11:50 pm - 10/04/2012
It would appear that many of the cast members of TLC’s Breaking Amish are not who they purport to be. Moreover, it’s becoming clearer with each episode (being watched by around 3 million people at a time) that the show is staged drama rather than reality.
One ex-Amish blogger has called out the show saying: “Over the last several days I have found more reasons to believe that Breaking Amish isn’t being upfront and is actually outright deceptive.”
There are several examples. Abe Schmucker, 22, and Rebecca, 20, claim to be virtual strangers on the show who only “know” each other from church. However, they are, “allegedly a couple, have been for quite some time, and apparently have a child together.” This is supported by an old photo of them together “apparently on his brother Andy’s Facebook profile and… taken sometime in 2011.”
Separately, cast member Jeremiah Raber was outed as having left the Amish community 14 years ago.
Raber is a divorced father-of-three. He married the mother of his kids on February 27, 2005. She filed for divorce February 10, 2011 charging ”extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.” After which the couple fought in court over child support and child custody.
And because Amish girls do not date divorced men, says the ex-Amish blogger, “the first episode of Breaking Amish where Jeremiah tells his ‘girlfriend’ that he’s leaving for New York, must be staged. If the girlfriend really was Amish, she would not be allowed to date Jeremiah. I’m just speculating here but possibly she is ex-Amish and an aspiring actress.”
for anyone interested there is tons more info here, too much to even post
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Faking Amish: Jeremiah Is A Divorced Father, Abe Impregnated Rebecca Years Ago
It would appear that many of the cast members of TLC’s Breaking Amish are not who they purport to be. Moreover, it’s becoming clearer with each episode (being watched by around 3 million people at a time) that the show is staged drama rather than reality.
One ex-Amish blogger has called out the show saying: “Over the last several days I have found more reasons to believe that Breaking Amish isn’t being upfront and is actually outright deceptive.”
There are several examples. Abe Schmucker, 22, and Rebecca, 20, claim to be virtual strangers on the show who only “know” each other from church. However, they are, “allegedly a couple, have been for quite some time, and apparently have a child together.” This is supported by an old photo of them together “apparently on his brother Andy’s Facebook profile and… taken sometime in 2011.”
Separately, cast member Jeremiah Raber was outed as having left the Amish community 14 years ago.
Raber is a divorced father-of-three. He married the mother of his kids on February 27, 2005. She filed for divorce February 10, 2011 charging ”extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.” After which the couple fought in court over child support and child custody.
And because Amish girls do not date divorced men, says the ex-Amish blogger, “the first episode of Breaking Amish where Jeremiah tells his ‘girlfriend’ that he’s leaving for New York, must be staged. If the girlfriend really was Amish, she would not be allowed to date Jeremiah. I’m just speculating here but possibly she is ex-Amish and an aspiring actress.”
for anyone interested there is tons more info here, too much to even post
source!
squashgaard
Edited at 2012-10-05 04:17 am (UTC)
"It would appear that many of the cast members of TLC’s Breaking Amish are not who they purport to be. Moreover, it’s becoming clearer with each episode (being watched by around 3 million people at a time) that the show is staged drama rather than reality."
this really needs to be said? there are people who think this is real?
Now thinking about it, the Amish don't have TV much less want to be seen on TV so this whole thing is off.
It's a reality show on TLC about Amish people who want to ~live like us~.
that's more than breaking bad gets on average (usually 2.5 season 4, didn't look at number for 5)
lmfao christ
perfect comment
Edited at 2012-10-05 04:46 am (UTC)
and her teeth bug me.
bring on basketball season!
now im sad