The former reality star is reportedly still behind bars after being taken into police custody on Wednesday afternoon.
According to a police report, he stands accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl during a family vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida in 2020.
Joseph Duggar has been arrested for the alleged molestation of a 9-year-old girl. (Washington County Sheriff’s Office)
This, of course, is not the first time that the Duggar family has been rocked by a scandal involving child sexual abuse.
Back in 2015, an unsealed police report revealed that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s eldest child, Josh Duggar, had molested five young girls, four of whom were his sisters.
Josh didn’t face any legal consequences, but his family’s reality show, 19 Kids and Counting, was canceled by TLC.
In the long run, the Duggars didn’t face any professional ramifications either, as the network brought the family back for a reboot titled Counting On (this time without Josh).
Josh Duggar poses for a booking photo after his arrest April 29, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Washington County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)
A few years later, the family found itself at the center of an even more damaging scandal.
In 2021, Josh was convicted on charges of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials.
He has been in prison ever since, and he’s expected to remain behind bars until December of 2021.
Many fans of the family have expressed shock that such a family of devout evangelical Christians could produce such monstrous behavior.
But as many have pointed out, Josh and Joseph’s (although we should note that the latter has not yet been convicted of any crimes) depraved behavior might have occurred because of their upbringing, not in spite of it.
Josh Duggar will be stuck behind federal bars for a VERY long time. No one feels sorry for him. (Image Credit: NBC)
As anyone who has watched the Duggars’ reality shows will know, the family lives in a highly secretive, insular world.
Josh was able to claim so many victims — and rise to fame after his first brush with the law — largely because his family and neighbors helped him keep his secret and turned a blind eye to his many red flags.
And then there were the bizarre teachings and extreme punishments that might have warped Josh and Joseph’s psyches — and their views on sex — at young ages.
The infamous “Duggar dress code,” for example, requires women and girls to dress “modestly” at all times.
Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell were followed by TLC producers on their honeymoon after they married in 2017. (TLC)
This usually means that they’re forced to wear floor-length skirts and long sleeves even while playing sports or engaging in other outdoor activities — all so that they won’t run the risk of inducing impure thoughts in the menfolk.
Obviously, premarital sex was forbidden in the Duggars’ community, but the family took things even further than that, forbidding unmarried men and women even to kiss, hold hands, or be alone together.
The Duggar courtship rules were notoriously harsh, yet another effort from the elders in the community to control the sex lives of young men and women.
It would be simplistic and misguided to blame Josh and Joseph’s misconduct on their parents’ beliefs.
But it’s worth noting that — as is so often the case — strict rules intended to bring about certain behaviors had the opposite effect instead.
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No, this could not have been emergency funeral clothing, he explained.
Markos’ video notes that not only is this gymwear — not like the skirts, dresses, blazers, and suits that people might wear to a funeral — but it apparently has large branding on it.
The purchases, totaling $1,043, came at 11:10 AM on Thursday, September 11 — about 19 hours after Charlie died. The name on the receipt was Erika Franzese, her maiden name.
Now, that isn’t “before the body was cold,” as Markos hyperbolically dubbed it. Algor mortis aside, the body was certainly in a temperature-controlled environment well before the shopping went down.
The point, simply put, is that this seems like a weird move for a new widow. It’s not helping her image.
Appearing on Fox News, Erika Kirk describes the first hours after her late husband’s shooting. (Image Credit: Fox News)
Is there an explanation that could make this make sense?
To be blunt, Erika went from being the essentially unknown wife of a notorious Christian nationalist to becoming the target of scorn from both sides of the political aisle.
Different people react in different ways to grief.
While many — including Markos — point out that most would not go on shopping sprees for pricey gymwear the morning after their spouse’s assassination, it’s true that different people have different ways to cope.
Could there be some sort of explanation for all of this?
Apparently, there is.
