UNITED STATES
Washington Post
By J. Freedom du Lac and Abby Ohlheiser May 28
More than a dozen advertisers have backed away from TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” after Josh Duggar apologized amid child molestation allegations.
The popular program was yanked from TLC’s schedule Friday, a day after Josh Duggar — the oldest of the 19 Duggar kids — said he had “acted inexcusably” and was “deeply sorry” for what he called “my wrongdoing” when he was “a young teenager.” Duggar, 27, also resigned from his high-profile position with the Family Research Council, a conservative lobbying organization.
The latest season of “19 Kids and Counting” concluded May 19. But TLC had reruns on its schedule until Friday’s announcement.
[TLC pulls ’19 Kids and Counting’ citing ‘heartbreaking situation’]
General Mills started the advertiser exodus last week, when the company said it was taking “19 Kids and Counting” off of its advertising schedule. Others soon followed suit.
Right now, the list of companies that have released statements saying they’re not interested in advertising with “19 Kids and Counting” in the future include:
* Payless ShoeSource
* Choice Hotels
* Walgreens
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