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Octo-Mom Rips On Kate's "Boxy" Bikini Body

Josh loposer — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:32:00 GMT

The world's most ridiculous celebrity catfight just got turned up a notch. After criticizing Kate Gosselin's "desperate" attempts to exploit her celebrity status, now Nadya's slamming Kate's bikini bod and ripping up her picture in disgust.

Maybe it's pure jealousy that is fueling the Octo-Mom's hatred of all things Kate Gosselin these days ... but she seems to be holding nothing back. In a hilariously hypocritical video interview with Radar, Nadya went off on how unimpressed Kate looked in her recent bikini pics.

According to Nadya, Gosselin is a "cheater" for getting a tummy tuck in order to get back to her pre-baby figure -- because according to Nadya, she's never had any cosmetic surgery (especially not creepy lip implants to look like Angelina Jolie, wink wink). Says Octo-Mom:

"I look like this [indicating a picture of Kate on the beach]. I have a better shape though. I'm sorry, no offense to her but ... I think women should have more smaller waists."

According to Nadya, she's called the "rubberband" by friends because she naturally snaps back into shap after childbirth. As she talks about her dress size, a few of her 14 kids run around unsupervised in the back yard, whacking at things with a bat. Comedy gold.

Nadya also complained that the pictures look "staged," and that Kate wore the bikini strickly for the purpose of getting in the tabloids: "It's just my opinion, but I think some people are very desperate for attention."

I don't know why Octo-Mom feels so critical towards Kate, and I don't care. What I'm really blown away by is how Radar got street-rat-crazy Octo-Mom to start trash-talking Kate Gosselin on camera. That is brilliant.

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Jon & Kate Plus 8: Kate Leaves Jon

Sassy Smith — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:06:00 GMT

Is there any hope for Jon and Kate Gosselin? Can this couple keep their family together? Or is the writing on the wall?

From PEOPLE:

On Monday’s episode of Jon & Kate Plus Eight, Kate Gosselin spent her birthday without her husband Jon, who was away on a snowboarding trip.

“I went out to Utah for like five days,” he says in the episode filmed in March. “I just wanted to get back out there and ride with my friends. It just happened to fall on Kate’s birthday.”

But Kate wasn’t alone. Her eight kids, with help from the show’s producers, surprised her with a bus ride to Charm City Cakes, the bakery featured on the show Ace of Cakes.

There, Kate was surprised with a pink lemon birthday cake and her kids got to decorate cakes of their own with globs of colorful icing. It looked “like a rainbow vomited,” Kate said.

“This season, sometimes you’ll see Kate and I interview separately. Sometimes you’ll see us interview together on the chair,” Jon explained in a voiceover. “It depends how things are going. We have busy schedules.”

In the second of two new episodes Monday night, their schedules kept them apart again. This time, however, Kate took their daughter Madelyn, 8, to San Diego while Jon stayed home with her twin sister Cara and their six younger brothers and sisters.

While Kate and Madelyn hung out on the beach and got pedicures, Jon put together the slide for a swing-set he was building, and took the kids on a hike in the woods, where one of the sextuplets, Alexis, tripped with her hands in her pockets, fell and bit through her lip.

Jon called the kids’ pediatrician and then informed Kate of the news.

“We usually don’t call,” Jon says of the couple’s understanding.

“No news is good news,” Kate explained.

The Gosselins did come together to film their confessionals, sitting as far apart as possible in their famous loveseat or with Madelyn between them, but didn’t directly address their recent marital problems.

Does it still seem like Jon has one foot out the door of their marriage? Does Kate want to make it work? Do the kids feel the tension?

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Kate Gosselin Bikini Pics: Why?

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Hey look - it's another picture of Kate Gosselin in a bikini. The mother of eight hasn't been shy about flaunting her bod on the beach lately and why not - when your husband is out drinking and shopping with other women a girl's got a right to display the goods. Besides, I hear bodyguards really dig two-pieces.

Also, it could have something to do with the news that the number of viewers of Monday's episodes of Jon & Kate Plus 8 dropped significantly; on Kate's latest beach outing she was accompanied by a camera crew for her TLC reality show. Nothing like showing a little skin to bring the viewers back.

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Kelly Rutherford - Any Day Now

trix — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Good thing Gossip Girl is finished filming, because Kelly Rutherford says she could give birth any day now.

Granted, she’s due next weekend, but feels her time is imminent.

How has she spent this pregnancy, did she exercise and watch every morsel she put in her mouth?

In a word, no. She says she and her mother have been having a grand old time buying girls clothes and, “I haven’t exercised once this time. I am so bad. I am like the worst example. I run around after [Hermes] all day and play. We end up going on play dates or in the pool or something. I think I am just so much more active being the mother of a two-year-old.”

