Jon Gosselin has been spending money like he’s made of it. Which he certainly isn’t, especially when he’s got 8 kids he needs to help support. As soon as he and Kate announced their divorce he headed off to the South of France for a nice luxurious vacation, while she stayed home caring for their children. He’s blowing over $5,000 a month in rent (not mortgage) on his fancy new Upper East Side New York City apartment, and is enjoying all the other expensive things that come with that lifestyle.
Since splitting from wife Kate, being careful with his family’s money doesn’t seem to be a priority for Jon Gosselin. On July 24, Jon was partying it up at the Pink Elephant nightclub in Southampton, N.Y. Days earlier, Jon was spotted purchasing a pair of $950 shoes from NYC boutique Pravda Abbigliamento on Madison Avenue. “He told us to call him if we got in anything else he might be interested in,” store owner Philip Pravda tells Life & Style.
The single life hasn’t only turned Jon into a big spender, it’s made him greedy for more. “Jon is sure Kate’s keeping money from him, more than a million dollars,” an insider close to Jon tells Life & Style. “He thinks some of the money she’s made from her books and tours has been put someplace where he can’t access it.” Jon’s friend confirms, “Jon says he found out Kate had been hiding about $100,000 in cash in the house.”
Rather than confront Kate about it, Jon’s leaving it to his lawyers to fight for him. “It’s turned into an all-out war over money,” the insider says. “Jon says Kate’s books and speaking engagements were based on their children and their relationship, so he rightfully deserves a cut.” Kate disagrees. “As far as she’s concerned, this is money she’s made by herself,” the insider says. “She doesn’t want him to get a cent of it.”
[From Life & Style Weekly]
Kate infamously kept Jon on a $5 a day budget (even though he was working at the time), so I guess he feels he has a lot of spending to make up for. While I am no fan of Kate’s, she’s sure coming off a lot better than Jon lately. He seems to be acting like he doesn’t have any kids (let alone eight of them) or any responsibility besides getting with as many women as he can. It’s clear he’s having a resurgence of youth, but apparently he’s the only one entitled to it.
How smart is it to blow five grand on rent in a fancy, expensive city far away from your kids when Jon could live somewhere much cheaper and closer? Of course it would allow him to get with models or whatever his eventual life goals are. It doesn’t just seem like his kids aren’t his first priority – it seems like they’re just a requirement. A lot of this might apply to Kate too, but she hasn’t been obviously parading around with thousand dollar shoes and European vacations. All I can say is Jon better enjoy this – it won’t last. But the consequences will.
Here’s Jon Gosselin playing with his kids for the filming of the show today in Reading, Pennsylvania. Images thanks to INF Photo.
He is an asshole. His first priority should be his children not screwing random women. I thi
Since she made the money while they were/are married, he is entitled to it (although not half as that money should go into a trust for their kids).
You’re so right, CB. Jon IS coming off way worse. I might have to join Team Kate (and I can’t stand her!) because Jon is such a dbag!
I said it once, I’ll say it again: If Jon choses to act like a teenager he deserves to be treated like a teenager. I hope Kate gets the larger percentage of their estate. At least she is smarter with her finances than her skeezy estranged husband.
It must be nice to have 8 kids and be carefee with no responsibilities.
I always thought Kate needed the security detail and body guard to protect her and the kids from the photographers and rabid fans. Now I realize she needs them to protect her and the kids from Jon.
What kind of an idiot blabs to friends and acquaintances that there’s $100.000 “hidden in his home”? His 8 children live in that home. I guess he doesn’t mind risking that he’s attracting nefarious types to his family home?
This guy take the doucebag title away from Tony Romo!!
He is an ass, andwhile she is no angel, at least she is with the kids. I agree, he better live it up now, because all this is not going to last and when the party train comes to a big ol hault, he’d better be prepared for the gigantic fallout!
whatever-legally he is entitled to it and his logic is pretty air-tight. if he were married while the ed hardy promotion took place, she would be entitled to that money too. i think he is a class-A idiot jackass, but i would want my share too. and kate spends as much on her louboutins has he does, so I really dont care how much he spends on apparel. they can afford it. hell, 100k is stockpiled at home.
