'Law & Order SVU' SPOILERS - '19 Kids' Josh Duggar Story Coming in November
In a case of art imitating life, it seems that the Josh Duggar controversy is being spun into a new story that will be part of the all-new season of Law & Order: SVU. The star of 19 Kids and Counting made headline news when he revealed that he had molested five underage girls while he was a teenager, two of which were his sisters, Jill and Jessa Duggar. The scandal broke in May, and was followed up with a second scandal after Duggar admitted to having an account on the extramarital website, Ashley Madison. Yet, while the scandal has only caused misfortune for the Christian family, including the cancellation of their TLC series, NBC is looking to turn the scandal into ratings gold.
It is being reported by PEOPLE that the episodes, titled, "Patrimonial Burden," will air during the November sweeps next month, where the network is hoping it will brings in a ton of viewers and advertisers.
According to Radar Online, the story will slightly differ from the actual Duggar's lives, as the episode will revolve around a family of 10 kids, where one of the daughters ends up getting pregnant. As the detectives investigate, they learn that the family has some other secrets they are covering up.
Star of the series, Peter Scanavino, spoke out to E! News, about the upcoming episode and expressed his views on Duggar following the controversy.
"With the Duggar one, it was like the double-whammy because it was his sisters and the fact - I mean, honestly, I feel like we're dealing with some topics this season that feel a bit meatier than some lunatic fringe family," Scanavino explained to reporters. "I have never been so infuriated with someone's level of hypocrisy, and lying, and then displacement of responsibility onto something else. When I think about that guy, it boils my blood, I will say."
The episode will hit the airwaves next month.