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Derick Dillard says Jim Bob Duggar “ambushed” him and Jill.
For what? As a publicity stunt to give the impression that the family is on good terms, apparently.
We recently reported how Jill and Jim Bob appeared to be spending time during the family's Christmas celebration.
According to Derick, his widely reviled father-in-law simply cornered him and his wife at the big family reunion…and it “spun out” to end up on the Internet.
Didn’t Jill Duggar get that “cozy” photo with Jim Bob Duggar? Sort of
One sooner Instagram James Duggar's post showed dozens of Duggars in Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's massive living room on the infamous Duggar compound.
Of particular note is a photograph of Jill, Derick and Jim Bob.
The three were sitting together and seemed to be talking. After years of estrangement, this seemed like a sign that the Dillards were getting closer to Jill's horrible father — for better or worse.
Many articles – including ours – have discussed the photo and the fan response.
This of course included fan speculation that Jill and Jim Bob were mending fences despite her traumatic childhood and financial wrongdoing that she described in interviews and in her memoir, Count the cost.
Some fans felt encouraged to see the father and daughter supposedly getting along. Others were horrified that Jill might fall under this man's influence again. And Derick? Derick says Jim Bob “ambushed” them for a deceptive photo shoot.
Derick Dillard says Jim Bob Duggar 'ambushed' him and Jill
After People shared a blurb about the photos on InstagramDerick Dillard wrote a long comment.
“I don't think being ambushed, unknowingly photographed with someone you disagree with and don't respect, qualifies as 'mixing it up,'” he said. begin.
“The truth is that Jim Bob approached me while we were there on Christmas Day,” Derick clarified. “And that’s when the photo was taken.”
“I spoke to Jim Bob less than 10 minutes since I was last in this house over a year ago,” detailed Derick Dillard.
He added: “(and it turns out I was photographed, unbeknownst to me, by the same person as well). » That person is James Duggar, who is also a Jim Bob apologist for some reason.
“There were over 100 people, the house is 8,000 square feet and Santa was there,” Derick described. “So it’s not a typical intimate family gathering.”
“We try to be civil.”
He explained: “We try to be civil for the sake of our family, but that doesn't mean everything is great. » That makes sense.
“And,” Derick pointed out, “that certainly doesn’t mean I won’t comment when people try to twist reality for their own ends.”
This, for the record, is one of the many reasons why so many people avoid contact with a toxic parent rather than simply keeping them at a safe distance. Jim Bob isn't the only indefensible scumbag who has used civility as a weapon to make things better than they are. He happens to be more famous than most.
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