Jon and Kate Plus 8 Official Thread - Part 6

[Promomx2]

Where's a picture of Kate taking the notice off the kate, or having her Steve do it? Or the nanny "sorry babysitter"? What's the kids going to say when they see it when they get home? Besides, "Dad needs to learn how to spell."

 

[DreaGirl]

I'm sorry, but if this weren't so incredibly sad, it would be hilariously funny.

Reminds me of a kid putting "Keep Out!" sign up as he slams his bedroom door.

Kind of like this one that Mady put up?

 

[redrosesix]

Didn't expect this from Perez Hilton (who I've never seen be anything but insulting towards Jon):
http://perezhilton.com/2009-10-01-jon-gosselin-its-not-about-the-money
Following this morning's explosive revelation that father of the year Jon Gosselin sent TLC a "cease and decist" letter to halt production on their reality show because he no longer wants his children being exploited on television….

PerezHilton.com has just spoken exclusively with Jon's manager, Mike Heller. We explicitly asked if this was about money or a negotiation tactic.

Heller tells us:

"Jon Gosselin is the new David and TLC is the new Goliath. Jon is empowered by his new attorney, Mark Jay Heller, to take back control of his family. Even if it means the revenue stream will be cut off. Jon's priority is family not money. THIS IS NOT A NEGOTIATION TACTIC TO get more money from TLC.

We are completely cutting ties with TLC. This is something that he has been trying to do for a while now.

Wow.

This sounds like war.

We LOVE it!

Well, they did insult him a little bit on the photo.

 

[themilesfamily]

I think the Jon & Kate + 8 show should be canceled. I think the kids never should have been dragged into this whole production.

THAT SAID, I think Jon is a complete and total worm. Just weeks ago he was saying that filming the kids WASN'T harmful, that they were just fine, what a great opportunity this was for them and their family. He said all of this on camera -- it's on tape for everyone to hear. It wasn't until he was cut out of the show that suddenly he decided the show WAS harming his children.

Give me a break. What a selfish bore.

It doesn't take a brain surgeon to realize that he's just trying to hurt Kate -- to take away something from her that he knows she loves and wants to continue.

I did read that "The Divorced Dads Club" with Jon and Michael Lohan is going to happen.

So explain this to me. Jon wants Kate + 8 to end because he says it's in the best interest of the kids. What is having their dad on a reality show talking about his divorce to the world going to do to these kids? It doesn't seem to me that ANY of Jon's decisions these days are in the best interest of his kids.

 

[redrosesix]

Kind of like this one that Mady put up?

Let's make Mady's poster the theme picture of the day.

 

[kidshop]

Kind of like this one that Mady put up?

They should just print up put Mady's sign and put it on the gate. Or maybe that is what they did...

 

[TanyaLovesPooh]

Let's make Mady's poster the theme picture of the day.

I agree, it's wonderful that Mady could escape to her room and felt that she could state when she needed privacy.

I would really love to hear what the kids think of doing the show these days, I bet the little kids enjoy the camera crew, while Cara & Mady not so much.

 

[WaltD4Me]

Didn't expect this from Perez Hilton (who I've never seen be anything but insulting towards Jon):
http://perezhilton.com/2009-10-01-jon-gosselin-its-not-about-the-money
Following this morning's explosive revelation that father of the year Jon Gosselin sent TLC a "cease and decist" letter to halt production on their reality show because he no longer wants his children being exploited on television….

PerezHilton.com has just spoken exclusively with Jon's manager, Mike Heller. We explicitly asked if this was about money or a negotiation tactic.

Heller tells us:

"Jon Gosselin is the new David and TLC is the new Goliath. Jon is empowered by his new attorney, Mark Jay Heller, to take back control of his family. Even if it means the revenue stream will be cut off. Jon's priority is family not money. THIS IS NOT A NEGOTIATION TACTIC TO get more money from TLC.

We are completely cutting ties with TLC. This is something that he has been trying to do for a while now.

Wow.

This sounds like war.

We LOVE it!

Well, they did insult him a little bit on the photo.

Too bad Perez didn't ask if it's because Jon wants to do his own show and TLC won't let him. If TLC is really keeping Jon from doing Divorced Dad's Club, then this really isn't a negotitian to get more money from TLC...it's so he can make his own money and not share it with Kate.

While this is truly good for the kids, I will NEVER believe that is why Jon is doing it. (And if the situation were reversed, I would never believe that is why Kate was doing it either)

 

[talulabelle]

They should just print up put Mady's sign and put it on the gate. Or maybe that is what they did...

The spelling skills are similar...

Did anyone notice on Maddie's sign that there is a little pencil drawing of a TV camera with an x sing through it? So sad....that poor little girls life...

