Jedidiah “Jed” Duggarand wife Katey (Nakatsu) Duggar have caused quite the stir after sharing theirpregnancy announcement.
Jed used a winky face emoji as he wrote alongside the post: “She tested positive, but not for Covid.”
Without a Crystal Ballhost Katie Joy called out Jed and Katey for being “so insensitive” amid the current COVID-19 surge in the pair’s native Arkansas.
“Arkansas is facing some of the worst with Covid right now due to low vaccination rates,” Joy wroteon Instagram. “656,000 Americans have died from Covid since the virus hit 18 months ago.”
Joy also pointed out that the COVID-themed caption was also featured in a photoin their YouTube video announcement, but not shared on Instagram. “Katey & Jed shared this photo in their YouTube video but not on Instagram. Which I’m confident was intentional,” she added.
A rep for Jed did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Commenters beneath Joy’s post largely agreed with her sentiment.
“Having 2 family members pass from COVID, I find this very tasteless and insensitive,” one user commented, as another wrote, “I hate this. It’s so tacky and distasteful. People are dying.”
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While a third individual noted how “tone deaf” the post is, a fourth person pointed out that it is “definitely not funny or cute, but they probably don’t believe it’s an issue and probably aren’t vaccinated.”
“I’m a nurse on the front lines..not so funny!!” said another user, while an account holder commented, “Yeah, that’s not actually funny.”
“How clueless and rude. And I don’t care who uses that ‘joke’ as an announcement, Duggar or not,” wrote an Instagram user.
Jed and Katey — whotied the knot in Arkansas on April 3after quietly courting — revealed in their announcement video that she took a pregnancy test in a Walmart bathroom.
“He started tearing up. It was so sweet,” she recalled of how Jed reacted to the pregnancy news. “And then we, like, started hugging in the middle of Walmart. And he was like, crying. And then we went out, and I started screaming in the parking lot.”
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Katey said that God “answered our prayers” as she added: “His timing is perfect. Like, it is absolutely perfect. So, we’re so grateful. So excited.”
Jed’s family has recently made headlines amid his brotherJosh Duggar’s ongoing child pornography case.
Homeland Securityarrested the 33-year-old in April, and hepleaded not guiltyto possessing and receiving child pornography. Josh was laterreleased to third-party custodiansLaCount and Maria Reber as he awaits trial, whichhas been delayedto November.
source: people.com
