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Kate Plus 8: TLC Bids Jon Adieu
Filed under: Divorce & Custody, Celeb Parents, Behaving Badly, In The News, New In Pop Culture
TLC is dropping Jon Gosselin from his family's reality show. Photo: Getty Images
Jon's "recent antics," of course, would consist mostly of his very public dating life, which apparently started before he and estranged wife Kate officially separated in June. The couple have been criticized for the way they have handled their breakup, but in recent days Kate -- who had been vilified as the bad guy in the Gosselin house -- has been focusing on her career, appearing as a guest host on The View, and reportedly filming a pilot with Paula Deen. Jon, on the other hand, has been planning his new career as a clothing designer for Ed Hardy, and going to lots of bars with much younger women.
But let's get back to what that inside source said: There's "...no way the show could continue to portray him as a doting dad." We're curious about why that is -- is it because he's not a doting dad? Because viewers don't want to see him as a doting dad? Or because TLC thinks the show will do better if the set up is single working mom Kate and her kids? Whatever the case may be, as of November 2, Kate and the eight will be on their own, at least on TLC.
What do you think -- will you miss Jon Gosselin, or is this just the beginning of the end for the Jon & Kate Plus 8 franchise? Will you keep watching once Jon is gone, or have you already changed the channel?
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10-05-2009 @ 9:08PM
Heidi said...All of ypu keep talking like Kate is blameless in all of this. If you watch the early episodes she was a great mom and swore her children would never be raised by nannies. Guess who is taking care of her kids now. Jon is no saint don't get me wrong but he was trapped by her controlling and manipulative behavior for over 10 years. He really never got to be a kid and if you watched in the earlier episodes he didn't want any more kids after the twins. It was all Kates doing. She wanted multiples because she saw dollar signs. She is using her kids and it makes me sick!!!!!
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10-22-2009 @ 10:13AM
BEKKI said...No, I wont watch it I haven't watched it sense the two of them split up. I can't stand Kate. Jon is a big Dummy for makeing such a ass out of his self. Going public with all the woman. Geez... he could have not made it so public. I am still on Jon's side though.
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