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Jon & Kate Plus 8 Premiere Snags 9.8 Million Viewers

Brett Singer — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT

So you know this Kate Gosselin we've been hearing so much about? Mother, reality show star, husband may or may not be cheating on her? Lots of backlash against her?

After all the sturm und drang that the Gosselins have generated in recent weeks, you might think that would hurt their ratings. But you would be wrong.

The season premiere of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" was watched by 9.8 million people. That's not only the largest audience for a cable show on Monday. It was the largest audience for ANY show that evening.

People, negativity sells. Big time.

Yes, it was Memorial Day. But "Jon & Kate" isn't even on a network. It's on cable. Which means that not everyone -- most people, but not everyone -- can see the show. To me, this was an astonishing feat.

I have a confession to make. I don't watch "Jon & Kate Plus 8." I don't watch any reality shows regularly, which isn't a judgment on those of you that do. It's just not my thing. (If they could make a reality show with superheroes in it, that I might watch.) But all of the tabloid news has been oddly fascinating to me. I read the People Magazine article. Someone left a copy of US Weekly in my house and I read the "Jon & Kate" article. (Well, I started it. But I'll finish it.) And I have to admit that I might just check out a few minutes of the show.

Did you watch the "JK8" premiere? Did the recent scandals surrounding the couple make you more interested in the show?

Source: Hartford Courant

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Jon & Kate Marriage in Crisis - UPDATE

SunnyChanel — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:30:00 GMT

What a difference a week makes. Last week, Kate and Jon Gosselin defended their marriage saying that any allegations of extramarital hanky panky was just tabloid trash . What are they saying this week? According to People Magazine their marriage is “in crisis," among rumors that Jon is having an affair with a Deanna Hummel – a 23-year-old school teacher - and new allegations that Kate is fooling around with her body guard.

From People:

“I don’t know that we’re in the same place anymore, that we want the same thing,” Kate admits of her husband. “I’ve been struggling with the question of ‘Who is this person?’ for a while. I remember where I was the first time I heard her name (Deanna Hummel). It’s one of those things where you can try to make it go away, but there’s blaring, red flashing lights.”

She continued to say “You can’t imagine yourself in a certain position when all this first happens, but you can do it over some months. It’s a lot like when I was first pregnant with the babies, and it was pure shock and denial. But over time I imagined six cribs in my house, and six car seats. When your mind is ready to go there, you can accept any number of scenarios.”

But this isn’t the end, she stated “I will never give up hope that every member of our family can be absolutely happy again.”

And they will be happy in one way…with the ratings of their upcoming debut of their next season. The producers are trying to figure out a way to tastefully integrate the recent rumors and family struggle in the show, really how could they not.

UPDATE: For those keeping track of the Gosselin drama at home, it's time to get out the score card.Now Kate’s own brother has spoken out (to Radaronline) and stated that the “family is in shambles” and that Kate told Jon six months ago that the marriage was over. Kate’s sister-in-law said that "The show is not reality, and has not been for a long time. This is a train wreck.” Apparently Jon and Kate have a “secret contract” of some sort to attempt to keep up appearances for the show’s sake.

Does the Gosselin rumor mill make you want to tune in to see the drama?

Source

Is Online Cheating a Deal-Breaker?

Kelly Mills — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:33:00 GMT

From Britain comes the news that a couple who had an elaborate wedding on the virtual reality game "Second Life" are now getting divorced. So what tore this couple, who met in a chatroom, apart from each other? Well, Amy Taylor says she caught her real-life husband having virtual sex with a woman on the same game. Later she also reported she hired an online detective to track his virtual activities, though she knew he wasn't fooling around in this reality. "It may have started online, but it existed entirely in the real world and it hurts just as much now it is over," she said. Taylor is now in a new relationship with a man she met on "World of Warcraft".

Now, for a couple who are so invested in their virtual lives, it makes sense Taylor would consider this a betrayal. But what about other couples? With virtual reality games becoming more elaborate and consuming, do activities online carry the same weight as those commited in the physical world? Perhaps some would draw the line at any kind of online flirtation, whether or not it was acted out with avatars, while others would consider this harmless fun as long as it never spills over into real life.

What do you think? What's cheating in the age of online worlds? Where would you draw the line?

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Woman Sells Evidence of Her Husband's Affair on Ebay

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Oh, revenge can be such fun--particularly for uninvolved spectators.

An Australian woman returned home to find a pair of panties and an opened condom wrapper in her bed—the bed she had shared with her husband for 22 years. Wasting no time in declaring her discovery to all and sundry, she snapped a photo of the offending items and put it up for sale on Ebay, along with a description that left little to the imagination. Titling her piece “Empty Condom Packet and a Photo of the Tart’s Knickers,” the thoughtful woman did Ebay shoppers the favor of describing in detail this dramatic still life.

Of the panties, she writes, “They are so huge I thought they may make someone a nice shawl or, even better, something for Halloween perhaps.” Interestingly, the photograph juxtaposes the larger-than-life quality of the panties with the diminutive size of the condom wrapper, described by the artist as “size small.”

Next for sale on Ebay? Her husband’s Harley.

Photo: Ebay

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Who's on the Birth Certificate of Edwards' Alleged Love Child?

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:45:00 GMT

It has been discovered that there is no father listed on the birth certificate of a baby who, according to the illustrious reporters at the National Enquirer, is John Edwards’ love child. Frances Quinn Hunter is the daughter of Rielle Hunter, who worked as a videographer on Edwards’ presidential campaign. Andrew Young, Edwards’ campaign finance director, has claimed that he is Frances’ father, but the tabloids smell a rat.

Edwards has denied the allegations that he fathered Hunter's baby. Whether or not this is true, the National Enquirer's claim has already done serious damage to Edwards’ political reputation. It was assumed that Edwards would play a leading role in helping Obama secure North Carolina in the presidential election, but now Edwards will probably be forced to keep out of the limelight—and spend most of his time not working out policy issues, but fighting allegations that, while upsetting, really have nothing at all to do with the voting public.

Photo: Emulsion Compulsion

Did John Edwards Father a Love Child?

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Politician drives drunk, has child with mistress, is big jerk

Brett Singer — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Is every guy in New York politics an adulterer? Vito Fossella, a Congressman from Staten Island, has now admitted to fathering a "love child" with a mistress that he carried on an affair with for several years. This news came to light after Fossella was charged with a DWI after leaving a D.C. bar where he was drinking with a friend who was so wasted he "passed out in front of the men's room."

The other woman is Laura Fay, a former colonel in the United States Air Force. The Post, clever wags that they are, call her "Fay Lay" because of dalliances during her previous two marriages. The affair with Fossella probably began in 2001; their out-of-wedlock daughter is now 3 years old. Fossella was elected to House of Representatives in 1997. So he lasted maybe 4 years before he started to stray – unless there are more of his "other women" out there.

Aside: Why is a baby conceived through an extra-marital affair referred to as a "love child"? Is a kid born to a married couple a "tax-deduction child"? (Thank you! Tip your waitress!)

The best line is actually from Fossella's Wikipedia page: "his confession on May 8, 2008 that he had fathered a (now) three-year-old child out of wedlock…could seriously jeopardize Fossella's bid for re-election." Gee, ya think?

That said, many politicians have weathered serious personal failings and remained popular with the people; some were even re-elected. So I'm curious: do people here think that sexual dalliances are relevant when it comes to a politician's ability to do their job?

image: NYPost