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Josh Duggar Begs Wife For ‘Sexy’ Pics In Bizarre Prison Email

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Josh Duggar has been behind bars since 2021, and he’s not scheduled for release until 2032.

Josh’s release date keeps getting pushed back due to his bad behavior behind bars, and cousin Amy Duggar claims that he’s currently being held in solitary confinement.

That’s the good news. The bad news is that Josh is still allowed to make contact with the outside world.

Josh Duggar's initial mugshot.
Upon his arrest, Josh Duggar was charged with receiving and possessing CSAM. (Photo Credit: Washington County Jail)

And a newly revealed prison email from Josh to wife Anna Duggar tells us more about their marriage than we ever wanted to know.

“Okay so wow! WOWOWOW! I just got your 4 photo collage,” he wrote Anna in June 2022 (via Radar Online), adding:

“THE PICS ARE SUPER HOT AND YOU LOOK STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS. YOU ARE SOOOO CUTE! THANK YOU FOR SENDING! YOU ARE SOOOO PRECIOUS!”

“It’s so much fun to get those — wow you are sexy!” Josh ranted on.

“Thank you for sharing with me, it means a lot to hear your heart! Thank you for the super sexy photos too cutie! xoxo.”

Josh Duggar in a follow-up mugshot.
Already in custody, Josh Duggar continued to exude a smug presence when posing for mugshots. (Photo Credit: Washington County Detention Center)

You get the idea. It seems that Anna also offered some updates on her life in her latest email, but Josh was primarily fixated on her pics.

He also implored her to figure out how to continue sending pics once he arrives at his new home with “the feds,” aka Seagoville Federal Correctional Facility in Texas.

In other newly revealed emails, Josh lashed out at his parents and accused them of hypocrisy.

“You continue to talk about how you forgive others and try not to be bitter, yet you constantly are putting me down,” Josh wrote.

“Not just this situation, I’m talking years of it. Do you think it’s helping me? Does it help you? Does it help the ‘spirit’ of our family?

“When I try to bring this up, or ANY criticism of Pops and Mom, they immediately point to my bad choices in life and then defend themselves. REALLY? You accuse Anna of doing this most of the time and you call her the ‘most bitter person you know’ etc.”

On Reddit, many commenters noted that Anna, who is now raising seven kids on her own, has every right to be bitter.

These days, Josh is desperately appealing his sentence every chance he gets. But it still seems unlikely that he’ll be released this decade.

So maybe the 2020s aren’t such a hellscape after all!

Josh Duggar Begs Wife For ‘Sexy’ Pics In Bizarre Prison Email was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Olivia Wilde Worries Fans With ‘Gaunt’ Appearance: Is She Okay?

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Fans and detractors alike seem to be asking the same question:

Is Olivia Wilde okay?

A recent video — alongside other recent glimpses at the actress — has people mixing body-shaming, concern trolling, and old-fashioned worry.

Other fans are rushing to her defense, saying that she’s doing just fine.

Olivia Wilde in April 2026.
Olivia Wilde attends the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026. (Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

Is she okay?

In late April, Wilde stopped to chat with SFGate for quick red carpet interview.

The 42-year-old actor and director was there for the San Fransisco International Film Festival.

Specifically, she was promoting The Invite, her newest film.

Unfortunately, much of the focus on social media had nothing to do with her creative works.

Instead, the attention fell upon her appearance.

To say that she looked “slimmer than usual” would arguably be to miss the point of much of the discussion.

Wilde has always been a strikingly beautiful actress.

While that is still the case, her facial features appear to be both exaggerated and, some argue, sunken.

Her famously prominent cheekbones stand out even more than usual, which is saying a lot.

Is she sick? Is this the result of some sort of ill-advised cosmetic change? Or are people being concern-trolls just to give a famous woman a hard time?

Fans don’t agree on what’s going on

When a flurry of commenters across social media criticized or expressed worry about Wilde’s appearance, some took that as an insult.

A number of fans have expressed the belief that lighting, angles, and unflattering lighting were at play.

(That actually seems likely.)

Others have pointed out that Wilde’s other recent appearances — including photos that she herself has shared to social media — display similar features.

(We cannot dispute that, either.)

Ultimately, we do not know if this is natural aging, illness, or something else.

We do know that online discourse is almost never careful.

Yes, every now and then, a celebrity will admit that social media feedback got them to see a dermatologist about an urgent issue, or helped them to kick a bad habit.

The vast majority of the time, it looks and sounds like body-shaming — no matter the intention. The comments do not help, and could even cause someone to double down.

As a society, we need to feel less entitled to “worry” about someone’s looks. If Wilde is getting this kind of chatter, what chances to the rest of us have?

