UPDATE: 3:07 p.m. ET — The following statements have now been removed from Michelle Duggar's blog.

Amidst reports that 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar paid for an account on AshleyMadison, the Duggar family has stepped forth to issue a statement addressing the rumors.

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Josh Duggar's parents, Jim Bob and Michelle, sent out the statement on Michelle's blog:

Please see the statement below from our son Josh regarding recent media stories about him. When we learned of this late last night our hearts were broken. As we continue to place our trust in God we ask for your prayers for Josh, Anna, our grandchildren and our entire family.

Josh Duggar's statement reads:

I have been the biggest hypocrite ever. While espousing faith and family values, I have secretly over the last several years been viewing pornography on the internet and this became a secret addiction and I became unfaithful to my wife. I am so ashamed of the double life that I have been living and am grieved for the hurt, pain and disgrace my sin has caused my wife and family, and most of all Jesus and all those who profess faith in Him. I brought hurt and a reproach to my family, close friends and the fans of our show with my actions that happened when I was 14-15 years old, and now I have re-broken their trust. The last few years, while publicly stating I was fighting against immorality in our country, in my heart I had allowed Satan to build a fortress that no one knew about. As I am learning the hard way, we have the freedom to choose to our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences. I deeply regret all hurt I have caused so many by being such a bad example. I humbly ask for your forgiveness. Please pray for my precious wife Anna and our family during this time. Josh Duggar

The statement comes one day after extramarital affairs website AshleyMadison was hacked for the second time, exposing its users' e-mails, profiles, credit card transactions, and other sensitive information. Gawker subsequently unearthed evidence that indicated Duggar had paid for services on the website dating back to February of 2013.

Until recently, the Duggars starred on the TLC reality series 19 Kids and Counting. The show was canceled in July, months after news broke that Duggar had molested five underage girls — four of whom were his sisters — when he was a teenager.

UPDATE Aug. 20, 2015 4:38 p.m. PT: The Duggars have posted another statement on Michelle's blog, with some amendments made to the original.