TLC Has ‘No Plans’ to Work With Derick Dillard After His Tweets About Jazz Jennings
TLC is parting ways with Jill Duggar's husband and Counting On star Derick Dillard after several controversial tweets disapproving of 17-year-old transgender reality star Jazz Jennings.In a statement released on Twitter, the network wrote, "We want to let our viewers know that Derick Dillard has not participated in Counting On for months and the network has no plans to feature him in the future.""We want to reiterate that Derick's personal statements do not reflect the views of the network," the statement continued.
"TLC is proud to share the story of Jazz Jennings and her family and will continue to do so."Related: Jill (Duggar) Dillard Shares First Photo of Son Samuel: 'We Are So in Love With Him!'On Thursday, Dillard criticized Jennings and her family, writing, "I pity Jazz, 4 those who take advantage of him in order 2 promote their agenda, including the parents who allow these kinds of decisions 2 be made by a child »