UGH!! Jon is such an effing loser. If I ever pass him on the streets of NYC, I’ll spit on him, and I’ll do it for all of us that have to read about the trainwreck that is becoming his life due to his pathalogically immature behavior.
bros, you are wrong. Neither of them can afford to blow through money like its toliet paper. By my generous estimates they’ve probably raked in anywhere between 5-8 million for the Jon and Kate show. Deduct 1.1 mill for their house, add the expenses of raising 8 children until they are 18 (approximately $250,000 per child not counting extras like vacations, private schools, therapy, etc) and you will soon see that unemployed, never-graduated-college IT guy Jon cannot afford to drop a grand on shoes. Those estimates could double if the kids want to go to college. Jon can absolutely not afford $5,000 a month on a NYC apartment! He is out of control. Watch him file for bankruptcy within the next 5 years. He’s just not as rich as he thinks he is, trust me 5 million doesn’t go far in this city.
I’m also sure Jon won’t hire responsible financial planners to help him figure out how to maintain his newfound wealth. He just doesn’t strike me as the type of guy who plans for the future.
Why join “team Kate” just because he’s a dbag? She’s also a jerk, she’s just playing the victim and martyr right now (and doing a good job of it).
They’re both losers.
I agree that the money from book deals and speeches isn’t just Kate’s. Any money and property would be divided by the lawyers/court. Kate can also make a claim for any money Jon makes. It’s funny but three weeks ago I was Team Jon. Now I’m Team Kate because Jon is a total douche and pig. Also Kate supposedly it buying/renting a condo in Maryland, 3 hours away from the kids. So Jon isn’t the only one who will be away from them. Personally I think it’s good that Jon and Kate take turns at the main house. I’m sure it’s more comfortable for the kids not having to be shuttled back and forth.
Y’all, the NANNIES are “with the kids.” She goes out on her appearances, etc, he’s running all over New York with his new scummy friends, the kids are being raised by nannies.
She’s just smart enough not to make it as obvious as he’s making it that she’s not an exhausted parent taking care of eight kids.
Katharine Jayne: you forgot the upkeep of that million dollar house, which is pretty substantial.
I’d also add that she’s not as rich as she thinks she is, either. She probably should cut back on the clothes and Starbucks, spa trips, etc.
Disgusting.
I don’t see a problem with her hiring nannies, a lot of working single mothers hire help if they can afford it.
At least she’s not parading around like a frat boy off his meds. Someday, these children are going to see all these pictures and articles.
He may be legally entitled to some of that money, but morally I think he doesn’t deserve a dime. No matter what a b**** you think Kate is, somebody is making sure those kids clothing, residence, toys, care, etc is being taken care of.
She’s not running around partying, she’s bringing in income, and all he’s doing is spending it. God forbid the woman buy herself some designer shoes or coffee, even go to the spa.
I don’t understand why people are turning on him all of the sudden. Kate was the ginormous bitch that ran him off. You can’t be mad at the guy for finally living his own life. He was virtually a POW.
People, you are missing the fact that the parents DID NOT make this money. The kids did. So the parents are pissing away their childrens hard working money. So Jon bought $950 shoes and rents a $5000/month apt with his kids money and Kate bought a million dollar condo in Maryland with her kids money. These two are pathetic and I do hope that someone steps in and protects these kids from losing millions of dollars by their loser parents.
Oh man, I hate to say it…here it goes…Team Kate.
The condo was a million??
what makes it Kate’s money?
Taya, very good point. ALL this money was made from selling their kids’ private lives for public consumption. NONE of it is legit, IMO.
Lee, my point was that she’s ALSO not sitting at home taking care of the kids. People are saying look at him running around not taking care of his kids, well she isn’t either. They’ve both abandoned the little moneymakers for their own lives. She makes sure to sit in that front driveway every now and then so the paps can get pics of her with the kids, he doesn’t even bother with that much illusion.
I hope these people realize that there is NO MORE MONEY!! The money train has left. They need to save, invest, and do whatever they need to do before they go bankrupt.
Katharine Jaynes: You’ve got that right. And don’t forget Uncle Sam’s big cut in that bracket.
I will say this. The last thing I would want to be is a reality star having every step I take scrutinized. It can’t be worth the money.
Tell me Jon’s holding a doobie in that picture!! I certainly don’t hold cigarettes like that.
