{"id":233953,"date":"2026-04-11T18:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/joseph-kendra-duggar-complain-about-financial-issues-unpaid-workers-in-jailhouse-phone-call\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:08:40","slug":"joseph-kendra-duggar-complain-about-financial-issues-unpaid-workers-in-jailhouse-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/joseph-kendra-duggar-complain-about-financial-issues-unpaid-workers-in-jailhouse-phone-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph &#038; Kendra Duggar Complain About Financial Issues, Unpaid Workers In Jailhouse Phone Call"},"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>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/jason-duggar-condemns-joseph-duggar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joseph Duggar was locked up<\/a> last month on child molestation charges, he made several phone calls to his wife, Kendra Duggar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/kendra-caldwell-in-hiding-joseph-duggar-phone-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kendra also got arrested<\/a> \u2014 on the much lesser charge of child endangerment \u2014 but she was allowed to make bail after just a few hours in custody.<\/p>\n<p>So Joe was able to call her at home, and the recordings of their conversations offer an enlightening glimpse into their relationship.<\/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<p>In one 20-minute recording recently obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/10\/celebrity-news\/joseph-kendra-duggar-break-down-their-financial-woes-in-jail-phone-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>, the couple discussed their various financial woes and the actions they would need to take to pay off their workers and creditors.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Joseph remarked that they \u201cdo need to pay\u201d someone named Gale<\/p>\n<p>He then asked if they owed $3,200, but Kendra said that, according to Joseph\u2019s brother, Jed Duggar, the amount was $6,200.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe Jed can help us sell that one truck that we haven\u2019t sold,\u201d Joseph suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Kendra, who told her husband that Jed \u201calready\u201d had the truck \u201con the lot\u201d and was presumably ready to sell it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell on Their Honeymoon\" class=\"wp-image-294472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon.png 523w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-262x335.png 262w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-272x347.png 272w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-407x520.png 407w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-501x640.png 501w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell on Their Honeymoon\" class=\"wp-image-294472 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon.png 523w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-262x335.png 262w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-272x347.png 272w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-407x520.png 407w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon-501x640.png 501w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-on-their-honeymoon.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Counting On\u2019s new trailer shows Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell on their honeymoon, and Kendra looks delighted.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kendra then suggested that Joseph sell off some belongings, including at least one of his trailers, to help cover some of the couple\u2019s upcoming legal expenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we need to talk about maybe next time, if you want to talk about selling some of the other things,\u201d Kendra said.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph conceded that since he has \u201cmultiple trailers,\u201d he can keep the one and \u201cget rid of the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not long after that conversation, Joseph was extradited to Panama City Beach, Florida \u2014 the site of his alleged crime \u2014 for an arraignment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar with Kendra Caldwell\" class=\"wp-image-273393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell.png 767w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-276x300.png 276w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-735x800.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-308x335.png 308w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-319x347.png 319w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-478x520.png 478w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-588x640.png 588w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-705x768.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar with Kendra Caldwell\" class=\"wp-image-273393 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell.png 767w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-276x300.png 276w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-735x800.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-308x335.png 308w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-319x347.png 319w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-478x520.png 478w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-588x640.png 588w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell-705x768.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/08\/joseph-duggar-with-kendra-caldwell.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joseph Duggar and wife Kendra Caldwell pose on a boat during a family vacation.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He pleaded not guilty to charges of lewd and lascivious behavior involving a victim younger than the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 or older.<\/p>\n<p>His arrest was based on a \u201cforensic interview\u201d that police conducted with a 14-year-old girl who was 9 at the time of the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>In a previous call, Kendra revealed that her anxiety is on \u201ca whole other level\u201d these days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know what to do or what to say or what to talk about \u2026 I was kind of just spiraling downhill,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-1024x674.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell, Honeymoon Interview\" class=\"wp-image-294473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-735x484.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-335x221.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-347x228.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-520x342.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-640x421.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-960x632.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-1080x711.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview.png 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-1024x674.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell, Honeymoon Interview\" class=\"wp-image-294473 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-735x484.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-335x221.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-347x228.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-520x342.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-640x421.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-960x632.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview-1080x711.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview.png 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joseph-duggar-and-kendra-caldwell-honeymoon-interview.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell were followed by TLC producers on their honeymoon after they married in 2017.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In one of their calls, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/kendra-duggars-parents-launch-gofundme-for-legal-fees-safe-place-to-live-amid-feud-with-duggar-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kendra and Joe discussed plans to evict her parents<\/a>, who are currently living in a house owned by Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>Paul and Christina Caldwell set up a GoFundMe page last week, explaining that they were \u201cfacing a difficult and urgent situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple later took the page down amid criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Kendra and Joe are both awaiting trial, and he\u2019s due back in court on April 20.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/joseph-kendra-duggar-complain-about-financial-issues-unpaid-workers-in-jailhouse-phone-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes While Joseph Duggar was locked up last month on child molestation charges, he made several phone calls to his wife, Kendra Duggar. Kendra also got arrested \u2014 on the much lesser charge of child endangerment \u2014 but she was allowed to make bail after just a few hours in custody. So [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-233953","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\/233953","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=233953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}