The cozy family of ten is breaking up, Jon and Kate Gosselin announced during last night’s hourlong episode of Jon and Kate Plus Eight, ending weeks of speculation but guaranteeing at least four more Us Weekly cover stories this summer. Divorce papers were also filed yesterday in Pennsylvania.
Being the PR-savvy one, Kate immediately released a statement:
“Over the course of this weekend, Jon’s activities have left me no choice but to file legal procedures in order to protect myself and our children,” Kate said in a statement Monday night. “While there are reasons why it was appropriate and necessary for me to initiate this proceeding, I do not wish to discuss those reasons at this time, in the hope that all issues will be resolved amicably between Jon and myself. As always, my first priority remains our children.”
Actually, her first priority seems to be making sure her TLC gravy train stays on the rails. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the show has gone on production hiatus — at the network’s behest.
The show, which follows the lives of Jon and Kate Gosselin and their brood, has become a pop culture sensation, getting TLC its best ratings ever and providing the tabloids with a steady diet of gossip. The couple have been on more than 40 magazine covers over the last two months including seven in a row on US Magazine.
TLC said next Monday would be a clip package with some new footage, but that the next all-new episode would be on Aug. 3. People close to the show say the desire to take a production break came from the network.
Am I the only one who hoped the Very Special Announcement last night was going to be “we’ve decided to take a break from the show to work on our marriage”? How naive of me.
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Who could blame him(Jon)?
Monday’s show was allegedly TLC’s all time most viewed show.
Missed it, but I’m sure it will show up on Youtube.
Just like American Chopper, or any reality tv, the friction was the most sellable part of the show.
Wonder when Octopussy’s show debuts?
Jon’s activities??!! Sheesh. Of course her constnatly being away from home on book signing tours didn’t have anything to do with their problems.
Yes, I agree Holly, I was hoping for them to announce that they were going to some serious marriage counseling to try to keep their family intact.
I imagine Jon’s fondest, least-likely-to-be-realized dream is to break his foot off in Kate’s ass.
No, wait–that’s my dream.
Gee, let’s divorce and have it covered on national TV. Let’s just damage our kids emotions even further. I would like to say that they are just trying to get more money for their kids future, but that would be naive for me. The adult thing to do would be to seek counseling and try to work things out – without the camera.
When she was talking about the placement of the crazy houses, she said something like “Jon isn’t paying attention to what the kids want. And I want the houses up here.”
Like what she wanted is what the kids wanted and that’s what should be done.
Story of their marriage.
We should all know this by now, but reality tv is always edited so some looks like the bad guy. And just because it is on tv doesn’t mean it was said how, when and in the context that it was shown on a the tv show.
And let’s be honest, if my husband was that lazy and uninvolved after not working all day, because we decided to not work outside the home, I would be upset also.
Twitter fiends noted that J&K was trending faster than #iranelection last night. I’ve not watched the show (and my girlfriend’s views on it do not bear repeating, even on the Internet) but I still have to see it boiling down to this: If you and your spouse are responsible for eight children, either you stay together and work out your problems, or you both agree to having your kids taken away forever. End of. Now they’re contractually obliged to film God-knows how many more episodes, and the mindless American will eat it up. I watched a little TLC today to try and catch something about this and they’re parading this as “A very special announcement.” Absolutely disgusting behavior for all parties involved.
So how soon before TLC starts airing episodes of Jon & Kate Plus Eight Plus Candi the Trophy & Larry the Guy Who’ll Marry a Shrew to get Five Minutes of Fame?
Minnow, they’re probably frantically working on that or something like it as we speak.
You know what is even more upsetting????I was in town today and I saw 3, yes I said 3 “Kate” cuts.
Not a good sign.
LN: Apparently weed-whacker sales are up.
Sorry to do this, but why is there nothing on the home page about the latest Perez Hilton hub bub? I know there should be a way for me to email something to you but it appears I am too dumb to figure it out. Anyway he apparently call will.i.am a faggot at the MMVAs and since he has had his panties in a bunch over other people using that word, I figured that it is worthy of this site. If not I am sorry for wasting your time.
Kate’s haircut reminds me of a cross between Twiggy and a Flock of Seagulls. She thinks that she invented it, but it’s just a middleclass punk rehash, the only thing that’s missing is the electric color streaks. :-p
Forget Letterman, we should boycott TLC and their products. When TLC began, you used to actually be able to “learn” something from the shows. Cuz, you know, “Learning” is in the call letters. Boy, this story makes me very cynical.