This just gets better and better. From what I could glean from the show, Kate was the budgeter. She is the brains behind the whole show. I don’t think her spending habits in any way lean towards 950.00 shoes – and she was wise to purchase rather than rent. They have both said the house was purchased “for the kids and it is their house”. I don’t honestly begrudge Kate anything. When she was given a Vespa for free, she donated it. When Jon was given the 50,000 motorcycle because “oh poor Jon he’s surrounded by estrogen” … he kept it. He could well have afforded to buy his own, and donated the one “he” designed (coughcough). He’s a greedy so and so … I am not on anyone’s team, but Kate does seem to shine brighter.
I understand what you are saying, but don’t you think it’s a little unreasonable to expect the woman to never go out and earn some kind of income?
She’s not being photographed going in and out of trendy restaurants, or nightclubs. She’s not being photographed with different men only a few months after announcing her separation with the father of her children.
It’s not about going out, no parent never leaves their home. The difference is what you are doing when you leave. Are you securing your families lifestyle, and perhaps taking some time to yourself, or are you barhopping and partying the night away without a care in the world?
There is a pretty huge difference.
Not there for the kids is not there for the kids, no matter if you’re out at the spa or out having drinks. All they know are the nannies are taking care of them and their family has imploded. And their entire short lives have been filmed for the public to watch.
Bottom line, the guy is a d*ck.
Most of that money should be in a trust fund for the kids, just like a judge ordered for Octomom. Those poor kids will have nothing left otherwise.
AND the kids earned that money. They will be known as the “John+Kate” kids forever. They will definitely be teased. I have a feeling when they grow up, the shit will really hit the fan.
hello!
I agree and I am waiting for the tell-all books from Mady in about 10 years.
Eeek, that picture. Somebody get the douchebag firemen and hose him down immediately.
The buddha belly and man fun bags get bigger by the day…
i am team 8 (colin, aaden, joel, hannah, leah, alexis, cara and mady). since their parents are too busy fighting for themselves, someone has got to fight for the kids!
I know this is a tad off-topic, but why is it that every time we talk about someone overspending, there’s at least one person that brings up starbuck’s.
Seriously…Starbuck’s once a day is NOT a financial drain worth mentioning.
I have never been anywhere even close to wealthy…and I have a latte whenever I want one. I’m not broke.
It makes me giggle because every SINGLE time we have a topic about someone spending too much, the Starbuck’s jab comes out…and it’s hilarious.
It’s like saying, Stop buying luxury cars, jewelry from Tiffany, and all those shopping trips to Wal-Mart.
The coffee is not the problem, Y’all.
Aspen, I see what you are saying, to a degree. People who have a few million are not going to go broke drinking starbucks once a day.
However, if you put pencil to paper you’ll see it can be a lot if money over time. The latte I get occasionally is roughly $3.50. If I were to get one every day, like you said, that would be about $1277 a year on COFFEE. Something I’m going to enjoy for an hour and, pardon me, piss out a few hours later.
At least luxury cars, Tiffany jewelry, and even clothes at Walmart are assets. Things that can be liquidated if and when the time comes.
I think the person who made the comment about starbucks was using it as a general example of fruitless overspending, especially when they don’t seem to have a whole lot of money making prospects in the future. Hopefully the house really is for the children because that seems to be the only asset they’ll have left to divvy up between the 8 of them if their parents squander the rest of it.
It’s shameful.
Enough with the defense of Kate/Jon/whomever. 1. A lot of this, I expect, is a publicity stunt to ratchet up interest in the show for when it returns. 2. Are either of these two humans really worthy of support? 3. To all who say “it’s Kate’s money” — would you think that if the roles were reversed, and Jon had been the one on the book tours, etc., that it would be “Jon’s money?” Doubtful. You’d be screaming that Kate get her share. I’m sure the laws in PA are largely gender neutral and the assets acquired during the marriage, including Kate’s book tour money, will constitute “marital assets” to be divided between the two of them.
If this (frankly idiotic) judgement from this side of the Atlantic is anything to go by; he’ll get a heck of a lot more:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0729/1224251574891.html
A slightly more indepth view:
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/man-wins-euro21m-after-losing-euro16m-for-lack-of-selfesteem-1844603.html
Ireland has a no-contest divorce system and a presumption towards 50/50 split of the assets (pre-nuptual agreements are not recognised in Irish or British law). So yes, the wife should have been fined for non-disclosure.
