The woman who claimed to have compromising photos revealing an alleged affair of a cast member on TLC's reality series 19 Kids and Counting has pleaded guilty to attempted extortion.
Teresa Hunt entered the guilty plea Wednesday to one count of extortion during a federal court hearing in Davenport, Iowa, the Associated Press reports.
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Hunt was arrested in February after she apparently sent TLC executives letters demanding that they either cancel 19 Kids and Counting or pay her $10,000 in exchange for her not releasing photos to a tabloid of Amy Duggar and a 56-year-old musician that supposedly depicted "intimate situations."
Related: Michelle Duggar Miscarries
Amy, an aspiring country singer and the 25-year-old niece of Jim Bob Duggar, denied the existence of any compromising photos of her and the musician, whom she said she had known for quite some time as a friend.
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The TLC reality...
Teresa Hunt entered the guilty plea Wednesday to one count of extortion during a federal court hearing in Davenport, Iowa, the Associated Press reports.
Related: Duggars Not Ruling Out Baby No. 20
Hunt was arrested in February after she apparently sent TLC executives letters demanding that they either cancel 19 Kids and Counting or pay her $10,000 in exchange for her not releasing photos to a tabloid of Amy Duggar and a 56-year-old musician that supposedly depicted "intimate situations."
Related: Michelle Duggar Miscarries
Amy, an aspiring country singer and the 25-year-old niece of Jim Bob Duggar, denied the existence of any compromising photos of her and the musician, whom she said she had known for quite some time as a friend.
Related: Duggar Family Sets Memorial for Unborn Child
The TLC reality...
- 7/25/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
It doesn't seem all that risqué to us. Maybe that's why 56-year-old James Garrett laughed the whole thing off. But before we start making assumptions, let's get a little back story on everything that happened with the alleged extortion plot, and hear what Garrett had to tell E! News about the ongoing situation. In case you don't remember, Iowa photographer Teresa Hunt is charged with one count of extortion after she allegedly demanded that 19 Kids and Counting be canceled or for TLC's parent company, Discovery, pay her $10,000 for the "intimate" photo of Garrett and Amy Duggar that she had. The photo in question, obtained by E! News, shows Amy, 25,...
- 2/22/2012
- E! Online
Amy Duggar from the show 19 Kids and Counting is setting the record straight after being targeted by a woman in Iowa who claimed to have compromising photos of Amy as part of an attempt to extort money from TLC.
Michelle Duggar Miscarries
Federal court documents show that Teresa Hunt was arrested Feb. 1 after she apparently sent TLC executives letters demanding that they cancel 19 Kids and Counting or pay her $10,000 in exchange for her not releasing to a magazine photos of Amy and a 56-year-old musician that were described as depicting "apparently intimate situations."
Amy, an aspiring country singer and the 25-year-old niece of Jim Bob Duggar, told Et in a statement that there are no compromising photos of her with the musician, whom she has known for quite some time as a friend. "It's totally untrue. He is a longtime family friend who has always been supportive of my music career. He's a good...
Michelle Duggar Miscarries
Federal court documents show that Teresa Hunt was arrested Feb. 1 after she apparently sent TLC executives letters demanding that they cancel 19 Kids and Counting or pay her $10,000 in exchange for her not releasing to a magazine photos of Amy and a 56-year-old musician that were described as depicting "apparently intimate situations."
Amy, an aspiring country singer and the 25-year-old niece of Jim Bob Duggar, told Et in a statement that there are no compromising photos of her with the musician, whom she has known for quite some time as a friend. "It's totally untrue. He is a longtime family friend who has always been supportive of my music career. He's a good...
- 2/7/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
Davenport, Iowa -- An Iowa woman is charged with extortion in an alleged plot to get Discovery Communications Inc. to cancel the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" or pay her $10,000 in exchange for not revealing compromising photos of a cast member, according to federal court documents.
Teresa Hunt, of Bettendorf, is accused of threatening to release photos of a cast member in "apparently intimate situations" to a magazine.
Hunt was arrested Feb. 1 after she apparently sent television executives typed and handwritten letters demanding the show be canceled, along with a business card for "Perfect Pictures."
The reality show follows Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children.
The letter was sent in January to the parent company of Ltc describing Hunt's professional relationship with a 56-year-old musician who performs in Branson, Mo., and providing details of an affair with an unspecified female cast member, according to an affidavit in U.