Known Kirk associate Elizabeth McCoy clapped back at the “shopping spree” story with her own version of events. (Image Credit: Instagram)
Mikey McCoy was Charlie Kirk’s chief of staff. Elizabeth is his wife.
She took to her Instagram Story to defend Erika, referring to herself as “the Alo purchaser.”
Apparently, she made these purchases as a favor to Erika.
“Think twice and consider evaluating things through a little grace perhaps,” she asked, “when you guys go down your next rabbit hole.”
Elizabeth also shared that she had gone to Target for other supplies.
In a town hall interview, Erika Kirk continued what critics have characterized as a ‘tour’ three months after her husband’s death. (Image Credit: CBS)
All settled, right?
Admittedly, some wonder why Charlie Kirk’s wife seemingly had a card in her maiden name.
However, we can all probably recognize that the general dislike of Erika is probably a larger factor here than any purchase.
(Politically, the left dislikes Erika for taking on the mantle of her late husband’s white nationalism and Christian nationalism, while the right seems to resent that Erika is stepping into her husband’s shoes without the charisma or experience to back it up. Also she’s a woman, which many of them find unforgivable.)
You know when you hate someone so much that you cringe when they laugh or hate any restaurant that they frequent? The Erika thing has reached those proportions.
That said … this isn’t doing any favors for Alo as a brand.
Taylor Frankie Paul attends the Los Angeles Premiere and FYC Event of Hulu’s “The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives” Season 2 at Paramount Studios on May 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Araya Doheny/Getty Images)
“In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,” Disney said in a statement issued Thursday afternoon (per NBC News).
Many fans of The Bachelorette and its related series are breathing a sigh of relief today, as the consensus among viewers was that Paul’s season would’ve permanently degraded one of the longest-running franchises in reality TV history.
Taylor has not yet issued a statement on what may well be the end of her career as a reality star and influencer.
Taylor Frankie Paul attends Hulu’s Get Real House at Casa Lago on April 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
Asked about the scandal during an appearance on Wednesday’s Good Morning America, Paul declined to go into specifics but admitted that it had “been a heavy time to see the headlines.”
“But I will say, I’ve been here before, and I got through it, and, you know, shared my story, my light. So I’m hoping that I can do that again,” she added.
He also denied Taylor’s allegation that he was the one who made the allegations public.
“His number one priority here is protecting [their 2-year-old son], Ever,” a rep for Mortensen tells Entertainment Weekly, adding:
Taylor Frankie Paul attends SiriusXM’s Radio Andy Presentation: Town Hall with the cast of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” at SiriusXM Studios on May 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
“He knew there was a possibility it could come out, but he was not going to be the one to proactively do that because he has always wanted a decent relationship with Taylor.
“It’s been really hard to achieve that, but he wants to co-parent well. He was just hoping that if he says nothing, as he usually does, it would go away. He’s never done any kind of sit-down interview about his side,” the spokesperson continued.
Paul’s casting was controversial from the very beginning, but very few of her critics would have predicted that her season would never even make it to air.
Only time will tell what sort of effect this move will have on the future of this franchise.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
A woman poses with a picture of Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in central Tehran on March 9, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
The Trump administration announced a US$10 million reward on March 15, 2026, for information leading to the capture of several senior Iranian figures.
While two of these leaders have since been killed by Israeli strikes, they are included here to provide a more complete picture of Iran’s powerful elite – people deeply embedded in the Islamic Republic’s political, intelligence and security architecture.
As an international affairs scholar, I know their careers reflect the institutional pillars of the regime – clerical authority, intelligence coordination, military power – and help explain why they are considered high-value targets.
Despite never holding formal elected or senior appointed office, Khamenei had been widely perceived as a potential successor to his father. Such a transition would have been controversial under normal circumstances, given his lack of experience and the ideological sensitivity around hereditary succession in a system born from anti-monarchical revolution.
