How did the Gosselin’s become such huge superstars in the first place?
They were nothing more than a reality show couple on a little known network…
The story of Jon & Kate and their eight children and…
THE MANUFACTURING OF JON & KATE GOSSELIN
Kate Gosselin of “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ fame, has been looking for a job. And it wasn’t until this week that she found one. Despite being on the cover of People magazine last week, showing off her new hair extensions that cost $7.000.
Gossip alert! juicy details about the $7000 hairdo…
According to Ted Gibson, stylist to the stars who’s clients include Angelina Jolie, the haircut was $950. The Color was $500. The Extentions cost an additional $5000. And the total time took 20 hours in all.
Kate finally ended her run on the TLC show on November 24. It began with shots of the infamous sign Jon posted on the gate of his house warning TLC film crews and production staff to stay away, ending a two year journey to have his family and his 8 kids be filmed by TLC film crews. Essentially, Jon thought that having the cameras around was only destroying their marriage. A rough marriage that involved a lot of public feuding between Jon & Kate. The couple finally reached an agreement on the divorce arbitration, both sides being satisfied. That happened on November 23. The divorce was finalized a month later.
Gossip alert! Here’s how much the Gosselins were earning on the show.
Kate made just $2000 per episode back when the show began, while the children didn’t make anything causing uproar over child labor laws.TLC was accused of trying to circumvent the law. But by the end of the show, both Jon & Kate were making $75,000 per episode. Did they deserve that much money?
The media was fascinated by Jon & Kate Gosselin. A typical day for Kate could include a one on one sit down interview with a Today Show anchor where no topics were off limits. Or a visit to Jay Leno to film a skit for the opening of The Tonight Show. The tabloid attention cost her sleep, and she has said at one point that she didn’t know what was real anymore. “I am awake in the middle of the night thinking, ‘Am I making the best decision?’ she told the Today Show. The allegations she defended herself against ranged from an affair with her bodyguard Steve Neild to rumors that she beat her children. A photo of her spanking one of her children was shipped across supermarkets and stuffed into hundreds of thousands of mailboxes on a best selling In Touch weekly cover. Besides the rumors, there was the ensuing public feud –
Gossip Alert! Kate accused Jon of stealing from their joint bank account…
in which Kate accused Jon of removing 180,000 from their joint bank account, leaving her with not enough money to pay the bills. On Oct 26, a judge ordered Jon to return the money. Jon never made the deadline, Kate says, he had only returned 28,500 by the time the deadline had arrived. another 151,500 was owed to her.
10.6 million viewers tuned in for the announcement of their divorce which came ten days after their tenth wedding anniversary. They made the announcement on their show.
If it had been one year ago, no one would have belive Jon & Kate would be such cover worthy subject. The industry said the two of them sold ‘Brangelina levels’ of magazines. That’s a lot. 1.8 million people bought the issue of Jon Gosselin on the cover of People opening up about the crisis consuming his marriage. A Jon Gosselin issue sold more than President Obama’s inauguration cover for People magazine. Quite often at editorial meeting at several weeklies, the decision on who to put on the cover became a toss up between the Gosselins and the Jolie Pitts. [Wait!Theres Tons More…]
In a case of good lovin’ gone bad, Hailey Glassman is hitting her former paramour Jon Gosselin with charges that he harassed her.The 22 year old Glassman has filed a harassment complaint with the New York City Police Department.
According to a source, Gosselin pushed Glassman against the wall of their New York City apartment after he discovered ‘a picture of her kissing another man.’
Digital Spy – Jon Gosselin was asked to star in Super Bowl commercials by two different companies, according to his lawyer.
Speaking to E! Online, attorney Mark Heller alleged that the Jon & Kate Plus 8 star was approached by the unknown brands to front their adverts, but the collaboration never happened.
“Two different entities sought to solicit his services [for Super Bowl ad spots], but in my view, they were scared of TLC,” he is quoted as saying.
Heller reportedly refused to elaborate on his statement, while a representative for TLC declined to comment on the allegations.
The network recently accused Gosselin, 32, of violating his contract with TLC by undertaking a number of paid and unpaid television appearances without prior permission.
