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Josh Duggar Scandal Causes Drama for Random DJ Whose Photo Was Used For Covert OkCupid Profile

Josh Duggar's recent scandal has been a nightmare for a "random guy" t
Josh Duggar's recent scandal has been a nightmare for a "random guy" too

Poor random guy! Matthew McCarthy, the DJ whose photo Josh Duggar reportedly used to cover up his real identity on his covert OkCupid account, is really suffering as a result.

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McCarthy's name hit the headlines on Thursday, Aug. 20, when Gawker reported that Duggar not only may have paid nearly $1,000 for two subscriptions on cheating website Ashley Madison, but that the unique email linked to those accounts (joesmithsonnwa@gmail.com) was also linked to an OkCupid profile.

Of course the profile picture on the OkCupid account was not one of Duggar. But after a bit of digging around, the outlet discovered that the picture was of a guy whose name pops up when you search "random guy" on Google. That random guy (who was presumably chosen for being handsome and sexy) is McCarthy.

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Duggar decided to address the building rumors head on, later on Aug. 20, with a shocking admission that he had been the "biggest hypocrite ever.” In a statement on his family’s website the 27-year-old revealed that he had cheated on his wife, Anna, the mother of his four children, and that he was suffering from a "secret addiction" to porn (mention of which he later decided to remove from his online confession).

But while Duggar took the expected heat such an admission would create for any public figure, unsuspecting McCarthy tells TMZ the revelations have been a nightmare for him too.

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McCarthy says he's already lost one DJ gig because the club in question felt he was part of the sex scandal. According to TMZ, the troubled "random guy" is considering legal options for what he feels is, in some way, defamation of character.

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