Anna Duggar: 7 Dark Secrets You Never Knew!

These days, when you think of Anna Duggar, the Josh Duggar sex scandals are probably the first thing to enter your mind.

However, even before she married Josh and gained fame as part of the extended 19 Kids and Counting clan, Anna"s life was beset by family feuds and troubled relationships.

Anna"s brother and sisters have encouraged her to leave Josh, but some believe that her controlling mother and father forced her into the marriage despite countless red flags.

Anna"s devoutly religious parents and rebellious siblings may not have engaged in any bad behavior on par with Josh"s, but they"re also not as squeaky-clean as you might think.

Check out our run-down of the Keller family"s darkest secrets in the gallery below. 

1. Anna Was FORCED to Marry Josh?

Anna knew about the allegations that Josh had molested four of his sisters before she agreed to marry him. She accepeted his proposal anyway, some say at her parents’ insistance.

2. The Kellers Remain Devoted to Disgraced Minister Bill Gothard

Like the Duggars, the Kellers joined Bill Gothard’s Institute in Basic Life Principles several decades ago. Unlike the Duggars, the Kellers have yet to distance themselves from the minister, who is currently under investigatuon for sexual abuse.

3. Mike Keller Led a "Life of Sin" in His Youth

Anna’s sister, Priscilla, has revealed that her father was prone to bad behavior before he converted to Christianity at 19, but she has repeatedly refused to go into detail. “God truly redeemed my dad’s life from sin and gave him a tremendous freedom from the past.”

4. Mike Keller is Estranged From the Rest of the Family

None of the family has any contact with Anna’s older brother, Mike. Anna’s parents and sister have refused to reveal why this is the case.

5. Susanna Keller Has Also Cut Ties

Anna’s younger sister, Susanna Keller, had a baby out of wedlock as a teen. Now 23, Susanna has moved to Texas and renounced her family’s fundamentalist ways.

6. Anna’s Oldest Sister is Getting a Divorce

Anna’s oldest sister, Rebekah McDonald, is in the process of getting a divorce. That’s a major no-no in the insanerly strict Keller family.

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Wait, What?! The Martian Director Says He Knew About Water On Mars "Months Ago" — Did NASA Hold Out For Publicity?

Uhm, come again?

Yesterday brought HUGE news as NASA announced that they could finally confirm there was liquid water on the surface of Mars.

When the news broke, there were several people who believed that NASA knew about this for a while and they were just waiting for the most opportune moment to release their findings.

Photos: Water On Mars Gives These 18 Celebs Who Believe In Aliens A Little More Hope!

This theory is backed up by the fact that that Matt Damon‘s upcoming sci-fi flick The Martian — about an astronaut stranded on Mars — hits theaters Friday!

This was just too much of a coincidence for many people and the director of the movie, Ridley Scott, didn’t help this theory when he revealed:

“I knew that months ago.”

Wha??

Scott went on to say:

“When I first talked to NASA, we got into all kinds of stuff and I said, ‘So I know you’ve got down there [these] massive glaciers.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, that the massive white thing [on the surface of Mars] that gets covered with dust, we think that’s ice.’ And I said, ‘Wow! Does that mean there was an ocean?’ Are we right now what Mars was 750 million years ago?’ And they went, ‘Uh, good question.’ So they want to go up there and find out.”

Unfortunately for the 77-year-old, he didn’t find out about the water on Mars until after the film had gone into production. When asked if it would have changed some of the story, he said:

“[Damon’s astronaut] would’ve found the edge of a glacier, definitely. It would be fascinating,” said Scott. “But then I would’ve lost a great sequence. He has to make water, and the steaming device, and put up the plastic tents, which creates the humidity, which grows the plants, which is the most basic form of irrigation.”

We wonder how long NASA actually knew about this! What else are they keeping from us?! Conspiracy theory time!

What do you think? Are you surprised that this information was kept secret until they could generate a little more press for the space program by releasing it before The Martian?

[Image via Dominic Chan/WENN20th Century Fox.]