Duggar Family Secrets Unveiled: Shocking Revelations About Abusive Grandfather

In a recent development, Jill Duggar and her husband Derick Dillard have shed light on the shocking revelations made in Amy Duggar's book "Holy Disruptor." The book delves into the Duggar family's dark past, particularly the alleged abusive behavior of their grandfather, Jimmy Lee Duggar.

Derick Dillard revealed that during their reading of the book, he was able to share new information with Jill about her grandfather that she was previously unaware of. "I actually told Jill some things about her grandfather that she didn't know, so that was an interesting dynamic," Derick said.

Jill Duggar expressed her surprise at learning these disturbing details about her own family history. "He was like, 'Did you know this, that or the other about Grandpa Duggar? And I was like, 'No, tell me more,'" she recalled. Jill acknowledged that the book "definitely is deep" and "goes into a lot of aspects" of the family's experiences.

Jill praised her cousin Amy's "boldness" in sharing these difficult memories, stating that the book was "very insightful" and provided the family with a deeper understanding of their own history. "We learned more about our family history than we knew. We had inklings of things, but even just your family and everything you went through," Jill said.

The revelations in "Holy Disruptor" shed light on the alleged physical and emotional abuse that Jill's mother, Deanna, experienced at the hands of her father, Jimmy Lee Duggar. Amy's book describes harrowing incidents of violence, including an instance where Jimmy Lee allegedly beat Deanna with a leather belt for over an hour, leaving her "black and blue and beaten to a bloody pulp."

As the Duggar family grapples with these disturbing revelations, the impact of Amy's book continues to reverberate, shedding light on the family's complex and often hidden past.