She also says she’s craving a lot of frozen things, like Pinkberry.

Here’s hoping our crazy weather holds in Southern California for a few more days. It’s not super hot yet, which is a good thing when you are 9 months pregnant.

We’ll let you know as soon as we hear anything. . .

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Jon & Kate - You Say She's Just A Friend

trix — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:01:00 GMT

Oh Jon Gosselin, if you weren’t doing anything wrong, you wouldn’t need to defend yourself so.

While Kate and the kids play on their vacation, Jon hung out with mystery women and then defended his actions to People Magazine.

Man, I hope this isn’t a publicity stunt.

Jon told People magazine, “The two women with whom I’ve been photographed are family friends – Lauren Glassman and Lauren’s daughter, Hailey. Lauren’s husband, Dr. Larry Glassman, performed Kate’s tummy tuck surgery, and since the surgery we’ve become friendly with the Glassmans.”

So, why is Kate on a “working vacation” and Jon on a regular vacation? Do they share time off? She gets to go on a book tour and then he gets to hang out with his friends.

So many questions so few answers.

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Jon Gosselin's Extramarital Bed On Ebay!?

Josh loposer — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Wow, yet another piece of celebrity parenting history might be up for grabs this week. The brother of reality TV star Jon Gosselin's mistress is reportedly selling his sister's infamous bed on eBay.

Earlier today, it was Nadya Suleman's parents' foreclosed 3 bedroom house. Now, bidders may get a shot at Deanna Hummel's queen mattress. Ewww.

After schoolteacher Deanna Hummel's brother went public about the alleged affair, she moved out, leaving the bed in her wake. Now, Deanna's opportunistic brother Jason says he's considering an auction to see how much a fan (perhaps in search of DNA evidence) will pay for the piece of trashy tabloid history.

“I want to put the bed on eBay,” Jason said this week. “I want to see how much some crazy fan will pay.”

The whole thing -- and I mean the situation, the brother, the breakup and of course the mattress -- is really pretty disgusting.

What's really in store for the Gosselin family circus, it's pretty hard to say. If the tabloids are to be believed, Jon is looking for his own apartment that will accommodate his kids and the TV crew. That should fit this season's theme on Jon & Kate Plus 8 -- mediation and almost certain divorce. Sad.

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Kate Hits The Beach With Kids But Without Jon

Sassy Smith — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:02:00 GMT

Kate Gosselin, along with her eight children, took a beach vacation to Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Absent from the trip - the kids' daddy, Kate's husband Jon.

Kate, the kids, a nanny and bodyguard Steve Neilds, arrived by ferry early last week. They rented a cottage, and Kate and the children shot scenes for their reality show, Jon & Kate Plus 8.

The group spent time in the pool, driving around on golf carts and enjoyed time on the beach, making sand castles.

Twins Mady and Cara, were spotted with their nanny and a bodyguard at Riverside Adventure Co. gift shop. A local resident said, "They looked content enough, and the kids in particular looked really happy. They were just being kids. [Kate] seemed frazzled, but that was probably more because she was dealing with eight kids."

Yes, I would imagine trying to wrangle eight kids would be tough - nice of Jon to spend time with his family. Oh, wait, he didn't He was busy shopping, drinking beer and hanging out with his girlfriends.

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Jon Gosselin Chills With Chicks, Spends Big Bucks

Sassy Smith — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:02:00 GMT

Jon Gosselin spent his Memorial Day weekend with two gal pals - neither being his wife Kate. The reality TV star of Jon & Kate Plus 8 dropped some cold hard cash on expensive duds for himself. No word on what he bought his kids.

From TMZ:

Jon Gosselin was apparently trying to put out a fire in his pants yesterday -- a fire that was clearly burning a hole in his pocket, because he was spending like a mutha.

Now we find out he dropped more than $2,000 Friday at the Barneys CO-OP in the Riverside Square Mall in New Jersey. It's the same mall where one of the two women he was with dropped $595 at Tumi -- on a purse.

And spies at the mall tell us Jon and the two girls dropped in on Louis Vuitton, Cole Haan and Godiva. As one dude put it, Jon was decked out in cheesy Ed Hardy duds.

And now we're told the two women who accompanied Jon were the two chicks with whom he spent Memorial Day. We got this pic of the trio at Front Street Bar and Grill in Newburgh, NY.

From the looks of it, Jon was spending on Jon but not Kate Plus 8.

What about the two women he was with? Just friends? Something more? Does Kate care that he was out with them and not spending time with her or their children?

From ET:

New details are emerging in the Memorial Day outing in which Jon Gosselin was spotted drinking with female companions.