But it’s typical of the bizzare thoughts that go through our “learned” judges heads, that this fool in the High Court thinks that a man deserves a higher payout because of his ego!!! If they were both poorer then I could see how he would be embarrassed by not bribing… I mean gifting lots of treats to his kids. But they were both wealthy people. Our “compo culture” beats the USA any day.
He is such a PR nightmare.
I hope his lawyers are telling him to keep Lil Jon in his pants if he’s wanting to put up a serious fight. He’s turning into a real sleaze ball.
Eloise, you are ridiculous. Who are you to tell anyone what is “fruitless overspending”? How do you know what a Starbucks coffee means to someone else? Has it occured to you that some people ENJOY drinking a cup of coffee and that their pleasure is worth the money; that it’s not about investing in anything you can sell later, but about enjoying every day life. What else would you like to outlaw? Pancakes? Tea? What about wine? After all you “piss [it] out a few hours later and it’s a lot more expensive.
While I don’t necessarily agreee with his recent choices, I do understand, Jon feels that he needs to sew his oats and have some fun but I hope he gets past this phase soon for his childrens sake…
As Ben Franklin once said: “Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.”
Oh?! How many more oats does he need to sew? He’s already got 8 and they can’t be shipped back via FedEx. Besides, nobody would be as tolerant of Kate “dating” several men while being away from her 8 kids. What a double standard!
AJ,
I did not mean ‘sewing oats’ in the sense of procreating, I am sorry if you misunderstood; he is clearly going through some sort of pre-midlife ‘need to act like a fratboy’ crisis (i.e. sewing his oats), it often happens when couples go through divorce, to either one or both of the parties involved. I was simply stating that I hope this phase passes soon before he puts himself into financial ruin.
Personally, and this is just my opinion, he strikes me as a reckless spender and rather lazy, I hope he gets past this and remembers he has eight little responsibilities that are far more important than trips to France with 22 year old party girls.
Correct me if I am wrong. At one point didn’t Kate say that she was filing for divorce because she need to protect her children. I think she knew what Jon was capable of and was planning ahead for the sake of the children. The public is now seeing Jon’s true colors, something that Kate knew all along.
I am no fan of Jon, but honestly, he has not abandoned his children. He and Kate are taking equal time with the kids. And she likely spends just as much money as he; however, she’s doing a better job at keeping her dirty laundry out of public view. Also, between many, many product endorsements, book deals, speaking engagements, 20,000 dollars an episode ( is it 4 seasons now with 30-40 episodes each?), and who knows if they get residuals for reruns.. They have the money. Whether either of them is entitled to it is another matter. Legally, it’s theirs 50/50. Morally, they should conserve it for their children, spending only what is required to raise them in a comfortable environment.
I know a woman that is a business person, she opened her own company, when she divorced her husband she chose to pay him a ton of cash (took out a loan to do so) so that he couldn’t try and take half of the company she built from the ground up. She even found him and apartment (prepaid for a year), furnished it, bought him a car, etc. Then less than a year later when he and his coke sniffing buddies blew through all the cash and sold the furniture, cars, etc., he is attempting to sue her for half of her company. You see, he, who had not worked either outside or inside their home for the entirity of their marriage (ex. didn’t stay home with the kids, she drove them to/from day care) while she worked, he didn’t shop for groceries, didn’t cook, didn’t clean, never paid a single bill, or anything, and mostly spent money and played video games at home all day felt that he was entitled to half of the company because she started it during their marriage. How is that fair? She gave up a ton of time with her children to work and pay the bills, but when she was home she dedicated every moment that she wasn’t cooking, cleaning, shopping, to her kids.
I understand if a couple has an agreement ‘One will work outside the home, and One will work inside the home, and on the ‘off times’ we will share the household duties’ as a fair trade off thus they have both earned their share.
But if one person is working (either in or out of the home), and the other one is doing nothing, it doesn’t seem equitable.
all i can say is his bedhopping with skanks, overspending, and partying is going to reflect badly on him when it comes to the custody battle. or maybe he doesn’t care about custody…he doesn’t act like he gives a crap.
