From Reality Star to Outcast: The Untold Story of Josh Harris’s Downfall

It goes without saying that millions of viewers are drawn to Deadliest Catch mainly for its wild and unpredictable clips of fishermen at sea. However, through watching the stars of the show catch their prey, viewers also learn quite a bit about the individuals working these boats including some pretty revealing details about their personal life.

As of the time of writing, Josh is not officially married and it doesn’t seem like he ever has been. However, that doesn’t mean that the esteemed fisherman isn’t happily in love. Indeed, as evident by posts on his Instagram, which has since been deleted, Josh enjoyed a long-term relationship with Jenna Bulis spanning some years, but it is unclear if they are still together as of the time of writing.

Jenna also has another child from a previous relationship named Kayla Granese.

In an older interview with TV Show Ace, Josh opened up a bit about his daughter Kinsley and what it’s like raising her.

“She’s seven going on 30. She has me wrapped around her little finger. Yes. She’s a really good manipulator. Way too smart at seven years old. I remember I was kicking cans around the road and stuff and she is watching documentaries and how to operate on dogs and cats,” he said at the time.

Having what appears to be a happy family life isn’t all that Josh has going for him currently. Indeed, per Celebrity Net Worth, the star has made quite a handsome sum of money from fishing and appearing on Deadliest Catch. Around $800,000, to be exact, largely thanks to his work as the captain of the vessel Cornelia Marie and previous appearances on the hit show.

Longtime fans of Deadliest Catch will likely recall that Josh’s first appearance on the show was all the way back in 2007. The star’s father, Phil Harris, was a legendary fisherman whom Josh took after. Unfortunately, Phil died in 2010 after suffering a stroke while on the job, leaving Josh with some pretty big shoes to fill.

By Season 8, Josh was part of the crew of Time Bandit, working on that ship until he received his captain license in 2013. At that point, Josh fully came into his own, helming the Cornelia Marie and going on to become one of the series’ biggest stars. Over the years, he has appeared on Deadliest Catch, American Chopper: Deadliest Catch Bike, After The Catch, and Deadliest Catch: Bloodline.

Josh Harris was cut from Deadliest Catch prior to Season 19 over sexual assault allegations dating back to the late 1990s.

According to The Sun, Josh was arrested and found guilty of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl when he was 16 years old. After the case resurfaced and made its rounds online, Discovery cut ties with the fisherman, as reported by Radar Online.

The incident dates back to 1998, and following the resurfacing of the case, Discovery told Radar Online, “We’ve been made aware of this issue. Josh will not appear in future episodes of this series.”

Since then, Josh has seemingly disappeared from social media and hasn’t posted on his Twitter account since 2019.