According to Us magazine, the "Jon & Kate Plus 8" dad's visit to the Front Street Bar & Grill was nothing but "chill."

Jon simply came in "to have a beer and chill," bar manager Robb Tanczos tells the mag. He only stayed for about half an hour before he noticed people were taking photographs. "People weren't causing a scene or ooohing and ahhhing, but Jon could tell people were starting to notice him and he got uncomfortable," Tanczos says. At that point, Jon finished his beer and left with his two female companions.

Us reports that a one onlooker named Jess called into 104.7 The Dial radio station after spotting Jon at the bar. "They were just ... drinking some Miller Lites," she reported. "No canoodling, nothing like that. He was wearing his ring, I will give him that."

After leaving the Front Street venue, Jon took his friends to Torches restaurant. "There was no flirting or affection," Torches manager Damien Brady adds. "They just looked like old friends and were laughing and having a good time."

Does Jon and Kate's marriage seem like it's over to you? What about the kids, who would they be better off with? Perhaps TLC will be going forward with their new Jon and Kate show?

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Peter Andre Wants Out - Quickie Divorce in the Works

trix — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:31:00 GMT

Peter Andre wants out of his marriage to Katie Price/Jordan so bad, that he's asking for a quickie divorce.

The more information/speculation that comes out regarding the couple's relationship, the faster he wants out. He said, "There is no way I'm getting back with Kate. I wouldn't be putting my children through this hell if I wasn't serious. I want a divorce - and I want it to be as amicable as possible so we can all get on with our lives."

Good, I was hoping they weren't doing it for the publicity. He actually wants the divorce to go as smooth as possible. He doesn't want the children to be more traumatized than they already are. A source said, "Peter only cares about the welfare of his children, he wants the resolution for the sake of the children."

Poor kiddies, divorce is hard on everyone involved, especially hard on those that don't understand what's going on.

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Update: Jon & Kate Unleashed

Sassy Smith — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:05:00 GMT

Jon & Kate Plus 8 might be a thing of the past! According to sources, the show will be renamed Jon & Kate Unleashed, and be revamped into something more sleek, sexy and sinister!

From Pittsburgh Tribune Review:

After their father's rumored infidelity sent the show's ratings soaring, the youngsters who helped make "Jon & Kate Plus 8" a success are being de-emphasized.

The children will be sent away to boarding school to allow The Learning Channel show to explore more mature themes. The program's producers also announced today that the reality program will be rechristened "Jon & Kate Unleashed."

"The kids will still make occasional guest appearances, primarily around the holidays," executive producer Benny Temberton said at a news conference outside Jon and Kate Gosselin's home. "But we're definitely retooling the show into something sleek, something sexy -- and perhaps even a little sinister."

Since its inception, the show has centered on the logistical challenges the Gosselins face in raising their now 8-year-old twin girls and 5-year-old sextuplets.

The nearly 10 million viewers who watched the show's fifth-season premiere Monday were more than double the program's previous largest audience. The boost has been attributed to numerous tabloid reports that Jon has been unfaithful to Kate.

Temberton would not confirm or deny those stories but called them a "fantastic opportunity" to break free from a format that was growing stale.

"What we've been dealing with since the show debuted is this: Jon and Kate have eight kids. That sure makes for a lot of dirty clothes piling up in the laundry room," Temberton said. "By now, the audience gets that."

Once the children are dispatched to a far-off locale -- Temberton mentioned Switzerland as a possibility -- the show will revolve around the Gosselins' troubled marriage.

"To fill the vacuum left by the children, we'll have a mysterious stranger with some skeletons in his closet move next door to the Gosselins," Temberton said. "Will Kate be tempted to become romantically involved with him if she and Jon separate? You'll have to tune in to find out."

Temberton dismissed the idea that such a manipulation of events might taint the program's reputation as reality based.

"Oh, come on. These people put makeup on every morning before breakfast so they can be videotaped eating their Shredded Wheat," he said. "You call that reality?"

He also scoffed at the notion the Gosselins would be lonely without their children.

"They'll still have family around," he said. "The production crew isn't going anywhere."

Sleek, sexy and sinister - are they sure this will be suitable viewing for TLC? Seriously, Jon and Kate would send their eight young children to boarding school? I know they are in a heck of a mess right now, but I honestly can't believe the couple would ship their kids far away!

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New TV Show: Jon & Kate Plus Divorce

Sassy Smith — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:02:00 GMT

TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 reality show, featuring Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight children, is very popular. But with the future of Jon and Kate's marriage hanging in the balance, it's unclear if their show will or should continue. However, according to one expert, a TV show featuring the Gosselins and their break up, would be a big hit!

