As this law suit drama heats up between TLC and Jon Gosselin, the editing of the “[Jon &] Kate Plus 8” reality show is taking a decidedly anti-Jon stance. Where once Kate was clearly the show’s villain, now Jon is shown as a mostly absentee dad who is more concerned with his personal life than his kids. It really makes one wonder how much of the show is fact and how much of it is manipulated by show producers. Of course, Jon isn’t doing himself any favors by allowing himself to be videotaped ignoring his kids in favor of talking and texting on two cell phones at once or flirting with photographers who camp out at the edge of the Gosselin’s property. If TLC are the bullies Jon claims they are, why give them ammunition to beat you over the head with?
You’ll see a different side of Jon Gosselin on Monday night’s episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8, and it’s not going to get him nominated for Father of the Year.
In this preview clip Jon is shown ignoring his kids, while texting, talking on the phone and doing what has come to be known as “working the fence.”
Monday night’s show definitely puts the reality in reality TV as Kate comments on Jon’s lack of interaction with the kids, and makes it clear it’s not a one-time thing.
After one clip of Jon blatantly ignoring one of his daughters, Kate says about her soon-to-be-ex: “He is on the phone a lot. I will come home and I’ll say, ‘Did daddy play with you?”
The kids answer her, “no.’ and when she asks them what was Jon doing they respond: “He was on the phone.”
Kate explains that she strongly believes Jon’s calls are personal and she limits her calls around the kids to work only.
Jon is also shown “working the fence” which is when he goes over to talk to photographers and visitors at the fence on his property, often conducting impromptu sessions with the media.
Kate also says in a clip of the upcoming new episode that maybe Jon should have worn an “invisible fence” collar like the family’s former dogs so he would stay home and learn boundaries. Ouch! But Jon doesn’t seem worried. He’s out attending parties with major league baseball players and brokering media deals, and he’s also telling the court in his TLC counter-suit that he is now “too famous” to go out and get a regular job.
While battling TLC in a breach of contract lawsuit, Jon says the reason he can’t simply go out and get a regular job is because he’s too famous!
In an affidavit filed as part of the lawsuit and obtained only by RadarOnline.com, Jon states: “Now, I find myself unemployed and without the ability to secure non-entertainment related engagements because the enormous Media interest, cameras, reporters and public interest makes it impossible to carry on normal daily activities, let alone find, secure and maintain a job with an employer who is willing to be exposed to the daily Media intrusions that has impeded by life.”
Jon also states that TLC staged scenes for Jon & Kate Plus 8. “Plaintiff through its representatives and agents organize activities for me and my children, rehearsed and staged scenes, directed our actions and suggested dialogue, words, responses and conduct,” he wrote in the affidavit, which is working its way through the Montgomery County, MD Circuit Court.
Another headline-worthy charge from Jon is that TLC likes Kate more than it likes him! He states the network enforced the contract, “strictly and harshly towards me, while leniently, if at all, applying them towards my wife. The Plaintiff has promoted and even facilitated opportunities and appearances for my wife, yet attempts to restrain and enjoin me from making a living for my family.”
Jon forced the show into hiatus when he denied TLC permission to film his kids, saying the show was harmful to them. This reversed his earlier position that the show was great for the kids!
It’s interesting that Jon complains about the media intruding on his life, but yet he doesn’t seem to have a problem sleeping with a tabloid reporter or “working the fence” when it benefits him. I’m sure he could find a “regular” job if he wanted to, even in this bad economy. As for his fame: there are plenty of people out there who have no idea who he is. Of course, knowing Jon, he’d have to remind his unlucky cubicle-mates who he is every five seconds!
Here’s famous Jon on the set of “The Insider” in Times Square on November 9th. Images thanks to WENN.com .
dude is gettin laaaaaarge.
Has anyone caught a glimpse of Johnny boy’s pic in this weeks People mag. He’s “getting spiritual” and shown just how, sitting in the Lotus position, with an ever so sessy red ribbed TIGHT tank. Truely a diet inducer if there ever was one.
