Jon and Kate Plus 8 Official Thread - Part 6

[mousey]

I agree with you kidshop. Its her kids supporting her and Jon. If it wasn't for the kids--there would be no show. I like the way she continues to play the "single mother" card--like Jon won't have to pay any kind of support towards those kids. Oh, I forgot, Jon is living off them too!
I hope the court appoints a guardian for the kids so they have money for college and counseling.

 

[madge]

Who has called her on the fact that it doesn't take a multimillion dollar income earned by her children to support her!? I'd love to see that. She claims the show is their livelihood. What will happen when the show ends? Ask her how plenty of large families make it without being on TV? So, if you could show me where this was asked and answered, I would appreciate it.

Kate asked Joy if the amount of money someone makes is ever enough?

Apparently, it isn't for Kate.

 

[hbkfan637]

I just checked on Amazon and they have sellers selling "Multiple Blessings" for one cent. Boy that must be a real popular book! On another website they said Kate should of named the book "Multiple Dollarsigns"!

Amazon is selling it for $13.59. It is common for third party sellers to sell books at $0.01 when there are hundreds of third party sellers trying to sell their copy.

 

[newtodis]

Who has called her on the fact that it doesn't take a multimillion dollar income earned by her children to support her!? I'd love to see that. She claims the show is their livelihood. What will happen when the show ends? Ask her how plenty of large families make it without being on TV? So, if you could show me where this was asked and answered, I would appreciate it.

They ask about the show, she says it is their income, and then no one I have seen has questioned further. I want someone to question further. (I know they won't)

I don't know that anyone has called them out specifically but I think that's maybe because we don't know what they make per episode or the details of the contract. Maybe they don't get paid until the end of the season so they're living off last season's income until this season is complete?? (I have no idea at all - just speculation!) Maybe it's in the contract that a set amount from the show goes right to the kids - not to J&K and they don't have as much money as everyone's assuming. If they were really hard off in the beginning, I'm guessing they used money from the love offerings, seasons, whatever initially to pay off the debt they had (that's what I would have done personally) and started investing it for the kids not knowing how long it would last (starting with just the two specials). I'm a horder (sp?) when it comes to money and try to hold on to as much as possible "just in case" - maybe Kate's the same way and things are tied up in different accounts and can't be easily accessed.

It would be interesting to see what it costs a month to run a household like that but I'm sure we'll never know because that would "force" J&K to share what they're making in order to make it all work out. I'd so watch a "budget" show - break down electricity, entertainment, living, groceries, ect. I enjoy learning new ways to cut corners and save some. I think if they went that route, they would kind of be admitting to making x amount each month or getting x amount of freebies from various companies and have to account more for that.

I honestly think (I know I would be) that Kate is terrified that they won't have money without the show. She cannot go back to work until the kids are in school full time without daycare costing more than she'd make and finding someone trustworthy to stay with them. I could also forsee security being a cost for quite a while after the show ends. Once the show ends, I don't know what income they would have and what their expenses are every month.....maybe they have blown a lot of money and don't have as much saved as they'd like....I don't know.

 

[nuke]

Starbucks is organic?

 

[hbkfan637]

why. why. why.

Kate Gosselin is a single mom. We get that. But if she stopped working tomorrow, they would NOT be back at the Salvation Army. I am SO sick of the idea that they must keep doing this show for their income.

If Kate wants to work, then she should work .. it seems as though she's trying to make that happen.

But to suggest that they must keep doing this show to put food on the table (support the family) is ridiculous.

And if they DO have to continue the show to support the family? Then where's allll that money from the other seasons and projects?

She lapsed right back into the ums as soon as it got out of her comfort zone.

They might not have to go back to Salvation Army but they wouldn't have the same lifestyle. I'm assuming Kate doesn't want to lose the house, private school, etc.

Grr, I wanted to watch the View today but I don't know why it's not airing here? I'm on Pacific time and it says it airs on 11am but Oh well, since I was on vacation last week, I have lots of unread pages of this thread to keep me busy.