Khamenei has also been linked to political controversies. During the 2005 presidential election, reformist candidate Mehdi Karroubi accused him of involvement in electoral manipulation. Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad later alleged that Khamenei engaged in financial misconduct.
Public opposition to his perceived rise was visible during the 2022–23 protests, when demonstrators explicitly rejected the prospect of his leadership by shouting “Mojtaba, may you die and never see leadership.”
Seyyed Ali-Asghar (Mir) Hejazi
A cleric with long-standing ties to Iran’s intelligence apparatus, Seyyed Ali-Asghar Hejazi had been among the closest aides to Ali Khamenei. He began his political career in 1980 as part of a “purification committee” tasked with firing perceived opponents from state institutions in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
Hejazi later served as deputy for foreign affairs in the Ministry of Intelligence in the early 1980s and, more recently, as deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Supreme Leader. In this role, he has functioned as a key intermediary between various branches of government as well as religious and political personalities – transmitting Khamenei’s directives, shaping high-level policy and coordinating Iran’s complex intelligence and security networks.
Seyyed Esmail Khatib, 64, who was killed on March 18, 2026, had built his career within Iran’s intelligence and security establishment. He joined intelligence operations linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in 1980 and was wounded during the Iran–Iraq War.
Following the war, this cleric held a series of senior intelligence roles, including director general of intelligence for Qom province, starting in 1991. He also held positions within the supreme leader’s security office from 2009–11 and was head of the judiciary’s Protection and Intelligence Center, a counterintelligence body within Iran’s judiciary, from 2012–19. He later served as a senior official within Astan Quds Razavi, a major religious and economic conglomerate controlled directly by Iran’s supreme leader.
Sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in 2020 for alleged human rights abuses, Khatib became Iran’s minister of intelligence in 2021.
Ali Larijani
Ali Larijani, who was assassinated on March 17, 2026, was one of the Islamic Republic’s most experienced political insiders. Born into a prominent clerical family, he rose through both military and civilian institutions, beginning with roles linked to the Revolutionary Guard in the early 1980s.
Over the decades, Larijani, 68, held numerous senior positions. Those include minister of culture from 1992–94 and head of state broadcasting from 1994–2004. He was also secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2004–08 and again from 2025–26. Larijani also served as Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator from 2005-07.
From early January 2026, and more clearly following the Feb. 28 killing of Ayatollah Khamenei, Larijani emerged as a central decision-maker within the system before his death.
Brig. Gen. Eskandar Momeni
A Revolutionary Guard-affiliated security official, Eskandar Momeni, 64, is a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War and participated in counterinsurgency operations against leftist groups in northern Iran.
He later held a range of senior law enforcement roles, including head of the Police Emergency Center, a dispatch center that directs emergency response units, from 2004–05, deputy for operations of the national police from 2005–08, and chief of traffic police from 2009–14. He also holds a doctorate in national security.
A commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Eskandar Momeni speaks to lawmakers in the Iranian Parliament in Tehran on Aug. 20, 2024. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Image
Maj. Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi
A senior Revolutionary Guard commander and longtime military strategist, Yahya Rahim Safavi, 73, received military training in Syria prior to the 1979 revolution and later became a key figure during the Iran–Iraq War.
He served as commander of the Revolutionary Guard ground forces, from 1985–89, deputy commander in chief from 1989–97 and commander in chief of the Revolutionary Guard from 1997–2007. During his tenure, he reportedly also earned a Ph.D. in geography.
In December 2006, the U.N. Security Council put Safavi on its sanctions list for his involvement in Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. After stepping down as Revolutionary Guard commander, Safavi was appointed senior military adviser to the supreme leader and is still serving in that role. He remains under U.S. sanctions.
Mehrzad Boroujerdi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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We have tragic news to report from the world of television today.
Jordan Wright — a beloved TV personality who has appeared on numerous reality shows — has passed away.
He was just 33 years old.
Reality star Jordan Wright is dead at the age of 33. (YouTube)
According to reports from People and other outlets, Wright was found dead in Thailand under circumstances that remain under investigation.
