'Was That Even Legal?' Critics Slam Jed & Katey Duggar For Dangerous Gender Reveal Party Stunt
Jedidiah and Katey Duggar found themselves in hot water with fans after pulling off a strange daredevil act for their gender reveal party that some called dangerous and even "illegal."
While many couples choose to release pink or blue balloons or cut into a cake to reveal the biological sex of their baby to friends and family, the 24-year-olds had something a little more edgy in mind — driving a truck into a pond!
The reveal, which was later posted to Jed and Katey's YouTube channel, began with a pink vehicle revving its engine as "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood blared through loud speakers. The truck then sped down a hill and rocketed off of a dirt ramp into a small body of water as fireworks shot off and the crowd of party-goers cheered in the background.
Jed and Katey were ecstatic to find out that they were having a baby girl, however, Duggar critics quickly took to the Internet with worries for the driver and to question if the over-the-top festivities were even legal.
"Am I the only one thinking some laws have been broken here? This is mindbogglingly stupid!" one user wrote, with another adding, "Is the person in that car still alive?"
A third quipped, "You mean I could have crashed a pink car into a body of water instead of just reading the gender results from my blood work at home from an envelope with my husband!?"
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Jed and Katey — who welcomed their first child, Truett, in May 2022 — announced they were pregnant with their second child in December.
"She pulled me aside, and she said, 'Hey, so I took this pregnancy test the day before, and she said there was a faint line that came up, and she said I wasn't for sure so I took another this morning, which would have been yesterday morning, and it came back positive,'" Jed shared at the time.
The Sun was first to report the critical social media comments from fans.