More Duggar Fallout Continues: Multiple Advertisers Cut Ties With 19 Kids and Counting

Famous family has come under fire over last week's shocking news

By Lily Harrison May 26, 2015 8:45 PMTags
19 Kids and Counting, The Duggar FamilyScott Enlow/TLC

Just days after TLC announced that they were pulling 19 Kids and Counting from their current lineup, several advertisers have revealed that they're following suit.

E! News can confirm that General Mills, Payless Shoes and Choice Hotels have all decided to remove their ads from future Duggars-related programming.

"We can confirm that we have removed this program from our current advertising schedule," a spokesperson for General Mills told us.

Meanwhile, Payless released the following statement: "Payless' ads ran during this show as part of a larger buy with TLC. We are taking steps to have them removed from future episodes."

Walgreens, another major advertiser with the reality TV show, took to Facebook to address the recent controversy.

"In the wake of recent news, we are no longer advertising on the 19 Kids and Counting program."

This is just the latest in the fallout surrounding resurfaced allegations that cast member Josh Duggar allegedly molested five underage girls when he was a teenager.

Last week, the 27-year-old issued a public apology, saying that he "acted inexcusably" 12 years ago.

Less than one day later, TLC made the decision to yank the popular program from their schedule for the time being.

"Effective immediately, TLC has pulled all episodes of 19 Kids and Counting currently from the air," the cable network said. "We are deeply saddened and troubled by this heartbreaking situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and victims at this difficult time."

TMZ was the first to report the advertisers leaving.

—Additional reporting by Lindsay Good and Baker Machado.