Wright’s body was discovered on March 14 in a drainage canal near Bang Tao Beach in Phuket, just weeks after he had relocated to the country.
Local police say there were no immediate signs of foul play.
Officials reported that Wright had checked into his hotel alone and was expected to check out on March 13, but never did. A search of his room revealed no signs of forced entry or disturbance.
Security footage captured Wright appearing restless outside the hotel prior to his disappearance. Investigators believe his movements eventually led to the area where his body was later found.
Jordan Wright has been found dead under suspicious circumstances. (YouTube)
Authorities also confirmed that his phone and hotel key card were recovered near the scene.
At this time, an autopsy is pending, and officials have not determined an official cause of death. They are also working to establish whether any substances may have played a role.
Wright first gained recognition through appearances on the British reality series The Only Way Is Essex and Ex on the Beach.
Though his time in the spotlight was relatively brief, he remained a recognizable figure among fans of the genre. In recent years, he had stepped away from television and returned to work as a firefighter.
In the days before his death, Wright had been sharing updates from Thailand on social media, documenting what appeared to be a new chapter in his life.
Across social media today, friends, former castmates, and a legion of adoring fans are sharing messages of grief and remembrance.
A spokesperson for The Only Way Is Essex expressed sympathy for Wright’s loved ones, while fellow reality personalities left messages honoring his memory.
“Lost for words bro. Amazing memories with you mate. Rest easy brother,” influencer Brandon Myers wrote.
Authorities in Thailand continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Wright’s death, with key details — including the official cause — still pending.
What is clear is that this is a deeply sad loss involving a young man whose life ended far too soon, leaving those who knew him searching for answers and mourning his passing.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
It is possible — even likely — that we will know more about Norris’ condition within the coming days.
After all, a celebrity (even an aging TV actor who is best known for an odd meme from over two decades ago) going to a hospital means a lot of people will have the opportunity to leak details.
His medical incident could range from something cardiovascular to an allergic reaction to something else altogether.
Admittedly, most of Norris’ fans would feel much more comfortable hearing a health update from the man himself.
It not only shows that he’s the one making things public, but will help reassure people who worry about him that he’s alright.
On March 10, 2026, Chuck Norris celebrated turning 86 years old. (Image Credit: Instagram)
He is 86 years old
Just over a week before this, on March 10, Norris celebrated his birthday.
The controversial actor is 86 years old.
He attempted a callback at his eponymous meme from the early aughts, quipping: “I don’t age. I level up.”
Norris announced: “I’m 86 today! Nothing like some playful action on a sunny day to make you feel young.”
He expressed: “I’m grateful for another year, good health, and the chance to keep doing what I love.”
Despite his age, Norris has continued to remain physically active.
(And, of course, to showcase this activity on social media.)
Norris has shared photos and videos of himself riding horses, lifting weights, and going on hikes.
He has also of course engaged in what appear to be very careful practice fights.
However, health is not synonymous with physical activity. Staying active helps, but does not make anyone immune to medical incidents.
While advertising his own brand of dog food, Chuck Norris looks into the camera. (Image Credit: YouTube)
He is a controversial figure
Norris has consciously chosen to be a controversial figure, which goes back many decades.
He was an outspoken fan of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. He has openly supported and rubbed elbows with Benjamin Netanyahu.
A little under two decades ago, he voiced support for the “birther” conspiracies surrounding President Barack Obama. Norris also supported Prop 8, which temporarily outlawed marriage equality in California.
Infamously, in 2012, he “warned” of civilizational doom if President Obama were to be reelected. Though it does often feel like the world is crumbling into despair, Obama is not the cause of the collapse.
All of this has complicated his legacy and how some of his erstwhile fans regard him and his projects from decades past.
But on the other hand, he’s not one of those people who rolled out of bed one day and decided to become radicalized. There’s something to be said for consistency.