Robert Galinsky, New York Reality TV School founder, believes Jon and Kate's possible divorce has the makings of the "perfect spinoff."

He said, "You get two-for-one here."

If the couple were to split, Galinksy says producers should make the most of it - follow Jon on his journey and Kate on hers, and see how the kids handle the changes.

"This is not sheer entertainment anymore," he added. "It's sort of a sociological, almost a documentary, at this point.

"If it's done tastefully, it could be a great experience for us to watch."

His advice for the Gosselins?

"Continue to be completely honest and let us watch the true nature of a relationship as it evolves. They can't hide from the cameras."

Um, anyone else think this is a bad idea? Seriously, I don't think the Gosselin children should be filmed while their parents are in the middle of a divorce - what kind of impact will it have on them? Probably not a good one!

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Juicy Details: The Jon & Kate Gosselin Tell-All Book!

Sassy Smith — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:08:00 GMT

You knew it was coming! A juicy, behind-the-scenes look at what really happens in the Gosselin household just might be around the corner in a new book. What book? Well, that would be the book that Kate Gosselin's brother Kevin, is writing.

From OK!:

When there's money to be made, it seems blood is definitely not as thick as water: After the brother of Jon Gosselin's alleged mistress revealed his sister's story for free, Kate Gosselin's brother is following suit. But he wants to see the green, first.

E! News reports that Kevin Kreider has been shopping his tell-all take on the situation to media outlets for $30,000. That's a swift turnabout from when the estranged sibling complained today on CBS' Early Show that the eight kids in the Gosselin family were "exploited" and treated as "a commodity."

"We're speaking out now because we want to be the voice of our nieces and nephews," Kevin told the morning show. "We're seeing it turn tide, that they're being viewed as a commodity."

I see, so this book is to help protect Kevin's nieces and nephews - the Gosselin's eight children? Interesting. He has the best interests of the children in mind? Or is it the money he's after? Hmm. You pick.

It's bad enough the Gosselin kids have to suffer through the possible break up of their parents, in the public eye no less, but now Uncle Kevin and Aunt Jodi want to exploit them? Despicable!

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Sassy Smith — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:04:00 GMT

Is the writing on the wall? After Monday night's premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8, it seemed quite evident that Jon and Kate Gosselin may not be able to salvage their marriage and family. Maybe they don't want to. The couple spent the Memorial Day weekend, far apart.

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From PEOPLE:

While Kate reportedly took the eight on a boat ride in North Carolina this week, Jon was spotted at an upstate New York bar with two women. Several witnesses at 26 Front Street bar in the Hudson River town of Newburgh tell PEOPLE that Jon stopped in with two friends Monday afternoon – a woman who appeared to be in her mid-20s and another who looked to be older.

"They came in, approached the bar, got some drinks and then stood off on their own by a railing," says a bouncer who checked Jon's ID. "They were laughing and talking and they all left together."

The bouncer says Jon and the younger woman, "were standing close at one point ... but there was not any PDA that I noticed." Jon's trip to the bar was first reported on TMZ.com.

Manager Robb Tanczos says Jon drank Miller Lite. "I didn't see any kissing, touching, caressing or anything like that," he says. "They just kind of chilled."

Both Jon and Kate have denied reports they have been unfaithful to one another.

Sources say Jon and his two friends spent about 40 minutes in the outdoor area of the Newburgh bar and left after it appeared people began noticing they were there.

"People tried taking cell phone pictures and they turned around to face the railing and kind of spread out so they weren't standing so close," says the bouncer.

"I think once people recognized him they left," adds Tanczos.

The trio also stopped into another restaurant nearby, Torches on the Hudson, for some food and drink that afternoon.

"Jon looked really relaxed and was talking to people," general manager Damien Brady tells PEOPLE. "One of the waitresses asked for an autograph and he gave it to her."

And from TMZ:

On Top: Jon Gosselin knockin' back a beer with two ladies at Front Street bar and grill in Newburgh, New York on Memorial Day.

On Bottom: Kate plus most of the eight getting off a ferry on Bald Head Island, North Carolina yesterday morning.

Their eight children, particularly Mady and Cara, 8, must sense something's very wrong in their world. Even the younger kids know something is different - especially when they're begging daddy not to go. Poor kids.

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Kate Gosselin's New Book: Love Is In The Mix

Sassy Smith — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:07:00 GMT

Kate Gosselin is one busy lady! The mom of eight, who stars on TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8, will release her third book, Love Is in the Mix: Making Meals into Memories. It will hit store shelves October 13, 2009, according to Amazon.com.

From Us:

"Fans ... won’t want to miss this inside look at one of America’s most famous close-knit families," the back cover states.

