Back in April of 2019, The Hollywood Gossip reported that Jim Bob Duggar had disowned his daughter Jinger, the family "rebel."
This action came as a result of the 26-year-old's decision to relocate to Los Angeles, but was also seen as a final straw of sorts.
In some ways, the decision was a long time coming, as Jinger's rebellious streak had been a thorn in Jim Bob's side for years.
That last straw came abruptly, when Jinger and husband Jeremy Vuolo announced that they would be moving to the West Coast.
The move was ostensibly so that Jeremy could enroll in an L.A. divinity school, but was widely seen as a rebuke of Jim Bob.
In any case, Jinger and Jim Bob have since patched things up, leading some fans to think that this rift was all exaggerated.
However, in an exclusive interview with THG, a longtime family friend confirms that Jim Bob did indeed cut ties with his daughter.
Not only was the disowning a real thing, the patriarch's change of heart was motivated not by compassion, but by sheer vanity.
Take a look at what we found out in our interview:
1. Simpler Times
While Jim Bob was never a big fan of Jinger's boyfriend turned fiance turned husband Jeremy Vuolo, he accepted the relationship, and ultimately, his daughter's decision to marry a man with beliefs that are slightly less conservative than the ones with which she was raised.
2. Trial By Fire
Fans noticed early on that Jim Bob was much more critical of Jeremy than he was of the other young men who married into the Duggar family.
3. The Same, But Different
There are many reasons for this, chief among them is the fact that while he's also an evangelical Christian, Jeremy's beliefs differ from Jim Bob's in a number of significant ways.
4. The Right to Bare Legs
For starters, Jeremy doesn't hold Jim Bob's old school views regarding a woman's place in the world. This is most evident in the fact that Jinger is not required to adhere to a strict dress code, as she was when she was growing up.
5. A Biblical Rift
On top of that, it seems Jeremy and Jim Bob differ sharply on certain theological issues that both believe to be of the utmost importance.
6. Calvin and Bob
According to an insider who spoke with The Hollywood Gossip exclusively, Jim Bob doesn’t “mesh” with either Jeremy Vuolo or Jessa Duggar’s husband, Ben Seewald, due to the fact that both men subscribe to a Calvinist belief system that Jim Bob abhors.
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