Jon and Kate Plus Eight

[SWTXBelle]

Live by the sword, die by the sword. Make your money giving people a look into your personal life, and soon your personal life is all public. I'm hoping for the sake of the kids that the show fades slowly into the west - but we'll see.

eta - interesting perspective - http://www.parentdish.com/2009/05/08/jon-and-kate-will-weather-the-storm-but-at-what-cost/?icid=main|main-t2|dl3|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parentdish.com%2F200 9%2F05%2F08%2Fjon-and-kate-will-weather-the-storm-but-at-what-cost%2F

[33girl]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Live by the sword, die by the sword. Make your money giving people a look into your personal life, and soon your personal life is all public. I'm hoping for the sake of the kids that the show fades slowly into the west - but we'll see.

eta - interesting perspective - http://www.parentdish.com/2009/05/08/jon-and-kate-will-weather-the-storm-but-at-what-cost/?icid=main|main-t2|dl3|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parentdish.com%2F200 9%2F05%2F08%2Fjon-and-kate-will-weather-the-storm-but-at-what-cost%2F

Rachel went through a lot - she was dating one of the cameramen from RW and they were in a car crash - he was killed. She met Sean I think a year later on a challenge and they got married when she got pregnant (after the whole time she was on the show, making a big deal about saving her virginity for marriage).

She got raked over the coals in every way someone could and I think she finally grew up and realized whatever perks you get aren't worth it.

You know, here's my question: why didn't Kate write the book with Jon, and go on a book tour with him?

It would be nice if this would not just kill J&K+8 the show, but the whole reality genre as well.

[mystikchick]

Going back to what someone said a little while back about people from Reading knowing that Jon has been out and about with ladies, someone on another board I regularly post on said the same thing.

"As far as whether he's actually having an affair with this other woman, he was caught out in Legends, a Reading bar. My brother and his friends go there all the time, and a few of them were there the night Gosselin and his girlfriend were. They were all over each other. If they're not sleeping together they sure do act like it."

I think Jon wants/wanted to get caught, no question about it. Would he get hit up for alimony though, if the marriage dissolved? Kate's the one that writes the books and goes on the PR tours. Jon, as far as I know, is currently unemployed.

I think the thing that baffles me about this whole mess is the girl's "brother" releasing details to the media about his little sister's sex life (ew, major squickiness there) to "protect her." If my brother ever dreamed of doing something similar, he'd have to seek his own protection pretty damn fast.