Kate,
Custody is tricky with some people, sometimes their pocketbooks outweigh what is best for the children… my friends husband was totally fine with not having the kids full time, he actually only showed up twice in eight months to pick them up for his every other weekend visits (while his 9 and 6 yr old boys sat with their little spiderman suitcases packed watching through the window for daddy to come)… until he found out that even if she said she didn’t want it he is obligated under MN law to pay child support since she has custody, he then filed for full custody so she will have to pay support to him. I doubt it will turn out in his favor, but you never know.
I try very hard not to follow my urges to be the grammar and spelling police, but the phrase is, ‘sowing oats.’
AJ,
I must concede your point because it is a good one. I was up late because I couldn’t sleep and didn’t think of that.
I do believe that we new to spend money on the pleasures in our lives and my phrase “fruitless overspending” wasn’t accurate.
What I meant to respond to was my interpretation of Aspen’s assertion that starbucks isn’t a costly. Because when you look at it, $3.50 is expensive for a beverage. One, I may add, I enjoy very much. But in this economy many people are cutting back on non-vital expenditures.
I meant for the end of the post to be directed more at my frustration at Jon and Kate and not at people buying cups of coffee. Again, I was sleep deprived.
I stand behind my statement that starbucks is a expensive and over time adds up. But I can see that I was unclear in the delivery of my idea. Mea Culpa
Just reread my post and noticed there are some mispellings and erroneous grammar. I’m typing in my phone and am having a hard time editing.
I’m sure some people would consider my iPhone “fruitless overspending”. 😉
AJ,
One other thing. I don’t appreciate being called ridiculous. I reread my initial post to Aspen and I didn’t see any part where I was insulting as that certainly was not my intent. I am completely open to constructive crticism and respectful debate. Name calling is truly unneccesary.
Thanks for listening.
Kate treated him like an ass wipe because that’s what he is.
$3.50 a day on a single coffee adds up to $100 a month. I know people who need that to help them buy groceries. If you brew your own coffee at home, you can have it for pennies compared to that.
It’s all in your perspective, but Starbucks is a GREAT way to nickel and dime yourself to death.
Anastasia,
That is exactly what I meant in my post. Congrats for making your point so succinctly. I have a horrible tendency to ramble. 🙂
Guilty P: “I try very hard not to follow my urges to be the grammar and spelling police, but the phrase is, ’sowing oats.’”
You are correct, my bad. Some folks like to grammar/spell check others, some don’t, but to each their own. Certainly no need to apologize; hell I am a sad byproduct of the computer spell check generation, if it weren’t for spell check I would never have even made it past my first year in college.
‘People’ magazine writes today that KG did not purchase a home. Someone made an assumption. It makes more sense that she would stay close. I hope she does buy rather than renting – better investment (for the benefit of the kids of course). I could care less if she goes to Starbucks, or has a pedi. I am just sorry that every woman who devotes herself to the care of her children, cannot afford to do that (or whatever would make them happy in that vein). I don’t understand why women put under other women down, if women look after themselves, go for a Starbucks ( NOT a trip to France then the Hamptons), go for a pedi (NOT sleeping with 20 yr olds) … good gravy people! Kate is a insecure girl caught in a woman’s body and life. She’s trying to figure it out. (and I’m not her biggest fan). She is holding her head up, and moving on. And really, in the end it will be her that pays the price from her children for whatever mistakes she has made. (As it will be for Jon) Some women like to spend money on alcohol, legal/illegal drugs – some women are home with nannies, the only times they see their children are at breakfast and bedtime and some mothers are at home but not paying attention. Give Kate a break, let her have her Starbucks and her pedis and we can get on with our lives. 🙂
I think the network needs to be investigated for also exploiting the children. They are feeding the parents money!
Eloise, I should have said your argument is ridiculous, not you; that’s really what I meant.
Anastasia, so you’re saying that because some people are in trouble economically, others who aren’t should give up the small pleasures they enjoy daily? There are ALWAYS poor people in the world; should we not be enjoying anything but save it all to give it to them? That’s frankly a scary, socialist argument.
dear lord, what a douche bag. it’s positively painful to see…
huum! must give first importance to his childs
They need to save, invest, and do whatever they need to do before they go bankrupt.