 

[DMRick]

Who has called her on the fact that it doesn't take a multimillion dollar income earned by her children to support her!? I'd love to see that. She claims the show is their livelihood. What will happen when the show ends? Ask her how plenty of large families make it without being on TV? So, if you could show me where this was asked and answered, I would appreciate it.

They ask about the show, she says it is their income, and then no one I have seen has questioned further. I want someone to question further. (I know they won't)

I thought you meant why doesn't someone call her on why she is continuing the show. Certainly no one on the view would question how much money it takes to raise a family, since they too have large incomes. I hope she is saving towards when the show is over, to continue supporting the large family. Of course many large families are able to support them selves..usually both parents work (yes, I know not all), they do student loans for college, etc. If Kate (and Jon) save for the kids as they say they are, I would hope the kids won't have to start their adult live with large student loans. We can only hope they are saving for the children as they have stated.

 

[madge]

They might not have to go back to Salvation Army but they wouldn't have the same lifestyle. I'm assuming Kate doesn't want to lose the house, private school, etc.

that's a want vs. need issue, IMO.

Kate wants to maintain that lifestyle and Kate wants to work. That's very different that needing to work to provide basic essentials for your family.

There is nothing wrong with Kate's desire to work and have a career. But when people suggest that Kate stop the show (for the sake of the children) and she launches into the need to provide for the family speech.

The show could end, the children could just be children of a famous mom who works, and life would go on for everyone. I see that as a viable option for them. The question is, is Kate marketable without the children? We're still finding that out.

 

[DreaGirl]

Does Kate expect the show to go on until the kids are done with college? I mean seriously, the show is going to end, then what?

The organic thing really gets me. Organic junk is still junk. Organic fluff is still sugary junk. Organic chips are still chips.

Oh, forgot to add:

I read a recap on another message board and the whole line of "if we stop now the paparazzi will still be there" is such BS. They would follow them for a few weeks, maybe a few months then they would move on to the next big story. If you take yourself out of the spotlight, then people forget you. I think Kate thinks this is a fate worse than death at the moment.

 

[kidshop]

Kate asked Joy if the amount of money someone makes is ever enough?

Apparently, it isn't for Kate.

My answer would have been, "Is anything more valuable to you than money?

 

[newtodis]

(CNN) -- Whatever Kate Gosselin may feel about her estranged husband, Jon, telling ABC News that he "despises" her, the star of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" chose not to reveal it on Monday morning's "The View."

Filling in for regular "View" host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Kate Gosselin chimed in on everything from public meltdowns to the Duggar family's new pregnancy, but she stayed mum on Jon Gosselin's recent interview.

On the first of two "View" appearances, Gosselin sympathized with tennis star Serena Williams' outburst at the U.S. Open tennis tournament over the weekend.

"When you're in the public eye, you're held to a higher standard, but you do melt down because you're human," Gosselin said, acknowledging a lesson she's learned as her marriage of 10 years has come to a very public end.

Yet despite the amount of publicity her split has received, Gosselin said she has no plans to cease production of "Jon & Kate Plus 8."

"I could stop [the show,] and I'll still have all of the flak and the lack of the paycheck," she explained to her co-hosts. "I'm a single mother. I, now more than ever, have to be out there working. My focus is supporting my children."

Earning the living of a reality TV star wasn't always Gosselin's intent, she said.

"We didn't go into this trying to be huge celebrities," she said. "Season one to season five is a totally different world. TLC has never had a show like ours, and you're going into it saying, 'It's a great thing.' "

That "great thing" has turned visibly sour of late, as Gosselin's soon-to-be ex-husband has been seen out and about with girlfriend Hailey Glassman, whom he's claimed to love more than his wife.

While the other co-hosts avoided the topic, Sherri Shepherd pointedly asked Gosselin, "How do you handle him bringing that girl around your children?"

The mother of eight responded without hesitation, telling her co-hosts: "I'm not going to lie: This is all difficult. I melted down over the weekend in the privacy of my own home."

But, Gosselin added, "for the sake of my children, I'll continue taking the high road."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/14/kate.gosselin.view/

 

[madge]

I read a recap on another message board and the whole line of "if we stop now the paparazzi will still be there" is such BS. They would follow them for a few weeks, maybe a few months then they would move on to the next big story. If you take yourself out of the spotlight, then people forget you. I think Kate thinks this is a fate worse than death at the moment.

it would be a fate worse than death right now. without the tabloids, no one would know who she is on the level they do now.