Olivia Wilde Worries Fans With ‘Gaunt’ Appearance: Is She Okay? was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Alaska House advances bills aimed at regulating standards, conditions for caregivers

Rear view of senior woman and her home caregiver spending a chilly, windy day outdoors in city park. Autumn walk for elderly patient with walker.

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The Alaska House of Representatives advanced two bills relating to certified nurse aide training and home health care workers this week in an effort to support Alaska’s growing senior population.

The bills aim to regulate Alaska’s health care by setting training standards for CNAs and regulating wages and conditions for caregivers.

HB 244, sponsored by Rep. Jubilee Underwood, R-Wasilla, would establish eleven standards of a CNA training program at no cost to the state to ensure that patients receive competent health care. The bill passed with 39 yes votes. Rep. David Nelson, R-0Anchorage was excused absent.

“It simply says through regulation, CNA training should reflect the real job, communicating with patients, recognizing behavioral changes, supporting dignity and independence and properly caring for people with cognitive conditions,” Underwood said.

The House also advanced HB 96, sponsored by Rep. Mike Prax, R-North Pole, which would establish a Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board to investigate and provide a biennial report on wages, workforce and working conditions for home care personnel. The board would be required to meet at least three times annually. The bill also ensures that 70% of Medicaid funding to agencies providing home and community-based services will go directly to employees and benefits.

“The home care industry has kind of developed organically if you will and there are no professional licensing requirements at this time, but they do need to set up some recognizable standard to organize the industry for purposes of pay and services,” Prax said.

The bill passed 35-5 in the House Monday and advanced to the Senate for consideration.

Alexis Rodich, director of Alaska and Montana SEIU 775, a union representing long-term care workers, said in April that the bill is a solution to a caregiver workforce crisis and provides accountability for Medicaid dollars.

The Health Department stated in the fiscal note that it would cost approximately $378,900 annually and would require the department to hire two full-time health program managers.

Rep. Jamie Allard, R-Eagle River, voted against the bill. She said Monday that she supports the need for home care employment positions but suggested consolidating the duties of the Home Care Employment Standards Advisory Board into another Health Department board.

Rep. Zack Fields, D-Anchorage, supported the bill and said that it is in the state’s best financial interest to maintain a functioning home health care work force.

“It both minimizes our long-term expenses for long-term care while keeping our elders in the place they prefer to stay, which is in their home with their family,” he said.

According to Rodich, personal care services are 45-90% less costly than nursing facilities or Alaska pioneer homes.

Shanah Kinison, a caregiver for a child with disabilities, wrote that she sees caregivers leaving the state and the bill could support caregivers, clients and their families.

“I support HB96 because it will address the shortage of caregivers in Alaska, the disparity in wages & training, and resolve other issues facing caregivers & their clients,” Kinison said.

Vanessa Liston, a caregiver for one of her children, supported the bill in a letter to legislators and said that the bill could improve her son’s life.

“This bill could upgrade the caregivers and give capability to hire strong caregivers that have pride in their job!! This is so important to the folks with disabilities and would be a game changer for growth for the future!!” she wrote.

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Centrist Democrats beef up affordability message

Centrist Democrats are seeking to flex their messaging muscles ahead of the midterms, with a nonprofit affiliated with an influential group of House Democratic moderates set to host its inaugural policy conference later this month.

The Effective Governing Coalition is hosting the May 12 forum, billed as “Delivering an Effective Economy: A Solutions Conference,” at Washington’s Planet Word Museum. The group launched in 2024 as an offshoot of the centrist New Democratic Coalition and prioritizes economic growth, environmental sustainability, health care access and national defense.

The event, which will include new polling on cost-of-living concerns and focus on how Democratic leaders can boost affordability, comes as the center and left wings of the party have started laying out visions for an affordability agenda.

The New Democrats, the House’s largest Democratic Caucus, released a 16-page “Affordability Agenda” earlier this year, which details specific policy proposals targeting grocery, health care, housing, energy and family-related costs. The Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled a 10-point legislative plan to lower costs earlier this week.

The forum is not the EGC’s first foray into messaging around lowering costs. The group, founded by longtime Democratic operatives Mike Goodman and Kyle Layman, boosted swing-district members of the New Democrat Coalition in a summer ad buy blasting Republicans’ Medicaid-cutting megabill.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who said last month she has not ruled out a run for president, will speak at a fireside chat. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), the New Dems chair, as well as Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.), Salud Carbajal (D-Cali.), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Mich.), Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.) and Greg Stanton (D-Ari.) will also attend.

Other speakers include Fox News commentator Jessica Tarlov, political reporters Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck and Molly Ball, Impact Research’s Molly Murphy, SKDK’s Doug Thornell and Third Way’s Lanae Erickson.

Another sign that the group is buckling down ahead of November’s election: The EGC recently hired Andrew Wright, former Rep. Derek Kilmer’s (D-Wash.) chief of staff, as its first executive director.

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