Maybe I’m missing something here… I’m looking at the eight very dark-haired children in this photo, but if you click the link attached to “How naive of me” in the article, you are directed to a previous Deceiver article with a picture of Kate and a blonde-haired child. I’m confused.
Jannah:
Her haircut reminds me of a blonde-streaked version of Daria Morgendorfer’s friend Jane Lane from the ‘Daria’ series:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/Jane_Lane.jpg
Would you really be that surprised to learn Kate bleaches her daughter’s hair? Reminds me of my friend whose mom bathed her in lemon juice to coax out highlights before her audition for Osh Kosh B’gosh. She was five.
In the words of my boss, who’s going to watch the kids when it’s Kate’s week?
These two idiots Jon and Kate. Morons. Nothing else to say.
I agree with Bunintheoven. Perez called will.i.am the “f” word because he felt that it would offend will.i. am the most. It is the same word that Isaiah Washington used and Perez ran a campaign to have Isaiah fired.
Math Major, I’d totally forgotten about that show. Heh.
LOL, Math Major! X-D
So right Kristine.
Although (legally at least) Jon’s an adult, and therefore every bit as responsible for his assery as Kate is for hers, I can’t help loathing her more. It isn’t even the hair, although that’s egregious. It’s just her. She’s like having rabid bats in your underpants. Not that I would know.
I can just imagine:
Kid #1-8 (in unison): “Mommy, is it our fault that Daddy is leaving?”
Kate: “No, babies, this will just make me, errrr… US richer! TLC will put on all kinds of dramatic bullshit
completely destroying your self esteem, which to me is totally expendable just so long as it furthers my
ambitions, right Jon?”
Jon: “Blah Blah Blah….you know how I managed to make it through all this crap, kids? By imagining that she sounds
like the teacher from Charlie Brown. You know, the one who just makes the wah wah wah noise? Of course, that
is pretty much what she sounds like to the rest of the world as well. And lucky me, I get to opt out of this
farce! Wanna come with me, kids?”
Kid #1-8: “You bet, Dad! Get us away from this money grubbing whore that is intent on destroying our childhood,
causing us near irreversible trauma, and ensuring that we are in therapy for the rest of our lives!”
Kate: “Oh, fine, you little ingrates! At least now I can realize my dream of being a showgirl in Vegas all
because of TLC!”
*Facepalm*
Hope y’all like my little rendition there. I think it fits. But I have a weird sense of humor.
Yawn. Don’t know who would want either of them. They are both losers.
I feel sorry for the kids. They are caught up in this sh*tfest because their idiot parents PUT them there.
Hee. What’s funny about your scenario, Lilly, is that it’s likely to be closer to reality than anything we’ve seen on this story from the two principals.
Beige: Yeah…I got that inkling once I posted it…but it still made me laugh. And besides, these kids can be on the show Intervention when they get older, and of course can do the good ol’ standby excuse of ‘my parents effed me up’ and we’ll actually agree!
Throughout all of this I just feel bad for the children. I hope they at least get something out of this whole shit circus: college fund or something.
“Jon’s activities have left me no choice but to file legal procedures in order to protect myself and our children,”
‘Cause, I mean, that’s a pretty good way to insure an “amicable” split.
Also, I keep hearing old clips of Joel McHale from The Soup talking about “Jon Minus Nine.” The Soup will make it all better.
i don’t know anything about these 2 (nor do i care to) and i knew this was coming!
And now they are talking about including Jon’s girlfriend in the show? These people are all awful. The girlfriend included. What next TLC? Therapy for 8? Jeebus.
Dead Chinese emperors knew this was coming.
Oh, MAN. Jon’s girlfriend?
Maybe she could help Kate with that hair, y’all.
Maybe now Kate can go to the lot next door and get on “What Not to Wear.” I’d watching Stacy and Clinton laying the smack down on her sorry @$$.
I dreamed last night that Jon’s new harpy was Octomom. It’s possible I’ve been spending too much time on Deceiver.
I saw one the other day too LN. That’s four cases of Flowbee hair in Michigan.
Pandemic?
If it is a pandemic, I’m busting into my piggybank to donate for a vaccine.