 

[newtodis]

Kate Gosselin says life hasn't turned out as she planned. Her soon-to-be ex Jon, however, seems to be living the high life.

Speaking at the Cleveland Women's Show in Ohio on Friday, the mom of eight told the audience that being in the reality-show spotlight isn't all it's cracked up to be, Usmagazine.com reported.

"I've lost a lot of control in my life," Kate, 34, told the crowd of mostly women. "At the beginning of all of this, you've heard me say before, I didn't want fans gawking, I didn't want people gawking, I just wanted to be myself, my family."

She added, "I have learned, I appreciate your support, I need you, I love you, thank you."

Jon, meanwhile, was flying solo in Manhattan Sunday night — he was spotted at a couple of MTV Video Music Awards parties without his 22-year-old girlfriend Hailey Glassman.

The 32-year-old Octodad showed up to an after-party at nightspot Avenue and a bash at the trendy Hotel on Rivington on the lower East Side, according to Usmagazine.com.

But either Gosselin was too busy party-hopping or couldn't score a ticket to last night's VMAs at Radio City — Gosselin told the mag he skipped the show.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2...lin_ive_lost_a_lot_of_control_in_my_life.html

 

[newtodis]

There's currently no end in sight for Jon & Kate Plus 8: Kate Gosselin said on The View Monday that she won't quit the TLC series because she needs a paycheck — even though it doesn't pay her enough.

"Is anybody paid enough?" Kate said during her guest-hosting stint.

Filling in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who's on maternity leave, she gamely spoke about her family travails as part of the show's Hot Topic segment, defending her decision to continue the series despite all of the media hoopla and her pending divorce.

"I could stop and I would still have all of the flack and the lack of a paycheck. I'm a single mom, and now more than ever I need to be out there working hard," Kate said. "My focus is supporting my children and whatever way that [is]... I'm going to do it."

The mother of eight was less forthcoming with her feelings about estranged husband Jon's girlfriend, 22-year-old Hailey Glassman. Asked how she feels about Glassman being around her children, Kate simply called the situation "difficult."

"For the sake of my children, I'm going to continue to take the high road because that's the only way for me," she said, adding that she had a meltdown at home over the weekend.

Also during the show, Kate chimed in on Madonna's tribute to Michael Jackson at the Video Music Awards, Serena Williams' profanity-laced outburst at the U.S. Open, fellow reality family, the Duggars, who are expecting their 19th child, and asked guest Victoria Beckham if she still feels sexy after 10 years of marriage.

Beckham said yes, saying it helps being married to David Beckham.

Kate will guest-host The View again on Tuesday.

http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/410146_tvgif14.html

 

[newtodis]

Here's the link to The View in case anyone wants to watch today's show:

http://theview.abc.go.com/

It looks like you can click the link right in the middle of the page (next to Kate's picture) to watch the show.

ETA: Here's a clip from the show with Kate talking about Sheri's question and why she would continue to do the show. Just watching this clip, she seemed like she had it together but I would assume she would be a bit more comfortable talking about her family and situation than other "topics".

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kate-gosselin-difficult-jon-kids-women/story?id=8568681

 

[newtodis]

Kate Gosselin is escorted back to her hotel by bodyguard Steve Neild after co-hosting The View in New York City on Monday (September 14).

Co-host Sherri Shepherd asked the 34-year-old reality TV mom what it was like when ex-husband-to-be Jon Gosselin introduced his 22-year-old girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, to their eight children.

“This is definitely, I’m not going to lie, difficult,” Kate responded. “The truth, for the sake of my children, I’m going to take the high road [and not talk about it]. I melted down over the weekend. In the privacy of my own home, I melted down. It’s difficult. It’s difficult to wake up every day and wonder what things are going to be thrown my way.”

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/09/14/kate-gosselin-hosts-the-view/

 

[DMRick]

I think even Kate has to realize the days are numbered. I assume that is why she is collecting what she can and being on different shows right now. IMO, once the show stops, she will still be followed, but it should slow down. But since 2.5 million people are still watching the show, it looks like it will still run for now.

