Bringing Up Bates’ Gil Bates named in sex abuse lawsuit
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Bringing Up Bates’ Gil Bates named in sex abuse lawsuit

Last week, five former followers of the Institute of Basic Life Principles filed a lawsuit alleging that officials covered up multiple reports of sexual abuse and harassment. Bringing Up Bates‘ Gil Bates, a director with the fundamentalist Christian organization, is among the defendants named in the IBLP lawsuit, as the plaintiffs claim he knowingly participated…

PHOTOS Bringing Up Bates family tree with birthdays and ages
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PHOTOS Bringing Up Bates family tree with birthdays and ages

This January you can expect to hear a lot more about another family with 19 kids as Gil Bates, Kelly Jo Bates, their 19 kids, and their growing number of grandchildren are starring in the new reality series Bringing Up Bates, which premieres on UP on New Year’s Day at 9/8c. Because anyone who’s watched…

Duggar pals Gil and Kelly Jo Bates to star in new TV show with their 19 kids, Bringing Up Bates
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Duggar pals Gil and Kelly Jo Bates to star in new TV show with their 19 kids, Bringing Up Bates

Gil and Kelly Jo Bates, close friends of the Duggars and fellow parents of 19, are starring in a new show with their clan on UPtv. Find out details and information about how the family grew even more yesterday!

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How Gil and Kelly Jo Bates pay for their 19 children

Of course now The Bates are reality stars (if the show works out,) so the opportunities that come along with that will help pay for their children, but they’ve been already surviving for two decades with a large brood. The question is: how do two non-billionaire adults find the money to feed and care for so many children?