Jill Duggar & Derick Dillard: FIRED From Missionary Work?!

Back in July, it was announced that Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard would be headed to El Salvador to spend the foreseeable future serving the less fortunate. 

Jill and Derick even took donations from fans to fund their new life, but just a few weeks later, they were back in Arkansas.

Some claimed that life in Central America proved too difficult for the Dillards. Others believed Jill and Derick planned to scam fans out of their cash by accepting donations for work they never intended to complete.

Now, some fans are theorizing that the Dillards assumed that they would be accepted (and partially funded) by the Southern Baptist Church and the International Mission Board, only to be rejected by both due to their lack of qualifications, their families recent scandals, or both.

Several fans (some of whom made donations) have taken to social media to ask the Dillards if their missionary work was ever affiliated with the SBC and IMB.

Not surprisingly, they have yet to receive a response, but Derick has dialed back comments that he made which implied that he and Jill had the full support of both organizations.

“We are so grateful for the support of our church fellowship Cross Church [the largest Southern Baptist church in Arkansas] as we were officially commissioned during the morning service today,” Derick wrote on Instagram last month.

He’s since clarified that the “commission” consisted of a group prayer session for which he and Jill were present, writing:

“Just this past weekend, we were commissioned to the mission field by our home church. The commissioning consisted of our pastor leading the congregation in praying for our family as we work on the mission field.”

Some have gone so far as to claim that the Jill faked her midwife certification as part of a last-ditch effort to be approved for service.

That may seem rather desperate (and it is), but without funding from organizations like the SBC and IMB, Duggars would only be able to permanently relocate to El Salvador at great personal expense (or with a lot of donations from fans).

And unfortunately, it seems Jill and Derick didn’t get the okay before they went ahead and started requesting donations from fans.

Suddenly, that premature return to Arkansas doesn’t seem quite so surprising.

Carole Middleton: Did Kate Middleton"s Mom Get Drunk at Rugby Match?

Anyone who’s ever been to an NFL game knows that Americans are no slouches when it comes to getting epically sloshed and rowdy at sporting events.

But believe it or not, we’ve got nothing on UK soccer and rugby fanatics.

These blokes earn the name “hooligans” at just about every match by guzzling pints and bashing their shaved skulls into one another regardless of whether their team wins or loses.

Needless to say, it’s not the sort of affair that’s necessarily fit for royals, or even royal in-laws, but that didn’t stop Carole Middleton from (reportedly) getting a little tipsy at the England vs. Australia Rugby World Cup match at Twickenham Stadium in London.

Maybe it was the fact that England was bounced out of the tournament after a 33-13 arse-whupping. Maybe it’s the fact that Pippa Middleton can’t hold down a job. Or perhaps she’s bracing herself Duchess Kate’s third tumultuous pregnancy.

We like to think that Carole just felt like tying one on, so she did just that.

The woman is forced to live her life in the public eye, and she has constantly has to worry about pissing off the Queen.

If anyone’s to entitled get proper pissed at a rugby match, it’s Carole.

23 Celebrities Who Used to Be Really Fat

As previously documented, there are a number of celebrities out there who need to eat some pie. They are way too skinny.

But there are also quite a number of stars out there who stopped eating pie. And, as a result, they have dropped a significant amount of weight.

Admire their impressive transformations, along their new, svelte figure, below…

1. Ricky Gervais

You don’t need to ask Ricky Gervais to show off his new body. He’ll just go ahead and do it for you.

2. Jonah Hill

What’s more amazing: That Jonah Hill was the fat kid in Superbad? Or that Jonah Hill has been nominated for two Academy Awards?

3. Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt will always be the fat and lovable Andy Dwyer from Parks and Recreation to some. But the actor has left those days far behind him.

4. Seth Rogen

Like his friend Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen started his career as the overweight star of a major comedy (Knocked Up), but he’s since lost many pounds while remaining just as funny.

5. Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson has Weight Watchers, and her own impressive willpower, to thank for this amazing transformation.

6. Kelly Osbourne

Wow. It’s almost like someone just cut Kelly Osbourne in half, huh? No one would have predicted back in the day that she would cover Shape Magazine.

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Kourtney Kardashian Thanks Fans For Love After Latest Tear-Jerking KUWTK Trailer

Keeping Up with the Kardashians fans are finally getting to see Kourtney Kardashian’s reaction to the scandal that ended things with Scott Disick.

It was not a pretty scene, but the 36-year-old mother of three says she’s grateful for our reaction to the trailers and promos airing on E!

Keeping Up with the Kardashians Promo: The End of Kourtney and Scott!

If you watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians online, you’ve likely seen the trailer for next week’s episode teasing “the end of Kourtney and Scott.”

“I’ve worked so hard to keep this family together,” Kourtney tells concerned sister Kim Kardashian. “I’m on the verge of a mental breakdown.”

As was the case when this was shown briefly in the Keeping Up with the Kardashians trailer, fans quickly reached out to Kourtney online.

One follower wrote, “I hate when @kourtneykardash cries I seriously die inside,” to which she replied, “love you,” with a broken heart emoji.

She then penned a sincere tweet to her 16 million followers, writing that the fan support has meant so much in the wake of the breakup:

“Reading your tweets and I need you guys to know how truly touched I am by your love. I love you guys. You help me more than you know.”

In early July, Disick was caught canoodling with Chloe Bartoli; Kourtney kicked him out of their house and ended their nine-year romance.

Watching a grown woman cry about her terrible partner is a sobering experience regardless of the circumstances, even for a reality star.

If the raw emotion doesn’t make you feel sympathy, or empathy, for Kourtney in this case, you might want to check yourself for a pulse.

Fortunately, though … she’s bounced back extremely well:

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