 

[redrosesix]

I think the Jon & Kate + 8 show should be canceled. I think the kids never should have been dragged into this whole production.

THAT SAID, I think Jon is a complete and total worm. Just weeks ago he was saying that filming the kids WASN'T harmful, that they were just fine, what a great opportunity this was for them and their family. He said all of this on camera -- it's on tape for everyone to hear. It wasn't until he was cut out of the show that suddenly he decided the show WAS harming his children.

Give me a break. What a selfish bore.

It doesn't take a brain surgeon to realize that he's just trying to hurt Kate -- to take away something from her that he knows she loves and wants to continue.

I did read that "The Divorced Dads Club" with Jon and Michael Lohan is going to happen.

So explain this to me. Jon wants Kate + 8 to end because he says it's in the best interest of the kids. What is having their dad on a reality show talking about his divorce to the world going to do to these kids? It doesn't seem to me that ANY of Jon's decisions these days are in the best interest of his kids.

Weeks ago he was still under contract to TLC and despite the number of times he accidentally said that filming was bad for the kids, he would have been required to state that it wasn't. It's no secret that he has been trying to get off the show for months, and even on the show had stated that he wasn't into signing up for another season.

As for the Divorced Dads' Club, nobody knows what role Jon would be playing in that or if he would even be talking about his own divorce -- so that means that none of us does either. I really dislike it when people chastise either Jon or Kate for things that they assume they are thinking or going to do without any evidence of it -- let's all try to stick to the facts, or at least write them as an assumption or opinion.

IMO, the article that stated that that show was going ahead was incorrect, since TLC stated in its press release that Jon remained under exclusive contract to TLC.

 

[WaltD4Me]

Kind of like this one that Mady put up?

No, that is just sad period.

Where did this picture come from? Not questioning it, just really curious. I never saw it before.

 

[talulabelle]

This just gets worse and worse by the day...but I do think something really dramatic and difficult needs to happen in order to end it...God knows Kate will try to keep it going even if she has to sign over custody of the kids to TLC...which she has basically done already.

 

[AlleyKat]

This article made me LOL (thanks, I needed that today, I have a DD9, enough said), and I quote: "By the way, it's spelled "PEENELTY" not "PENELTY." They forgot the E in the sign above.

No, it's spelled "penalty"

I don't think Jon put that sign up -- he obviously would know how to spell his own name.

It's obvious to those in the know that Jon did not personally put the sign up. He certainly knows how to spell his own name! (I just realized my thought mirrored yours)!

I'm a huge fan of dlisted.com, checking in on it several times a day...and laughing constantly at its content!

Quite a few articles about J & K can be found in the site's archives.

The owner of the site, Michael K. has quite a way with words. He's also gay, which explains his want for penelty(penalty) to be spelled peenelty.
I'll leave it at that!

 

[DreaGirl]

No, that is just sad period.

Where did this picture come from? Not questioning it, just really curious. I never saw it before.

It came from an episode. I got it off the Preesi site.

New People article. Jon claims the kids have been complaining about the current filming schedule. This lawyer really has his stuff together.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309404,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

Don't point the finger at Jon Gosselin for all the madness surrounding his attempted shutdown of Jon & Kate Plus 8, his manager says. The fault is with the show – which Gosselin claims is hurting his family.

"Basically we've put a halt on the show," manager Mike Heller tells PEOPLE. "Jon has been talking to TLC for a long time to cut back on the production and still honor his contract – because it's been getting in the way of his family, his children are complaining."

"It's been hurting the relationship that he's trying to reconcile with his wife – he's trying to get back with her as a parent," Heller adds. "They are the mom and dad of their children [but] they talk by text message. He wants to take 90 days."

Future in Question
Gosselin's effort to shut down production has apparently worked, at least temporarily. TLC announced Thursday that it was suspending the show until Jon and Kate Gosselin spoke about the future of the show and raising their kids.

And it's not because, as most people seem to suspect, Jon was angry that he'd been cut out of a leading role in a revamped show that will be titled Kate Plus 8, Heller says.

"People are reporting he was fired. He was never fired. They just changed the name," Heller says. "This is not a ploy – it's an approach that he thinks will help him reconcile with his wife."

Indeed, Heller insists that Jon is intent on putting his life back together on multiple fronts.

'Jon Made Mistakes'
"He's acknowledged he’s made mistakes and shouldn't have been running around. He took advantage of his freedom after he got it. It hurt his reputation," Heller says.

"He's taken responsibility and you don't see him running wild any more. He hasn't been out partying. He's taken a look at his himself in the mirror and he wasn't happy, it's not who he was. He never cheated on his wife. His wife is the one who ended the relationship," he says.

