Amy Duggar is claiming that her cousin Joy-Anna Duggar refuses to speak with her amid the Duggar family’s scandals.
“I wish her well, she will not talk to me, but the door is always open, and I’ve made that perfectly clear,” Amy, 40, wrote in response to a social media user who commented on her Saturday, November 7, TikTok video that made claims about her family. The commenter had noted how much Amy looked and sounded like Joy-Anna, 29, to which Amy agreed.
Amy’s video claimed that despite “a lot of people” not liking her opinion, she believes the Duggar family “loves to smooth things over, [like] when there is a tragic event taking place,” such as her cousin Joseph Duggar being accused of child molestation during a 2020 family vacation in Florida. (Amy has been enthusiastically vocal in her support of Joseph’s alleged victim via social media, and has advocated for her family to be allegedly more truthful as a whole.)
Amy did not offer any further insight into her alleged estrangement from Joy-Anna, who has labeled the allegations against Joseph, her brother, “disturbing” in the past. (Joseph was arrested in March. He pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial before he was released on a $600,000 bond that same month. He is currently awaiting court proceedings.)
Joy-Anna has not made any direct public statements about Amy, even when news of the first major Duggar scandal, which resulted in her oldest brother, Josh Duggar, being jailed in 2021 for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), broke.
Amy’s post detailed her perspective on the Duggar family’s culture. “My family, I believe, knows how to say, ‘Everything is rosy, everything is great, we’re wonderful, we’re such a great loving family,’” she said, adding that “they always find somewhere to speak.”
She concluded, “My opinion is, if they’re so great, how come they didn’t protect girls in the first place?”
On the October 26 episode of the “Fire Chats: The Mindfire Pod” podcast, Amy spoke out in support of Joseph’s alleged 2020 victim. “Just as an advocate for children, clearly, you have to believe the person speaking out against him, right? You have to believe the victim,” she said at the time. “I will always stand up for the victim. I will always speak up for the victim.”
Amy added during the episode that she had “reached out” to the girl earlier this year, adding that they have communicated ahead of Joseph’s trial, which has not currently been scheduled. A pre-trial hearing is, however, slated for Tuesday, November 10.
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