As for the organic, I thought Kate also talked about limiting junkfood (I thought she was an organic person to try and limit the amount of chemicals her kids get. I'd love to eat organic, but man, is it expensive). That Doc that has the new show that was on the view is dead set against junk food in the house and I thought that was what Kate was talking about after she mentioned the organic (Kate has said she limites junk food as well as tries to feed organic). The doc suggested the junk food not be brought into the house. I think her and Jon will be banging heads on the junk food issue. He mentioned getting some delivered to the kids from vegas, I think, in one of his interviews.

Does Kate expect the show to go on until the kids are done with college? I mean seriously, the show is going to end, then what?

The organic thing really gets me. Organic junk is still junk. Organic fluff is still sugary junk. Organic chips are still chips.

Oh, forgot to add:

I read a recap on another message board and the whole line of "if we stop now the paparazzi will still be there" is such BS. They would follow them for a few weeks, maybe a few months then they would move on to the next big story. If you take yourself out of the spotlight, then people forget you. I think Kate thinks this is a fate worse than death at the moment.

 

[newtodis]

Pictures from Sunday - Kate getting ready for The View?

http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/kate-gosselin-keeps-busy-in-reading-218664/

 

[newtodis]

How did we all miss this (or I just missed it!):

Jon & Kate Plus 8 celeb dad Jon Gosselin has had quite a scandalous year. Affairs, divorce, affairs and now a speeding ticket. The smooth operator was busted going 78 mph on a 55 mph maximum speed limit, Pennsylvania Interstate. ...

Gosselin, 32, who just took delivery at his home last week of a five-seater Mercedes ML350 SUV was ordered to pay $165.50 to cover the fine plus court costs. Reportedly, the reality star was not rude to the patrolman who pulled him over and his children were not in the vehicle at the time.

Last month Gosselin was spotted shopping with current gal pal 22-year-old Hailey Glassman for a new set of wheels. He was definitely not looking at brood haulers like Suburbans or Ford E-Series vans, instead Gosselin was eyeing Porsches. Now how do you squeeze eight kids into a roadster...? Oh well, the pre-midlife crisis dad had better watch those speed limits, lest he be reminded, that he'll have to chauffer eight 'babies on board' safely!

http://autos.blackvoices.com/2009/09/13/jon-gosselin-speeding/

 

[redrosesix]

I watched and I have to say that part of me really, really wanted her to surprise me and do well (so she could get a new job and take her kids off TV).

My take on the show: she didn't do badly because she didn't say very much. She seemed completely uninformed about every topic other than her own life/show which was the basis of most of her questions or statements.

There were a couple of things that did tick me off:
1. saying she's a single mom -- no Kate, you have joint custody, and both you and Jon have to contribute to the kids' expenses (from money which you make off your kids)

2. no - Mrs. Dugger does not have it so much easier than you because her kids are different ages. When she had only 8 kids, her husband was working and she was raising them alone (no caterer, no not-a-nanny). They didn't get a TV deal until they had many more.

3. complaining about being in the public spotlight, saying that Serena Williams' meltdown was ok and it's just because it was public that people are making a fuss -- wrong, Kate, athletes make a lot of money because of their position as role models (so they'll buy their sneakers, shirts, etc) Maybe Kate can get away with ranting at somebody on TV, but as was pointed out to Kate, this was an important match for the tennis player and she blew it because she couldn't control her behaviour. Although Kate couldn't really comment too much (the pot/kettle thing) she probably shouldn't have even opened her mouth on that one because she was just plain wrong.

She really needs to be better prepared for tomorrow's show -- smiling and trying to sound witty don't cut it there, and the note cards obviously weren't enough.

Kate Gosselin had one question for Victoria Beckham. She couldn't even ask it without making it about herself.

Live talk TV with a group of ladies is not a good fit for Kate. Maybe tomorrow will be better, I don't know. She's not bad. (yes, I just said that ) But she's not coming out "shining" or a natural, if that makes sense. She seems nervous and uncomfortable, mostly.

ITA! She needs a script. Maybe a cooking show.