Amy Duggar to reveal which male family member abused her
Amy Duggar is setting the record straight.
The cousin to the famous 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On Duggars is appearing alongside her husband Dillon King in the current season of Marriage Boot Camp. In a preview teaser for season 7, a brief snippet showed Amy talking about how she had been grabbed by the throat and lifted off of her feet. The way the scene was edited for the preview made it unclear as to who the person is that Amy is alleged to have abused her.
Folks jumped to the conclusion that she was talking about her husband. She got so much feedback on that front that she took to Twitter to clarify that it was not Dillon:
The story I was describing in the Marriage Bootcamp teaser does not involve Dillon in any way. #Ilovemyhusband
— Amy Rachelle King (@amyduggar) December 7, 2016
While out doing interviews and promotions for the show, Amy stated that it was a male family member that she’s accusing of abuse and that his name will be revealed in an upcoming episode of the show.
She told People, “So, it was a family member. I love the person very much and we’re better now. But I did need to heal from that.”
She told Fox News:
“I’m grateful I had the opportunity. I wished I could have done it behind closed doors… It’s not that I regret saying his name… Well, I regret talking about it on camera, but it’s something that just literally blew out of my mouth and the doctors could tell that I was bothered by something… The question was, ‘Who hurt you when you were a little girl? Who was someone that first brought you pain? And this person — I tried to hide it, I did. But the doctors were like, ‘No, there’s something there. There’s something bothering you and before I had the chance to really think about it and clear my mind, the name came out in therapy. And I forgave this person. This person is having a hard time forgiving me for mentioning it on camera. But in the moment, I literally forgot cameras were even there.”
Amy’s husband was unaware of the alleged abuse until they were filming. The pair were only married for 7 months before agreeing to appear on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.