Dude is stuck on stupid.
Smoking is so attractive isn’t it?
well, Kate is too. But I guess its considered sexist to accuse her, so why bother?
Too famous? Enormous media interest? I suggest he gets a real job first and then sees if he’s too famous for it. Chances are his media interest will evaporate.
He makes my skin crawl.
Okay, as a woman I’ll say it: Kate is stuck on stupid, too.
BOF OF THESE ASSHOLES NEED TO FALL DOWN AN EMPTY WELL.
Oh puleeeeze! Like kate spends that much time with her kids. She is a flaming hypocrite. I kind of like it that he doesn’t hide his smoking habit. Smoking ciggs does not make somebody a bad person. Bring it on Kool aide drinkers.
What happen to his neck?
He is gross.
That is all.
I can’t get over the change in Jon. On the show he was quiet and lazy but nice. Now he’s an egomaniac douche. Jon is pathetic.
He is just following kates lead, she never plays with the kids and takes every opportunity she can to be away from her kids.
Since he is always in the tabloids, why not look for employment with them? If he really wanted to find a job he could. As for not spending time with the children I don’t understand that at all. At the rate he is going he may end up with very little visitation with them after the divorce is settled.
Also, is it the way the photo was taken or has Jon gained alot of weight?
Can you image if he got a job at the place where you worked? It would be horrible to have to put up with that level of douche day in and day out. I’m sure all he’d talk about is his “fame”. Ugh!!!
@BiggieShortie: I vote this the quote of the day. It says it all:
“Okay, as a woman I’ll say it: Kate is stuck on stupid, too.
“BOF OF THESE ASSHOLES NEED TO FALL DOWN AN EMPTY WELL.”
Every time I see either one of them, my acid reflux kicks in.
Kate’s a royal bitch. He’s a bastard. Too bad for the kids.
i don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of him where there is not some kind of smoke coming out of one of his orifices. and why should he look for a job. He’s got one. the is the world’s biggest (the jury is still out on Micheal Lohan) jackass.
Wow, I’m flashing back to my own childhood and my parents’ divorce. Suddenly daddy was this huge arsehole and mom would interrogate us just to get more ammo, real or not, with which to accuse him.
They’re BOTH huge douchebags. The end.
Jon is a scumbag just like Larry Birkhead who impregnated mentally sick, drug addicted middle aged, Anna Nicole for fame and money. They don’t want to find a decent job, why should they? Who likes to work 9-5?
The article is talking about Jon not kate. Why do people bring up Kate to compare to jon? Yes Kate is a nut job too but nearly as much as this guy. It’s like he’s completely unraveled. I honestly think he’s lost his mind.
It’s easy for her her to limit her calls to business. The hateful shrew has no friends and her family hates her. Both of them need a job…and a brain.
let me give you some insight into what i think about this because i’ve been in a similar situation relationship wise. Jon probably is and always was an egomaniac primadonna with poor judgement and control issues. The reason you didn’t see it is that from my experience a lot of people who exhibit these traits tend to like to single out one person and be on their best behavior in group settings or around certain people. So when the other person that the behaviors is used on gets the point of exploding from the daily barrage they tend to come out looking like the crazy one and thats when the other party plays the victim card and manipulates the group. so yes kate came off bitchy and controlling at first but that was probably because of the way jon acted towards her when the cameras weren’t on him. he’s exceptionally childish and impulsive and probably needed someone to keep him straight. now that kates not there to keep his behavior in check or be the target of it the truth comes out and you see what we have now.
Okay.
Okay.
How can ANY child protection agency NOT read the complaint/briefs, see that part about the show suggesting dialogue AND CONDUCT for the kids (forget the two douche parents) and not swoop in?
Seriously?
SERIOUSLY.
HOW IS THIS GOOD FOR CHILDREN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM?!?!
Ugh. If an ad agency could get the rights to a nice promo shot of the Gosselin parents, it’d make for a great contraception ad.