TLC released the following statement earlier today:

"We ... remain deeply disappointed at [Jon Gosselin]'s continued erratic behavior. He and the family were shooting as recently as last Friday, without incident, and his latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic. Despite Jon Gosselin's repeated self destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC."

 

[redrosesix]

It's obvious to those in the know that Jon did not personally put the sign up. He certainly knows how to spell his own name! (I just realized my thought mirrored yours)!

I'm a huge fan of dlisted.com, checking in on it several times a day...and laughing constantly at its content!

Quite a few articles about J & K can be found in the site's archives.

The owner of the site, Michael K. has quite a way with words. He's also gay, which explains his want for penelty(penalty) to be spelled peenelty.
I'll leave it at that!

Thanks. I get it now.

 

[redrosesix]

It came from an episode. I got it off the Preesi site.

New People article. Jon claims the kids have been complaining about the current filming schedule. This lawyer really has his stuff together.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309404,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

Don't point the finger at Jon Gosselin for all the madness surrounding his attempted shutdown of Jon & Kate Plus 8, his manager says. The fault is with the show – which Gosselin claims is hurting his family.

"Basically we've put a halt on the show," manager Mike Heller tells PEOPLE. "Jon has been talking to TLC for a long time to cut back on the production and still honor his contract – because it's been getting in the way of his family, his children are complaining."

"It's been hurting the relationship that he's trying to reconcile with his wife – he's trying to get back with her as a parent," Heller adds. "They are the mom and dad of their children [but] they talk by text message. He wants to take 90 days."

Future in Question
Gosselin's effort to shut down production has apparently worked, at least temporarily. TLC announced Thursday that it was suspending the show until Jon and Kate Gosselin spoke about the future of the show and raising their kids.

And it's not because, as most people seem to suspect, Jon was angry that he'd been cut out of a leading role in a revamped show that will be titled Kate Plus 8, Heller says.

"People are reporting he was fired. He was never fired. They just changed the name," Heller says. "This is not a ploy – it's an approach that he thinks will help him reconcile with his wife."

Indeed, Heller insists that Jon is intent on putting his life back together on multiple fronts.

'Jon Made Mistakes'
"He's acknowledged he’s made mistakes and shouldn't have been running around. He took advantage of his freedom after he got it. It hurt his reputation," Heller says.

"He's taken responsibility and you don't see him running wild any more. He hasn't been out partying. He's taken a look at his himself in the mirror and he wasn't happy, it's not who he was. He never cheated on his wife. His wife is the one who ended the relationship," he says.

TLC released the following statement earlier today:

"We ... remain deeply disappointed at [Jon Gosselin]'s continued erratic behavior. He and the family were shooting as recently as last Friday, without incident, and his latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic. Despite Jon Gosselin's repeated self destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC."

It's obvious to me that everything Jon has done this week is part of something he's been working on for more than 2 days -- at the very least, it's been since getting his new lawyer.

 

[DreaGirl]

It's obvious to me that everything Jon has done this week is part of something he's been working on for more than 2 days -- at the very least, it's been since getting his new lawyer.

I think so too. I think the new lawyer came in and saw the divorce agreement and was like "Whoa, you are getting screwed, time to back up and start over."

 

[MAKmom]

I think so too. I think the new lawyer came in and saw the divorce agreement and was like "Whoa, you are getting screwed, time to back up and start over."

You really can not get screwed in a Pa divorce. It's a no fault state. The best you might get is 55/45 split. There is no alimony for a spouse after the divorce is final. But he/she can get spousal support until the divorce is final. He can hold up the divorce for 2 years from filing.

But I wondered if the move to NY was an attempt to file there later...if that is possible. In Ca, NY & NJ your spouse can take you to the cleaners.

 

[MAKmom]

I'm sorry, but if this weren't so incredibly sad, it would be hilariously funny.

Reminds me of a kid putting "Keep Out!" sign up as he slams his bedroom door.

I notice is only says TLC is not allowed in. I guess he did not want to send his own paparazzi crew away.

 

[TanyaLovesPooh]

Well, we knew this would be coming:

Kate put out this statement:

"I'm saddened and confused by Jon's public media statements. Jon has never expressed any concerns to me about our children being involved in the show and, in fact, is on the record as saying he believes the show benefits our children and was taping on Friday with the kids. I check in regularly with each of the kids to be sure they want to participate in and continue with the show and will continue to do so. I do the show for my family because I believe it provides us opportunities we wouldn't otherwise have. Jon used to share that belief until as recently as the day the network
announced the name change of the show and indicated that Jon would have a lesser role in the show. It appears that Jon's priority is Jon and his interests. My priority remains our children and their well being."

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/10/kate-gosselin-responds-and-slams-jon-over-reality-show#comment-63912

I believe her when she says that Jon has never expressed concern about the kids doing the show.