TLC Distances Itself from Jill Duggar's Husband After Transphobic Tweets
by EG
Jill Duggar's husband, Derick Dillard, came under fire for posting a transphobic tweet about I Am Jazz star Jazz Jennings on Wednesday, August 2.
After TLC tweeted a promotional image for the 16-year-old transgender personality's reality series, the Counting On star, 28, replied with a controversial message of his own. "What an oxymoron... a 'reality' show which follows a non-reality," he wrote. "'Transgender' is a myth. Gender is not fluid; it's ordained by God."
Dillard has yet to delete his tweet, and Jennings has yet to publicly respond. TLC tells Us Weekly, "Derick Dillard's personal statement does not represent the views of TLC."
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TLC cancelled the predecessor of Counting On, 19 Kids and Counting, after Jill Dillard's brother, Josh Duggar, was revealed to have been arrested for child molestation.