@ Carmen: That worthless sack of shit is enough to turn any woman into a hateful shrew.
The adorable children are the important ones here something everyone seems to have forgotten including the stupid media. Jon may be making an ass of himself and making all of the mistakes the newly rich & famous usually make but Kate is no saint and never was, from the inception of this ill-fated “show” she has shown herself to be a rude,arrogant bitch who eats all of this publicity she receives with a spoon. Poor little kids, I hope an excessive amount of money is being put aside for the therapy they will need in the future because it seems Mommy & Daddy are too busy jumping through hoops for the press in their endless game of one-upmanship to take much notice of them right now. And there is talk of giving this woman some type of “Oprah/Ellen/Rachel/Tyra” type of show? Unbelievable.
It’s all sad. We all know Kates negatives but Jon has really gone over and beyond with his dog in heat act! It seems like we’re finding out that Jon wasn’t ever a nice guy with an overbearing wife. He’s actually a complete jerk AND he blows off his kids. Why, I wonder? How could money and attention be more important than your kids? Your family. He’s really a nobody, just another Joey Buttafugo doing his 15 minutes of “fame”. You’re missing all kinds of unredoable moments with your kids! Wake up Jon, you’re not a star but you are a FATHER of 8.
Cheyenne,
I’m going to blow up and post your comment. You don’t mince words – it’s so piss-in-your-pants funny! I hope Kate sees it!
Wow are some of these people nuts. Kate has never beaten her children. Jon’s fans love to lie as much as he does. They forget to bring up the times that Jon has grabbed the kids very roughly and screamed at them. The fact is that Jon IS on the phone all the time. Remember the birthday party where for most of the party Jon was at the fence giving interviews & photo ops and on the phone forever. Whenever Jon is with the kids he is on the phone, not one phone but TWO phones at once. He talks on one and texts on the other while the kids beg for his attention. The kids get mad because daddy is no fun & they say daddy is always on the phone. Well the fact is that Jon is on the phones all the time. Last night they showed Jon on both phones at the same time and his daughter is begging and begging for a popsicle because she is hot. Jon ignores her. It wasn’t until all the kids came up and asked for popsicles or a drink because they were hot. Finally Jon got off the phone. Jon must feel he is really important that he has to be on two phones at the same time. He apparently is an expert at it too cause who can talk on one phone while texting on the other phone at the SAME time? This guy is so narcisstic and so addicted to thinking he is a celebrity. Kate wasn’t defaming Jon at the charity dinner she just said he wasn’t there. No defaming. Don’t make something out of nothing. The Jon lovers love to ignore the facts that Jon has been blasting Kate for months and months & she has stayed silent for most of it. It’s about time TLC showed a LITTLE of the real JOn last night. Jon is the one making money of the children. He has to stay in front of the house so the paps & media can take pictues of him & the kids or film them. Then JOn goes along the fenceline collecting his pay. It’s on video people! Jon is not giving that money to the kids, it’s only for himself. At least kate’s money did go into the kids trust funds. Remember how so many made a big deal out of Kate not giving one of the girls some water? Gee they were going on air in seconds but they leave out the fact that Kate asked for water to be available for all the kids as soon as there was a break. Now look at Jon. He is so important he has to have TWO CELL PHONES and he is talking on one and texting on the other AT THE SAME TIME all the while ignoring his daughter begging him for a popsicle because she was hot. He completely ignored her and it wasn’t until all the kids came up and were thirsy and hot that he got off his darn phones. Remember the birthday party where Jon spent a MAJORITY of the time at the fence either getting $$ for photo ops and film and then talking and texting on his phones again for a very long time. Someone even commented as to why he was spending so much time with them instead of his children on their birthday.
Kate and Jon both have had their 15 minutes of fame. Now, it is time to ignore them. There are too many other things that are more worthy than they. I am sick and tired of seeing and reading about these two infantile people. The authorities should intervene on behalf of those 8 beautiful children.