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After spending more than a week behind bars in his native Arkansas, Joseph Duggar was extradited to Florida on Tuesday.
At his arraignment that same day, Joseph pleaded not guilty to child molestation charges.
In a move that shocked many observers, he was then permitted to post bond and exit police custody.
Joseph appeared in court wearing a striped prison uniform.
He was represented by Albert Sauline III, a criminal defense attorney out of Panama City Beach, Florida (via The Ashley’s Reality Roundup).
Sauline asked the judge for “the most reasonable bond” for Joseph, noting that the former reality star has “no prior criminal history, whatsoever, not even a speeding ticket.”
He also shared a message from Joseph, telling the court that the father of four requests to be “treated as anyone else would, regardless of his status in the television industry.”
The prosecution acknowledged Joe’s lack of a criminal history but noted that no ties to the community,” it would be easy for him to “leave quickly
Eventually, the state prosecutor agreed to let Joseph post a “substantial monetary bond.”
The judge set bond at $600,000: $100,000 for the Lewd and Lascivious Conduct charge and $500,000 for the Lewd and Lascivious Molestation charge.
Joe was also barred from having any contact with the alleged victim, directly, through any third parties, or through social media.
He is also not permitted to have unsupervised contact with any minors under the age of 18.
While that provision makes perfect sense, it’s somewhat surprising in that Joseph is a father of four young children.
According to The Ashley, he and Jim Bob were spotted at the Panama City airport just a few hours after his arraignment.
It seems he was permitted to return to Arkansas, provided he’s back in Florida for his next court appearance on April 20.
We would assume that Joseph would be living with his parents, but his youngest sister, Josie Duggar, is only 16, so that’s not an option.
Of course, the Duggars are massively wealthy, so in addition to posting Joseph’s “substantial” bail, Jim Bob is probably hooking him up with the keys to one of the family’s many properties.
Joseph stands accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl during a vacation to Florida in 2020.
He and wife Kendra Duggar are also facing child endangerment charges after a police search of their home revealed that their kids’ bedroom doors had locks on the outside, suggesting they were in the habit of locking their children in.
Kendra was allowed to make bail after just a few hours in police custody. She’s facing nine years in prison, while Joseph could be sentenced to as many as 34 years behind bars.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
Joseph Duggar Released From Jail After Pleading Not Guilty on Molestation Charges was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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She didn’t have sex until she was in her 30s … after she was a household name.
From time to time, Lizzo has confessed things that fans simply didn’t want to know.
This admission, however, might help people overcome shame.
Lizzo explains that there were multiple factors behind her “late bloomer” status — including a promise that she made, early in her career.
Virginity is a social construct, and it’s been with Lizzo for most of her life
On the Tuesday, March 31 episode of the Friends Keep Secrets podcast, Lizzo had a confession to make.
Speaking to hosts Benny Blanco, Lil Dicky, and Kristin Batalucco, the 37-year-old singer admitted that she first had sex in her 30s — waiting until after she won her first Grammy Award.
“I was a late bloomer,” Lizzo admitted. “I lied about it for a long time.”
The hosts tried to guess when the music superstar first swiped her V-card.
Lizzo ended the speculation, sharing that it happened in 2020 — by which point she was already immensely famous.
“Isn’t that crazy?” Lizzo remarked in reference to herself.
“I wasn’t even thinking about it,” she then admitted.
Lizzo revealed: “I promised myself when I was younger that I wouldn’t have sex until I won a Grammy.”
The room erupted in laughter, Lil Dicky asked if Lizzo would have caved if she’d never won the prestigious award.
Lizzo clarified that she didn’t have someone waiting in the wings in case she won that night, clarifying: “It was not the night of the Grammys.” But it was soon after.
And yes, she had to bluff her way through it along the way
Lizzo admitted to having cringe memories of being evasive and outright lying in college, when she attended the University of Houston.
“I feel a weight off of my chest right now,” she expressed. “It was so embarrassing.”
Lizzo recalled: “I was in a friend group of girls. We were all girling one night and it was like, ‘Wait, Lizzo are you a virgin?’”
Naturally, she did the only reasonable thing that she could have done under the circumstances: she lied.
“And I remember being like, ‘No!’” she shared. “I was remember it was so embarrassing. I said, ‘I love the D’ … And it held me over for a little while.”
As Lizzo continued to explain, it became clear that there were elements of religious indoctrination — and perhaps trauma — behind her “late bloomer” status.
“Ya’ll have no idea. It was religious for me, too,” she admitted. “Like, when we were teenagers at my church, we all made a pact that we wouldn’t do anything before marriage.”
Lizzo added: “And then, I was just so scared. Like, nobody wanted to kiss me.”
At 21, she got her first kiss, but it was awful — and happened against her will.
“I was actually very upset about it,” Lizzo shared. “It was a New Year’s Eve thing and he forced it on me. I was really mad and I was like, ‘My first kiss is ruined.’ I was so mad.”
It’s sad that society pushed so many toxic ideas on her (and on so many others)
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony took place on January 26, 2020.
As people may recall, Lizzo didn’t win just one Grammy. She won three.
For “Truth Hurts,” she won Best Pop Solo Performance. For the deluxe version of “Cuz I Love You,” she won Best Urban Contemporary Album. And for “Jerome,” she won Best Traditional R&B Performance.
Virginity is a social construct, one with varying definitions. There is no moral value to having more or less sex — only to living in an authentic way that makes you happy.
It is tragic that we live in a society where people like Lizzo felt as adolescents that their healthy desires were shameful, and that she also feared that she was undesirable. But perhaps her story can help others feel less ashamed.
Lizzo Confesses: I Was a Virgin Until I Won a Grammy! was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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