Sued and Fired Producers
Scott and Deirdre Gurney produced the show, and they were involved in criminal behavior, so the production company fired them. It happened because they sold stakes in their current company, started a new one, and pretended they weren’t still on the payroll of the old one!
PETA Clashes
After Phil’s anti-gay comments, another organization publicly chastised him. PETA demanded that A&E cancel the show and begged Christians to ignore Sarah and Phil. Likewise, it called the family duck slayers. In fact, it wanted Phil suspended because of his words and actions.