Jon and Kate Plus Eight

[gee_ess]

There is a time and a place for Jon's behavior, and it is before he got married and had 8 kids.

Sorry Jon, this is the grownup world. You don't get to carry on like an unmarried man.

Even if this is fairly innocent (i.e. it is really a friend) appearances matter. What he appears to be doing is, getting drunk, running around with single women and cheating on his wife. What he may actually be doing could be different, but it doesn't matter now.

Someone once gave me some good advice and a way in which to measure either your behavior or someone else's : One goof up can be excused as a mistake. More than one looks like a pattern.

[synapse]

Why hasn't anyone asked the obvious question: with Kate out of town promoting her book and Jon at the bar, who was watching the kids??!!
I quit this show two seasons ago, after they isolated the kids from other family members and before they turned into an infomercial for whatever product Kate was interested in getting comped.
As to Jon's mea culpa that it's stressful being on TV all the time, Duh; don't you think your kids feel the same way?

[honeychile]

This is the prime reason why I've told the boy that, if he doesn't want to wear a ring, he can have one tatooed on his finger.

Seriously, what is it about "celebrities" that make them want to go brain dead when it comes to potentially damning photos?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by honeychile

This is the prime reason why I've told the boy that, if he doesn't want to wear a ring, he can have one tatooed on his finger.

Seriously, what is it about "celebrities" that make them want to go brain dead when it comes to potentially damning photos?

Maybe he is far from brain dead, perhaps he wants to get caught. If he wanted to seriously scromp around, I honestly think he's intelligent enough to do it and keep it on the down low.

[SWTXBelle]

[KSUViolet06]

Something to think about: Have you ever seen a happy looking person in those paparazzi photos?

It's like the half a million Brad and Angelina photos of them looking unhappy with capton "Angie is MISERABLE and filing for divorce!!!"

It's like, no US Weekly, she looks miserable because there are like 30 people trying to block her and take her picture.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by OTW

Oh come on. If the paps were stalking you and watching your every move, I doubt you'd have a pleasant look on your face, SWTXBelle.

Hey, I just posted it - made not one comment. And if the paps were stalking me and MY HUSBAND WHO HAD BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED AT A BAR WITH A YOUNG WOMAN while I was out of town you betcha I wouldn't have a pleasant look. But at an event to promote my book? I'd be smiling. Or at least not looking quite so pissed. I know some stars make a real effort to just grin at the photographers - you don't see their pictures as much, probably because of it. Charm School was right - every girl looks prettier when she smiles.

eta - and I have more sympathy for professional actors, who do not deserve to lose their privacy in their private life just because they make movies, as opposed to those who parade their private lives for personal gain. I think that if you let cameras into your personal life, you have less right to demand for your personal life to be non-public.

[epchick]

He also adds, "A lot of the time, it was pretty, um, gross listening to her, you know, um — how do I say this? The walls are thin. Let’s just say that. I mean, no one wants to hear his sister having sex, let alone with a married dude who's, like, almost twice her age and who has eight kids and a maybe-crazy wife. Ick. Nast."

I find that quote hilarious for some reason. I guess US weekly couldn't find a better source than her brother? I didn't know 32 was twice 23, hmmmm.

I don't know if you saw the same video I did, but you can't even make out the guy's face! Also, how are they sure it's HER house and not someone else's?

Exactly, the dude looked more Hispanic than Asian to me.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by epchick

I find that quote hilarious for some reason.

"ICK. NAST."

I didn't know 28 year old males with rap sheets a mile long were sorority girls at heart.

[MaggieXi]

I don't know if anyone else lives in the Philly metro area, but our local tv and radio networks have picked up this story big time. They seem to be painting Kate in a negative way and Jon as a victim who had to seek out another woman because Kate is so manipulative and nasty.

Lots of stories from people in the Reading area keep coming out that Jon has been out chasing women for a few months, Kate has driven away all the help they had with the kids and their family and friends and that the couple is estranged and they are only together to film the show.

Of course this is all hearsay.

Here is some of the local coverage:

Scoop: Questions surround Gosselin media blitz

By COURTNEY HAZLETT

Updated 12:15 AM EDT, Thu, May 7, 2009

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An Us Weekly story about Jon Gosselin's infidelity has TLC fuming.

The questions surrounding “Jon & Kate Plus Eight” patriarch Jon Gosselin do not end with whether he cheated on Kate, as Us Weekly reports on their cover for the second consecutive week. There’s also speculation about the impetus behind the couple’s publicity blitz since Us broke its story.

The couple denied the affair to Entertainment Weekly on May 6, and is scheduled to appear on TODAY May 7; Kate will be on “Larry King Live” later the same day. According to an industry source, the appearances have been arranged by TLC, which broadcasts “Jon & Kate,” in an effort to rebut the cheating claims.

“(TLC was) completely enraged by the story in last week’s Us, and this week they didn’t respond to multiple (comment) requests. Then you see the (alleged) mistress talking to People, and Jon and Kate to EW,” said the source. “If the story wasn’t true, you’d think they would have lawyered up and fought it on Monday before it got out. Now, they’ve flipped out about how to handle this.”

A source from within TLC refutes the claim and says the appearances were booked in advance to promote Kate’s book “Eight Little Faces,” which came out April 19 (the new season of the show doesn’t air until May 25).

“They were booked on shows two months ago via the book publishers, and the Entertainment Weekly feature was in the works,” the source says. “Two weeks ago, EW was planning on doing a ‘behind the scenes with the family piece,’ but obviously now they had to address these (infidelity) questions.”

If you need proof that Jon’s behavior is a big story, reference last week’s Us Weekly, which broke the news of the alleged affair on its cover. It sold more than a million copies, making it one of the most successful issues of the year.

Why is the public so interested?

“You can’t work this kind of reality into a reality show,” says Us Weekly editor in chief Janice Min. “This isn’t Nick and Jessica on ‘Newlyweds,’ this (scandal) actually makes the show more interesting.”

TLC issued this statement on behalf of Jon Gosselin: "These allegations are false and just plain hurtful. As I adjust to the attention that comes from being in the public eye, I need to be more careful and aware of who I am associating with and where I am spending my time. But the bottom line is, I did not cheat on Kate. I am sorry for putting my family in this awkward position, given some poor decisions and bad judgments I've made recently. I am working through this difficult time with my family. My family is my top priority."

Kate also appeared this morning on the Today Show.

[gee_ess]

That is Kate's usual pleasant facial expression!

[Kevin]

Jon's gonna get nailed for so much alimony and child support that he's going to want to stay on his mistress' good side -- otherwise, he won't be able to afford a place to live.

[LaneSig]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...lin/index.html

I've watched a couple of episodes, especially after seeing JK8 highlighted on Talk Soup.

I have to speak about this part of the interview:
Quote from Kate
"Jon is having difficult times realizing that you can't go to the grocery store without people whipping out their cell phones, calling everyone they know and taking pictures of you," she said. "He is dealing very poorly with it ... and these things are making him realize, 'Oh, my gosh, I cannot go anywhere without everyone knowing who I am.'"

This show has been on how long? How many places do they visit around the country for speaking engagements? They've been in People, EW, the cover of Good Housekeeping, etc.

All of that, and Kate still wants us to believe that Jon is just now realizing the level of their celebrity status? I call shenanigans.

[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.