Teresa Hunt, of Bettendorf, is accused of threatening to release photos of a cast member in "apparently intimate situations" to a magazine.
Hunt was arrested Feb. 1 after she apparently sent television executives typed and handwritten letters demanding the show be canceled, along with a business card for "Perfect Pictures."
The reality show follows Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children.
The letter was sent in January to the parent company of Ltc describing Hunt's professional relationship with a 56-year-old musician who performs in Branson, Mo., and providing details of an affair with an unspecified female cast member, according to an affidavit in U.
- 2/7/2012
- by AP
- Aol TV.
Davenport, Iowa -- An Iowa woman is charged with extortion in an alleged plot to get Discovery Communications Inc. to cancel the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" or pay her $10,000 in exchange for not revealing compromising photos of a cast member, according to federal court documents.
Teresa Hunt, of Bettendorf, is accused of threatening to release photos of a cast member in "apparently intimate situations" to a magazine.
Hunt was arrested Feb. 1 after she apparently sent television executives typed and handwritten letters demanding the show be canceled, along with a business card for "Perfect Pictures."
The reality show follows Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children.
The letter was sent in January to the parent company of Ltc describing Hunt's professional relationship with a 56-year-old musician who performs in Branson, Mo., and providing details of an affair with an unspecified female cast member, according to an affidavit in U.
Teresa Hunt, of Bettendorf, is accused of threatening to release photos of a cast member in "apparently intimate situations" to a magazine.
Hunt was arrested Feb. 1 after she apparently sent television executives typed and handwritten letters demanding the show be canceled, along with a business card for "Perfect Pictures."
The reality show follows Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children.
The letter was sent in January to the parent company of Ltc describing Hunt's professional relationship with a 56-year-old musician who performs in Branson, Mo., and providing details of an affair with an unspecified female cast member, according to an affidavit in U.
- 2/7/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
An Iowa woman is charged with extortion in an alleged plot to get Discovery Communications Inc. to cancel the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting or pay her $10,000 in exchange for not revealing compromising photos of a cast member, according to federal court documents.
Teresa Hunt, of Bettendorf, is accused of threatening to release photos of a cast member in “apparently intimate situations” to a magazine.
Hunt was arrested Feb. 1 after she apparently sent television executives typed and handwritten letters demanding the show be canceled, along with a business card for “Perfect Pictures.”
The reality show follows Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children.
Teresa Hunt, of Bettendorf, is accused of threatening to release photos of a cast member in “apparently intimate situations” to a magazine.
Hunt was arrested Feb. 1 after she apparently sent television executives typed and handwritten letters demanding the show be canceled, along with a business card for “Perfect Pictures.”
The reality show follows Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children.
- 2/7/2012
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
If any family seemed the least likely to be part of a sordid scheme, it would be the Duggars of Tontitown, Ark. But the 19 Kids and Counting family ended up the target of an alleged extortion plot, according to federal court documents, and an Iowa woman has been arrested on suspicion of hatching the scam. So, what sort of dirt did she claim to have on the seemingly squeaky-clean clan? Teresa Hunt has been charged in U.S. District Court with one count of extortion for allegedly demanding either the cancellation of the show or $10,000 from TLC parent Discovery Communications in exchange for not releasing photos of a member of the Duggar family in "apparently intimate situations" to the...
- 2/6/2012
- E! Online
A woman claimed she had scandalous photos of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's niece, Amy, and demanded their network pay her $10,000 or cancel their reality show, '19 Kids and Counting' It's hard to believe anyone would try to extort a family as sweet and good as the Duggars, but that's exactly what a woman named Teresa Hunt recently attempted. Thankfully, she was busted in an FBI sting and is now facing federal charges, reports RadarOnline. Teresa told the network's parent company, Discovery Communications, to give her $10,000 or cancel 19 Kids and Counting, otherwise, she was going to release "scandalous" photos of Amy Duggar, Jim Bob and Michelle's niece. "An affidavit in court records said that Hunt sent a letter to Discovery Communications on January 4 stating that she had scandalous pictures of Amy Duggar with a much older musician and said they had even had sex in motel rooms," the story says.
- 2/4/2012
- by Kirstin Benson
- HollywoodLife
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