Jill Duggar's husband, Derick Dillard, has, yet again, gotten himself into a controversy. But, this time, home network TLC is not putting up with it. Dillard's latest pot-stirrer involved comments on transgender Jazz Jennings.
Dillard has commented on Jennings anew after he had already earned the ire of fans in August when he allegedly bullied the "I Am Jazz" star. The 28-year-old made transphobic comments towards the 17-year-old in a Twitter post on Nov. 9, saying, "I pity Jazz, 4 those who take advantage of him in order 2 promote their agenda, including the parents who allow these kinds of decisions 2 be made by a child. It's sad that ppl would use a juvenile this way."
I pity Jazz, 4 those who take advantage of him in order 2 promote their agenda, including the parents who allow these kinds of decisions 2 be made by a child. It's sad that ppl would use a juvenile this way. Again, nothing against him, just unfortunate what's on tv these days.
— Derick Dillard (@derickmdillard) November 9, 2017
Supporters were quick to note that Dillard again used male pronouns to refer to Jennings, whose life changes had been documented in her show. Dillard also defended himself in another post, explaining that he was just expressing his opinion and that he did not bully anyone.
For its part, TLC, who airs the Duggar family show "Counting On," seemingly had enough of Dillard's careless and insensitive remarks. The company announced that Dillard will not be seen on the Duggar family-focused show and that it did not have anything to do with his statements.
"TLC is proud to share the story of Jazz Jennings and her family and will continue to do so," the network added.
pic.twitter.com/YdJHU84xxE — TLC Network (@TLC) November 11, 2017
But, Jennings seemed to have just shrugged the naysayer. On Saturday, she tweeted, "In the face of constant ignorance and hatred I prefer to disregard negative opinions and continue moving forward with love." Even so, many of her fans came to her defense.
In August, Dillard denounced Jennings' TLC show, which he claimed was based on "non-reality," and even called transgenders "a myth." Fans and supporters slammed Dillard for bullying the teen.