In addition to offering nutritious recipes and tips on eating organically, Love Is in the Mix promises to teach readers "how to craft family traditions that create happy memories" and "how to feed a large family on a budget." The book will include family photos and anecdotes about her twins and sextuplets.

According to the site, Kate will also offer insight into handling picky eaters, making lunchtime fun, planning meals for vacations, and making ordinary days "extra special."

Although excerpts from the book have not yet been released, commenters have already begun slamming the star's previously released recipes and claim she stole them "from product boxes and magazine articles."

One person wrote that her recipe for the cereal treat Monkey Munch -- which was mentioned on the TLC show -- is the same as one on the Chex brand website and calls it "plagiarism."

Other commenters were shocked that the woman who once said that "real cooks don't need recipes" was qualified to write a cookbook. They wrote on Amazon.com that on the show, Kate does little to "no cooking, no meals, just snacks -- crackers, yogurt, grapes, cukes and peppers in pita. The woman can't cook."

Still, with Kate's previous two books reaching the New York Times Best Seller list, the book's publishers are likely expecting similar success with Love Is in the Mix. In addition to her income from book sales, the newest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands today, reports that the Gosselins -- who live in a $1.1 million house -- earn approximately $50,000 to $75,000 per show.

Kate's first two books - Multiple Bles8ings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets and Eight Little Faces - focused on raising a big family and the joys and challenges parents face. She also shared photos of her kids and her favorite scriptures in the second one.

New book, so, does this mean Kate will be away from her family again? Not that I have anything against the woman having a career, but with all the difficulties she and husband Jon are facing, I would think her marriage and family would be top priority?

Good luck, Kate!

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Jon & Kate - Working Within The Law Means No Money For The Kids

trix — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:32:00 GMT

TLC, along with Jon & Kate Gosselin, is under investigation to make sure they are following Pennsylvania's child labor laws.

There was a complaint filed against the show, alluding to the fact that the family is exploiting the children, so the Department of Labor is doing their due diligence and looking into it.

Last Sunday E!Online published an article on the very same subject. The results of their research: Attorney Paul Moretti said, "Chances are, courts would say this doesn't count as labor, because the children are doing things they would be doing whether there was a camera or not. Show producers are not taking the kids away from their studies, making them memorize lines, or taking them away from socialization. The law would probably say that when the children are sitting at home using a coloring book or going to a soccer game, and they're being filmed, they're not doing someone else's business. They're doing their own business."

Another Attorney, Lisa Pierson Weinberger, brought out that, kids on shows like these might not even be getting any of the money, that their time in front of the camera isn't "labor".

Since I'm sure Kate isn't giving her kids any cash right now, we can only hope they all have a nice college fund set up. In fact, maybe we should ask to see proof of a college fund or whatever it is they have, that will insure the future of the kids. That would be a nice addition to the law, especially if Kate's not around to do any of the parenting.

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Jon Gosselin's Mom Goes On The Defensive

trix — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:37:00 GMT

Pamela Gosselin is stepping up and speaking out to support her son Jon. She feels that Jon doesn't get portrayed fairy on the show or on the internet, that he's the bad guy in this whole deal.

She released a statement saying, "I don't think he will ever be portrayed fairly, it will always be twisted. I don't think it's fair, and it will never be." I bet she hates to hear such mean things being said about her son. We all know how it feels when someone badmouths our kids, it's gut-wrenching. That defensive thing just comes out and we go into protective mode.

I doubt it will ever be fair, but that's just the way it is. Jon just needs to concentrate on the kids and everything will work out for the best.

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Jon Gosselin Looking For An Apartment?

Josh loposer — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Word has it that Jon is out hunting for a bachelor pad with TLC producers. His criteria: room for the kids, space for the camera crew ... oh yeah, and no Kate.

From In Touch: “Producers have begun looking for apartments that are camera-crew friendly so that Jon can move out (whether he wants to or not),”

TLC might not be savviest of networks, but they know a cash cow when they see one -- and they're not turning loose until they've squeezed every bit of publicity and ratings out of Jon & Kate Plus 8 -- even though the marriage appears to be clearly over. Unfortunately for the "plus 8," according to the National Enquirer, the divorce is all but final between the couple of 10 years.

Now with their marriage in shambles, both Jon and Kate are scrambling to find divorce lawyers, according to a family insider.

“Jon said their goal is to be legally separated by July 15 because Kate wants to move on quickly,” the insider told The Enquirer.

“They haven’t yet said anything to the kids, but they have agreed to joint custody - and that’s about all they’ve agreed to.

“Jon is going to push for half of their money, but Kate is determined to hang on to as much as she can - and they’re worth more than you think…

There’s a small fortune at stake here - easily $10 million.”

