your partner has already gone through the hard times with you before things get serious, then you know how they\u2019ll respond in a crisis. A fair weather friend is bad enough \u2014 but a fair weather <em>partner <\/em>is worse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jinger Duggar on her podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-542256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jinger Duggar on her podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-542256 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1208_jingerduggar_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Believe it or not, Jinger Duggar appreciated how much her now-husband humored her awful parents back in the day.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-ve-heard-of-weirder-meet-cutes-right\">We\u2019ve heard of weirder meet-cutes, right?<\/h2>\n<p>That was very informative for a podcast that was ostensibly a pre-Valentine\u2019s Day post about evangelical quasi-dating.<\/p>\n<p>And, in case you\u2019re wondering about the timeline, Jinger and Jeremy are talking about her disgraced brother\u2019s first scandal.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the Ashley Madison leak revealed that Josh was cheating on his wife. The world soon learned of Josh\u2019s history of sexual predation \u2014 molesting five young girls as a teenager, including four of his own sisters.<\/p>\n<p>That turned out to only be a preamble for his eventual arrest and current incarceration. <\/p>\n<p>But, somehow, it helped Jinger and Jeremy realize that they were a good fit for each other.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/jinger-duggar-family-in-hiding-josh-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Josh Duggar is a predator and a disgraced criminal. He is currently rotting in prison where he belongs. But Josh\u2019s scandals have plagued his family for over a decade, now \u2014 beginning long before his arrest and trial. Jinger and her husband are thinking back to that first big scandal. Her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-220380","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}