Josh Duggar Wishes Wife Anna Happy Birthday As Couple Continues To Avoid Molestation Scandal


Josh Duggar is breaking his public silence to wish wife Anna a happy birthday, but the couple is remaining out of the public eye as the molestation scandal around Josh continues to simmer.

Anna Duggar turned 27 on Tuesday, a day that also marked the couple’s engagement anniversary. Josh took to Twitter to mark the occasion.

“Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife @Anna_Duggar…we’re also celebrating our 7 year engagement anniversary today!,” he wrote alongside a picture of the couple sitting in a restaurant booth.

But while he may be taking to social media, both Josh and Anna Duggar have been avoiding the spotlight amid allegations that as a teenager, Josh molested a number of young girls, including his own sisters. The couple was originally slated to make an appearance at a Christian music festival in Ohio, but they backed out.

Josh had skipped out on a previous speaking engagement at a Christian homeschooling conference, which organizers said was necessary to focus on the reason for the gathering rather than getting caught up in Josh’s scandal.

After releasing an initial statement acknowledging his mistakes, Josh has remained quiet on the issue. He has not given an interview — even as his sisters Jessa and Jill have spoken out — and stepped out of his position as a Washington lobbyist to return home to Arkansas to be with his family.

While Josh has remained quiet, his wife Anna Duggar hasn’t been entirely silent on the scandal. The 19 Kids and Counting star released a statement saying that Josh had come clean about the “mistakes,” and they had moved on.

“When my family and I first visited the Duggar home, Josh shared his past teenage mistakes. I was surprised at his openness and humility and at the same time didn’t know why he was sharing it. For Josh, he wanted not just me but my parents to know who he really was – even every difficult past mistakes.”

Anna Duggar is getting support from the family, as well. Her in-laws, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, left Anna a sweet message on Facebook for her birthday.

“This is a young woman we love so dearly! Anna is not only a wonderful wife and mother but she is a dear daughter-in-law to us and a precious friend,” they wrote.

But there may be a good reason that Josh and Anna Duggar are avoiding the spotlight. There is rising speculation that the only way the popular and high-rated 19 Kids and Counting can continue is without Josh. So far, TLC has yet to announce the fate of the show, and whether Josh Duggar will remain part of it.

[Image via Duggar Family Facebook]

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