Will it ruin the show if Jon and Kate no longer live in the same house? How's that going to work?

I could see some potential for interesting custody drama and ratings boosting fights between J&K.

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Gosselin Children Being Exploited?

Sassy Smith — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:05:00 GMT

Reality TV stars Jon and Kate Gosselin are parents to eight young children - a set of twins, Mady and Cara, 8, and sextuplets, Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Hannah, Joel and Leah, 5 - and the kids are featured on their TLC show Jon & Kate Plus 8. Kate's brother and sister-in-law are once again speaking out - they believe the Gosselin kids are being "exploited" for the sake of ratings. Are they?

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From Us magazine:

Jon and Kate Gosselin's eight children are being "exploited" for the sake of ratings, Kate's brother and sister-in-law alleged on CBS' The Early Show Wednesday.

When the TLC series first aired in 2007, Kevin Kreider, Kate's younger brother, and his wife, Jodi, thought it was a unique way to document the kids' lives.

"We thought it was very innocent at the time," Jodi said. "It quickly turned into more and more demands from Jon and Kate from the network. It turned into 40 episodes in a six-month span."

"There were cameras in the children's bedroom at one point, and they were filming all year round," Jodi said. "These were very huge concerns for us."

Monday's season five premiere attracted 9.8 million viewers - more than double the audience for its fourth-season finale several weeks ago. Kevin -- who is estranged from his sister Kate -- said he and his wife are speaking out now to be "the voices" of their nieces and nephews.

"They're being viewed as a commodity," Kevin said.

Added Jodi, "They're being exploited, and it's time for America to see the situation for what it really is."

"Unfortunately, there are no laws protecting children in reality TV shows, and it's time for the public to be appear of this," she continued. "These children are very aware of the cameras in their homes. The home is their workplace. This is not a healthy environment for kids to be raised in."

When he broached the subject with Jon and Kate in the past, Kevin said the couple told him, "'This is what we chose. This is how we're going to provide for them.'"

(Jon and Kate earn an estimated $25-$75,000 an episode, in addition to a score of freebies.)

"We feel that they've chosen this path with disregard to their children's safety, security," he said.

Despite Kate's previous claims, Jodi also said the kids do not like the cameramen in their home all the time.

"They don't want the cameras around. They have told me personally," said Jodi. "They would say, 'Aunt Jodi, I don't like the cameras on every vacation with us.'"

"Kids have bad moments, and they cry," Jodi added. "Having a camera zoom in on a crying child... this should not be a form of entertainment."

Above all, Kevin said he wants Jon and Kate to "see the effects and see what is most important."

Jodi said Jon and Kate, who admitted on Monday's premiere that they may divorce, are "very lost right now. They're very blinded by all this media, the fame and fortune."

"It's time to really put priorities first," she said. "They say children is their priority, but clearly it is not."

Said Jodi, "No one is looking at these children, at what they are going through, and the life consequences they are going to have as they get older."

Is it just me, or does anyone else take issue with Kevin and Jodi speaking out? While they may have some valid points about the Gosselin children being on TV and in the public eye, I just don't understand why they are blabbing to the media about their own family? Are they too, exploiting the situation for financial gain?

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Sassy Smith — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:05:00 GMT

Jon and Kate Gosselin probably could have never predicted all that has happened to them in the past 10 years. With their marriage, the birth of their twins, then sextuplets, a hugely popular TV show, paparazzi following their every move and now on the cover of every tabloid you can name, it's probably more than they can handle some days. Do you remember how it all started?

Article & photos from EW. Here are a few highlights:

THE ORIGINAL ONE-HOUR SPECIAL, SURVIVING SEXTUPLETS AND TWINS
Pre-Jon & Kate Plus Eight, Discovery's Health channel airs a one-hour special, Surviving Sextuplets and Twins. Viewers meet the Gosselins, a young couple of modest means whose infertility treatments led to twin girls, followed by sextuplets (three girls, three boys). Audiences fall in love with Cara and Mady, as well as Hannah, Aaden, Alexis, Joel, Leah, and Collin.

MOMMY TUCKS IN MORE THAN JUST KIDS
The follow-up special, Surviving Sextuplets and Twins: One Year Later, finds the ten Gosselins happily relocated to a larger house. Kate takes an out-of-state trip to visit a generous plastic surgeon who offered her a tummy tuck after watching her in the previous special (in which she dubbed her postpartum belly ''jowls of a dog.'')

''IT MIGHT BE A CRAZY LIFE, BUT IT'S OUR LIFE''
Three episodes into their series on TLC, Jon & Kate Plus Eight, the Gosselins visit California for a speaking engagement. Stopping at Sequoia National Forest, they collect huge pinecones, unaware it's illegal. The souvenirs end up in their garage and spark one of the notoriously petty Jon/Kate quarrels (over which box to store the pine cones in) that would become a staple of the series.

