{"id":231744,"date":"2026-03-31T13:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/kendra-caldwell-begged-to-divorce-joseph-duggar-by-his-relative\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:42:35","slug":"kendra-caldwell-begged-to-divorce-joseph-duggar-by-his-relative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/kendra-caldwell-begged-to-divorce-joseph-duggar-by-his-relative\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendra Caldwell Begged to Divorce Joseph Duggar by His Relative"},"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>Thinking back to over a decade ago, even voices on the extreme end of Christian conservatism were encouraging Anna Duggar to divorce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/amy-duggar-chilling-josh-confession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She did not. The family cult does not believe in divorce. She <em>still <\/em>has not, even after his incarceration.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/joseph-duggar-confessed-to-molestation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joseph<\/a> is the latest member of the family to have a molestation scandal.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the call for Kendra to divorce him is coming from inside the family.<\/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\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell on TLC.\" class=\"wp-image-551190 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell appear on TLC, before a sequence of disgraceful events.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kendra-should-divorce-him\">Kendra should divorce him<\/h2>\n<p>Deanna Duggar is the sister of Jim Bob, the mother of Amy Duggar King. She is Joseph\u2019s aunt.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/30\/celebrity-news\/duggar-family-member-begs-josephs-wife-kendra-to-divorce-him-after-molestation-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a><\/em>, she makes her feelings clear about what Kendra Caldwell should do next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way I feel about it is, I think Kendra should divorce him,\u201d Deanna expressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe needs a new life,\u201d she affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best thing to do would be to divorce him,\u201d Deanna advised, \u201cand go on with her life.\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\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Deanna Duggar on Shiny Happy People.\" class=\"wp-image-551780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped.png 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Deanna Duggar on Shiny Happy People.\" class=\"wp-image-551780 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped.png 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0331_use_deannaduggar_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the \u2018Shiny Happy People\u2019 doc, Deanna Duggar speaks to the camera.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Amazon Prime)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what the charges are going to be for Kendra,\u201d Deanna admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Kendra is facing multiple counts of child endangerment in the second degree and of false imprisonment in the second degree. <\/p>\n<p>She is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/kendra-caldwell-joseph-duggar-no-contact-with-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">barred from seeing her four children<\/a> while she awaits trial. Kendra\u2019s next court date is April 29.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know, we\u2019re all waiting to see,\u201d Deanna added.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing sympathy, the admitted: \u201cWhile my heart goes out to her, I know there has been some wrong decisions.\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\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Kendra Caldwell Duggar poses for her mugshot in March 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-551192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_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\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Kendra Caldwell Duggar poses for her mugshot in March 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-551192 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Following her arrest, Kendra Caldwell Duggar posed for a mugshot.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Washington County Detention Center)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-repent-of-their-pride-their-feeling-of-the-world-is-against-them\">\u2018Repent of their pride, their feeling of the world is against them\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMy prayers are for the victims,\u201d Deanna affirmed. <\/p>\n<p>But the victims are not the only people in her thoughts. \u201cFor Kendra, for Joseph, for the whole family,\u201d she listed.<\/p>\n<p>Deanna prays for them to \u201cwake up and repent of their pride, their feeling of the world is against them, get things right in their family\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As we have previously reported many times over, the Duggars possess a persecution complex. <\/p>\n<p>In the past, some members of the family have floated political conspiracy theories or beliefs in spiritual attacks by their religion\u2019s devil to explain things like Josh\u2019s scandals. It is <em>not <\/em>productive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-1024x702.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar has been arrested for the alleged molestation of a 9-year-old girl.\" class=\"wp-image-550927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-1024x702.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-2048x1403.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-960x658.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-1080x740.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-1200x822.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-1024x702.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar has been arrested for the alleged molestation of a 9-year-old girl.\" class=\"wp-image-550927 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-1024x702.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-2048x1403.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-960x658.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-1080x740.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM-1200x822.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-19-at-7.45.57-AM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joseph Duggar has been arrested for the alleged molestation of a 9-year-old girl.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Deanna also delved into the allegations that her nephew sexually abused a little girl. Joseph, specifically. He is the second nephew, to our knowledge, to face such allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went into shock. I couldn\u2019t believe it was Joseph,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Deanna expressed: \u201cThis is so horrible to hear this again in the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She shared that she keeps wondering about \u201cwhat is really going on\u201d in Duggar households.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am like everyone else watching the news and going, \u2018How can this happen again?\u2019\u201d she shared. \u201cI want people to know I am so burdened in my heart for the victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kendra Caldwell and Joseph Duggar stare into each other\u2019s eyes in this photo. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-travesty-is-beyond-me\">\u2018This travesty is beyond me\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>None of us know the identity of the now-14-year-old victim in Florida. But we all know enough \u2014 that no child deserves to be a victim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat sweet innocent girl who didn\u2019t deserve this at all,\u201d Deanna emphasized. \u201cIt\u2019s awful and horrendous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She admitted: \u201cI am so baffled by everything that has happened. I have been walking around for days in shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deanna affirmed: \u201cI pray justice is served. This travesty is beyond me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cult to which Deanna\u2019s brother and most of his children belong is a breeding ground for predators. But that doesn\u2019t make it any less shocking to the family when another monster is uncovered.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/kendra-caldwell-urged-divorce-joseph-duggar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Thinking back to over a decade ago, even voices on the extreme end of Christian conservatism were encouraging Anna Duggar to divorce Josh. She did not. The family cult does not believe in divorce. She still has not, even after his incarceration. Now, Joseph is the latest member of the family [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231744","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\/231744","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=231744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}