It happened tonight, a sad farewelll to the couple who graced many a magazine covers…who’s 15 minutes drew star power not seen since the Brangelina days….
TMZ – Jon Gosselin’s finally going away … from TLC — and in one of the last clips from the series finale of “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” Jon goes out sounding like more of a tool than ever.
NY Post – Tonight’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ final epi sode will start with how it all ended –a shot of the infamous sign Jon Gosselin posted last September on the gate to his house, warning TLC film crews “and production staff” to stay away.
That was the moment he withdrew permission for his eight kids to be filmed, effectively ending the two-year journey that started out with such promise.
In another scene during tonight’s episode, Kate is taking a photo of her kids and speculating that it was “probably the last thing” they’ll do for the show — which turns out to be true.
FULL CIRCLE: Tonight’s finale will explain Jon’s request to end the series, along with usual family outings. [Wait!Theres Tons More…]
ET – Is Jon and Kate Gosselin’s “War of the Roses” over? Only ET interviewed both sides after they met face to face in Pennsylvania on Saturday — and apparently reached an agreement, in principal, on the terms of their divorce arbitration. Plus, we break news about Jon’s love pledge to Kate!
ET special correspondent Diane Dimond reports that after the feuding ex-couple met with an arbitrator for about five hours, both sides emerged to say they’d reached an agreement.
Dimond says the arbitrator will commit Jon and Kate’s agreement points, along with his own recommendations, to a document. Lawyers expect to receive the document in approximately 30 days, and both sides have agreed to abide by whatever the arbitrator rules.
Dimond says that after the meeting ended, Kate declined to comment, but Jon said he’d written his estranged wife a note indicating that he loves their children, that a part of him will always love her, and he will never let any harm come to her.
Earlier, Jon arrived to the meeting with an apparent peace offering for Kate: a bouquet of roses. However, Dimond says that Kate left the meeting without the flowers.
A source called the roses another Jon Gosselin publicity stunt.
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In hindsight – It seems like Jon Gosselin had good foresight – saw that the show would come to an end (the finale is tonight), and tried to bolster his celeb during his final 15 minuts as much as he could – so that he may have some kind of career after the show ended….
Jon Gosselin has said he plans to countersue TLC for $5 million, according to RadarOnline.com.
The Berks County dad is taking the offensive by filing his own lawsuit against TLC which produces “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” since TLC is suing him for breach of contract. Jon will have to testify at a preliminary injunction hearing in Maryland court on December 14.
TLC is represented by Washington, D.C. law firm Williams & Connolly, regarded as one of the best law firms in the country and which has a reputation leaving opponents with no secrets left by the time the discovery process is over, RadarOnline.com reported.
TLC’s lawsuit alleges that Jon has been paid to appear on other TV shows that compete with “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” which is prohibited by his exclusive contract with TLC. Jon also has prevented the network from filming his children, saying he thinks the show has become harmful to them.
Jon has argued that TLC is preventing him from earning a living with a contract that is too restrictive. But in its court filing, TLC says it offered to keep paying Jon even after it changed the show from “Jon & Kate Plus 8” to “Kate Plus 8.” It also says he is free to go back to his former job in Information Technology.
Jon also may be facing a big bill for all this litigation. The website estimated the bill could reach the high six figures and beyond if it drags on.
How does Jon Gosselin seem to know everybody in town? He was with Levi Johnston recently, talking to Octo-Mom, and has spent plenty of time with Lindsay Lohan’s dad, Michael…
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Phillies star Shane Victorino has invited Jon Gosselin to his wedding next weekend in Hawaii.
Victorino and Gosselin did a joint interview a few months ago, and the Phillies were featured on an episode of “Jon & Kate Plus 8” last spring.
Very little is known about the actual wedding, aside from the fact that Melissa Smith is marrying Victorino on Nov. 14 on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Gosselin also has relatives in Hawaii and he and Kate Gosselin renewed their marriage vows there last October.
Gosselin has starred for four years in “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” which has been consumed by marital turmoil as Gosselin and his wife feuded, then filed for divorce.