THE HOLLY JOLLY HISSYFIT AT THE TOY STORE
The children pick Christmas gifts for one another at ToysRUs in the ''Shopping for Ten'' episode. But when Kate wheels her cart of cranky kids to the checkout, she impatiently bellows ''Helloooo!'' at Jon. Mortified, he tells her in the parking lot, ''You yelled at me in there like I'm a frickin' dog'' and adds, ''I know you're a better person than that.''

OUR POTTIES, OURSELVES
Undoubtedly psyched to end her diaper-changing days, proud mom Kate asks Alexis to pose for a photo (''It's a memory!'') next to the fruits of her potty-training labor. Jon's take? ''I think it's gross!'' TLC agrees, deciding in the ''Pancakes and Potties'' episode to shield viewers from the sight of fresh poo.

''WE NEED TO DO THIS FOR OUR MARRIAGE''
During ''Jon Turns 30,'' loved ones gather at a restaurant where Kate surprises Jon with his birthday gift: a trip for two to Key West. Reflecting on the precious R&R, she acknowledges that it was costly, but calls it an investment in their relationship: ''Marriages can crumble very easily. I'm not dumb. Ours has 500 times the stress of a normal marriage.''

KATE HAS A COW ABOUT COLORING IN CUTE CLOTHES
The children visit the Crayola Factory in ''Color Me Gosselin'' to see crayons get made. During a hands-on part of the tour, Kate tries to prevent stains (Jon observes, ''Kate, you're being neurotic — they can't have fun?'') and then forbids anyone to play with markers. Jon sides with the children, saying, ''You shouldn't have dressed them in nice outfits.''

''WE'RE GETTING MARRIED AGAIN TO SHOW YOU WE'RE GOING TO BE TOGETHER FOREVER AND EVER''
Why are Mommy and Daddy renewing their vows? Kate, with her flock in wedding attire gathered around, reminds the children that the Hawaiian ceremony means their parents will always be together. Jon confesses later in the ''For Better or Worse'' episode that as Kate walked down the aisle, he thought, ''Wow, that's my beautiful wife.''

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trix — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:31:00 GMT

Jon & Kate Plus 8 have a lot going on right now, I bet they couldn't find their butt with both hands. They need to get it together!

How I've wanted to say that!

So TLC had the most watched show in the premier of Jon & Kate Plus 8 on Monday night, and they aren't letting go. They are going to milk that puppy for all it's worth. They say if the family wants out they'll stop, but I'm thinking that the 40 episode's they ordered for this season are binding.

If the public stays interested, we're soon going to be watching "Jon & Kate Plus 8 The College Years". It never works, look at "Saved by the Bell", nobody wanted to see Zach and Kelly in college.

TLC has a major cash cow in the show and it's going to take Jon some major strategy to get off the show, if he really does want off, that is.

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JLo Reality TV Show? Forget It! Jon & Kate Plus 8 Dominates!

Sassy Smith — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:05:00 GMT

Remember, about a year ago, Jennifer Lopez was gearing up for a reality TV show for TLC? It's OK if you don't - it probably wasn't going to be that exciting anyway. And it's water under the bridge anyway - Jon & Kate Plus 8 is so hugely popular it practically killed any chance for a JLo show.

Sources at TLC tell TMZ there is just about zero chance of Jennifer Lopez ever having a reality TV show. With the Monday night premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8 scoring almost 10 million viewers, there's just no room for a behind the scenes with JLo creating a new fragrance show. Boring!

A TLC insider said, "It [Jennifer Lopez show idea] was on life support for awhile, and now we've just lost interest."

Lopez had said she wouldn't feature her children - twins Max and Emme. It was going to focus on her and her work ventures. Snoresville.

Probably for the best anyway - if she sees the mess Jon and Kate Gosselin are in now, she'll be thankful she and Marc didn't push for their own show! Not worth breaking up a family!

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Sassy Smith — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:02:00 GMT

Yes, Jon and Kate Gosselin are going through a very difficult time. However, there are eight little people who are also experiencing tough times - the couple's children. Twins, Mady and Cara, 8, and sextuplets, Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Hannah, Joel and Leah, 5, are sensing things aren't quite right between their parents.

From Star:

In perhaps one of the most heart-breaking moments of the fifth season premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8, five-year-old Alexis tells her father, "Daddy, I don't want you to leave anymore." The harrowing plea comes as the littlest Gosselins worry that their dad will be pushed out of their lives. And the Gosselins' nanny talks only to Star about the impact on the children.

