Duggar family rumors: Josh to become a public speaker?

(Facebook / Josh & Anna Duggar)Josh Duggar with wife Anna during the latter's birthday in 2015

Now that controversial reality-star Josh Duggar is out of the faith-based rehabilitation program, he is said to embark on a public speaking career.

According to reports, Josh might even travel around the world to be part of this year's Christian fundamentalist events. In the course of the Duggar family's reign on TV, he figured in two sexually related scandals.

As part of the show's promotion, the family was supposed to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" when the news about Josh's misconduct came out leading the show's producers to cancel their guesting. It was revealed that in his juvenile years, he has molested young girls including his sisters.

The family was heavily criticized when the public knew about his past ordeal. At that time, Josh was portrayed as a loving family man who fathers four children with his wife Anna. Things turned for the worst last year when it was found out that he has been cheating on his wife through Ashley Madison subscriptions.

The controversy eventually led to the cancellation of the Duggar family's reality show that lasted for seven years.

A spin-off of the show, whose title revolves around two Duggar siblings Jill and Jessa, has recently premiered. The show still stars pretty much all the other siblings, and Josh is expected to make an appearance in one of its futures episodes.

However, "Jill and Jessa: Counting On" is also facing difficulties with the advertisers. While the premiere is said to have garnered an average of 1.9 million viewers, seven advertisers have expressed dismay over their ads being shown when it was aired.

While the Duggars continue to project a united front, talks about the family's patriarch and matriarch falling apart are getting louder. Jim Bob and Michelle, who the public has seen rock solid throughout the show, are said to be in constant argument with regard to Josh. Rumors suggest that while Jim Bob believes that their son is completely renewed, Michelle still feels the other family members are unsafe around him.

Josh has not spoken yet about life in the rehab and his plans for the future.

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