While Jon and Kate Gosselin's marriage crumbles, their eight children are realizing it's over. And in the midst of all the madness, the Gosselin kids (twins Mady and Cara, age 8, and sextuplets Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Hannah, Joel and Leah, age 5) are finding it hard to weather the storm.

“The boys have been acting out since the scandal started,” a source tells Star. At the same time, Mady and Cara have become withdrawn. “They’re having trouble at school,” says the source. “They’re old enough to know what’s going on, and not a day goes by that they don’t ask Jon if he’s moving out. They say, ‘Daddy, don’t go!’ They’re scared they’ll lose him.”

Jon has long been the primary parent to his kids, even quitting his job to be a stay-at-home dad. "They would be heartbroken if he left them,” the Gosselins’ former nanny Angela Krall tells Star. “And he would be heartbroken too.”

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Sassy Smith — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:02:00 GMT

Jon and Kate Gosselin seemed uncomfortable and unsure on the season premiere of their TLC reality show, Jon & Kate Plus 8. Of course by now, everyone knows they are having marital problems due to recent events concerning Jon being out with another woman. However, could there be more going on? According to sources, Jon is kept on a very tight leash by Kate - perhaps he's fed up with it all?

From Us:

The new issue of Us Weekly has even more details on Kate Gosselin's tight leash on husband Jon, and the long, strange private dynamic between the deteriorating couple.

"She used to give him only $5 to spend, and if he was out and needed more money, she would give him hell," his former employer at Style Craft Corp, David Rothermel, tells Us.

Rothermel, who fired Jon for misusing company resources and remembers college dropout Jon looking online all day for freebies for the sextuplets, also recalls a very-pregnant-with-sextuplets Kate storming into the office one day.

"She came in raising hell because Jon's father was supposed to bring her lunch and he was late," Rothermel recalls. "She got up out of bed rest to come in and yell at anyone who would listen!" (The Gosselins later publicly concocted a story that Jon was let go by Rothermel because the company didn't want to insure the sextuplets.)

Also during that time, when a friend of Jon's father donated a 14-passenger van to the family, Kate "never thanked him," says a source close to Jon. Instead, "she traded it in because she hated the color burgundy."

During Monday's season premiere, a beaten-down Jon revealed his lack of self-esteem. "I can't write. Some people say I can't talk or breathe right, either." (Kate famously told him once to "stop breathing so loud.") Also on the episode -- the show's highest-rated episode of all time -- Kate admitted she's "been hard" on Jon during the 10 years of their marriage.

"I would never deny that. I've always regretted it," she says.

Well, if they have a parent-child type of marriage, it's definitely not going to work! I would think Kate, being a mother of eight children, would prefer to have an equal partner in the relationship, not another person she can treat like a kid and boss around!

And what's wrong with Jon - if Kate's behavior towards him is actually how it's being reported - that he can't stand up for himself? After watching Monday night's premiere, I'm fairly certain Jon wants out of the marriage. Although, both Jon and Kate said they would absolutely be there for the children, no matter what. Let's hope they at least get that right!

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trix — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:31:00 GMT

Jon & Kate Gosselin are fighting mad and not just at each other.

The couple is tired of, and mad at, the paparazzi that constantly hang out in front of their house and follow them around trying to take pictures of them and the kids. They insist that they didn't sign up for that part of being a celebrity.

Au Contraire, Mon Frère.

You signed up for the big time as soon as you said, Yes, I will take all those freebies, thank you very much.

You become a reality celebrity and everyone wants to know everything about you. They want to know whether you deserve all the great things you are getting and why you? Why do you get these things instead of them?

Once people find out that you both came from wealthy backgrounds, then it was on. You were using the system and abusing their trust. Of course people are going to hound you with cameras, they want to see you fail. They want to justify it in their minds that you really didn't deserve it and that you conned everyone.

So quit your whining Jon & Kate, think of your kids and the pain this will cause them as they get older. Is it so hard to be nice to each other and remind yourselves why you fell in love?

Pull up those bootstraps and get to work, because you have a long row to hoe if you are going to make it work.

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trix — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:33:00 GMT

If you watched the season premier of Jon & Kate Plus 8, you were not alone.

Episode I of Season 5 opened with a bang, though Kate's sister urged us not to watch, just under 10 million did. It was the most watched episode ever.

The 9.8 million almost doubled the 4.6 million that tuned in for the Season 4 finale. Criminy!

What does this mean for the show? Surely it means this season is safe and I'm guessing another season is in the works. Those poor kids, they need a little time to grow up away from the camera or they are going to want to change their names when they get older.

I'm happy to say I didn't watch. If you did watch, did you feel like you needed to shower after you watched?

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