It seems today is going to be all about the Gosselins! Every tabloid/celebrity magazine is running with major stories about Jon and Kate, and none of them are good news. Kate’s on the cover of People Magazine this week, talking about how she and Jon aren’t “in the same place anymore”. Uh, yeah, I’d say so. His “place” is in a 23-year-old, and Kate’s place is on a media tour. Not the same place:
Kate Gosselin tells PEOPLE in its latest cover story that she and her spouse have been privately struggling for months.
“I don’t know that we’re in the same place anymore, that we want the same thing,” she says quietly. “I’ve been struggling with the question of ‘Who is this person?’ for a while. I remember where I was the first time I heard her name. It’s one of those things where you can try to make it go away, but there’s blaring, red flashing lights.”
The name to which Kate refers belongs to the 23-year-old Deanna Hummel, whose brother later claimed she’d been having a months-long affair with Jon.
For Kate, who has referred to her husband as “my balance, my strength and my stability,” to now consider a future apart has been heartbreaking but not impossible. “You can’t imagine yourself in a certain position when all this first happens, but you can do it over some months,” she says.
“It’s a lot like when I was first pregnant with the babies, and it was pure shock and denial. But over time I imagined six cribs in my house, and six car seats. When your mind is ready to go there, you can accept any number of scenarios.”
Kate does have hope, however, that her marriage can be saved. “I will never give up hope that every member of our family can be absolutely happy again,” she says.
[From People Magazine]
Of course People is going to run with the more sympathetic article about Kate. Meanwhile, the other tabloids are basically trying to destroy any goodwill any of us may have felt for the couple. US Weekly is portraying Jon and Kate as money-obsessed liars who will do anything to maintain their extravagant lifestyle. US Weekly reports that the couple makes $75,000 an episode for Jon & Kate Plus Eight, and then the tabloid compiles a major list of many of the “freebies” the family has received over the years. Some added bonuses: Kate got a free tummy tuck after giving birth, Jon got a free hair transplant:
Kate, who grew up in a trailer park and didn’t go on her first airplane ride until her honeymoon to Disney World, now flies only first class for speaking engagements (mostly paid for by churches), sells signed photos of her kids for $20 a pop at appearances, and received a free tummy tuck after giving birth (Jon received a free hair transplant). A family source says while pregnant with the sextuplets, she grew “obsessed” with how many goodies the famed McCaughey septuplets received in 1997.
Jon, now a stay-at-home dad, was fired from his job at Style Craft Corp in 2004 after “spending much more time” on a “quest” for freebies than working, the company’s owner, David Rothermel, tells Us. (Rothermel finally has spoken out after growing furious at the couple’s well-worn claim that he was fired because the company didn’t want to insure his family.)
Below, a sample of just some of the swag they’ve scored:
– Free beds
– Front-loader washing machines
– New furniture
– Free solar panels for “Going Green” episode
– Clothes from Gymboree and Gap
– Mady & Cara birthday at American Girl Place (2 dolls and birthday package for 2 adults & 2 kids): $710
– Trip to Florida Key’s for Jon’s 30th birthday
-Tickets to Dutch Wonderland amusement park: $309.50
-1/2 an organic cow from Natural Acres Farm: $1,395.00
-Tickets to Philadelphia Zoo: $104.00
-Tickets to Walt Disney World: $654.00 per day
– Utah house rental (estimate: $5,000), ski lift tickets $72 for six days), ski school lessons ($140 per child)
– Upright piano, which they got rid of when they moved into their new $1.1 million home : $5,550-$6,350
– Violin: $100-$300
– Old house re-carperted
-Crayola Factory Tour: $90.00
-Teeth Whitening (for Jon & Kate): $1,310 (average price for 2 adults)
-Hair plugs (Jon): $5,200 (average cost)
-Sesame Street Place tickets: $509.50
-Day with Thomas the Tank Engine: $180.00
-Beach trip to North Carolina, house rental, Jeep tour
-Sight & Sound Christian theatre tickets: $236.00
-SkyBox at Phillies game
-LegoLand tickets: $550.00
-San Diego Zoo tickets: $278.00
-Grand Wailea Resort (Hawaii) for 2008 vow renewal: Suites range from $725-$1,080 per night.
-2 purebred German Shepherd puppies: $1,000-$3,000 per dog
– Please Touch Museum tickets: $150.00
– Giants grocery store: $5,000 in gift cards and a year’s supply of diapers
[From US Weekly]
I think US Weekly’s point of compiling a list was to debate how the couple would split the “assets” if and when they split. Notice there’s no real debate about the children, just the stuff. Judging from what Kate is saying in that People cover interview, I’d bet that she’s going to try to stick with the marriage for a while longer. Probably not for the sake of the children, though. For the sake of the assets.
***snore***
who ARE these people??
That bodyguard is yummy. Wow, Kate has come a long way from the trailer park! Her cold, sometimes ruthless nature reminds me of Madonna. Kate is a businesswoman first, and is milking the money train before the kids cuteness expires. I would rather see the bodyguard with Kate on her phoney show than whiney, sneaky Jon!
This couple both had their faults which were all played out in front of us like the Truman Show…Kate didn’t help the marriage any by treating Jon like one of the children and bitching him out regularly…(an infantized husband will usually blow eventually). It’s still unfortunate for the kids. Since they’re doing another season, I wonder how that will play out. Will they pretend to still be a couple?
Someone needs to explain the “1/2 an organic cow from Natural Acres Farm” to me. Exactly how does that work? And what’s the point of having half a cow?
Half a cow means half of the meat once it has been butchered. it’s a LOT of meat for one family but probably doesn’t go as far with 8 kids.
and it’s more likely a heifer or a steer but that is besides the point…
you read my mind jaybird. wtf. Did it come packaged, or did they just hack a beast in half and offer it up?
Kaiser, why is Angie mad at Madonna? Is it about the adoption(s)? I bet it is…
I can’t take this Jon&Kate+8 crap anymore, reality tv is the lowest, not to mention laziest, form of entertainment.
Jaybird, don’t you remember the episode of I love Lucy where Lucy and Ethel bought a side of beef, not realizing what it was? 😉 If you have a HUGE freezer, the meat is cheaper that way – it’s not like they got the half a cow whole 😉
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/12/13/how-to-buy-a-side-of-beef/
I also question the half cow and what the cost is for that!!Almost 1400.00 for half a cow?!
“Kate, who grew up in a trailer park”. Well that explains that hair-don’t. (I agree, bodyguard is awesome…)
Those poor little kids! I hope there’s plenty of money left for all the therapy they’re going to need.
15 minutes… slowly, slowly… evaporating
I thought some of those things Jon and Kate paid for on their own like the carpeting (she said something about saving for it) and the cow (she made a joke about spending the money) and that they bought the puppies on their own from someone Kate knew.
This whole thing is just turning in to a media circus.
The half of a cow thing basically just means that they bought a bunch of meat. And I’m sure the butcher packaged it. I think it’s cheaper to get that way.
My family had a pig butchered and packaged.
We’ve had half a cow or a whole cow in our freezer quite a few times. A lot of different cuts of meats, goes a long ways.
Anyways, am I the only one who doesn’t watch the show? Kate sounds like me when my PMS buddy comes to visit … only she’s like this all the time?
All Kate has to do is look in the mirror and see why her marriage is failing. I wouldn’t talk or treat a dog the way she treats her husband – he is a human being, not a floor mat.
Don’t foget that while filming there is food services in place to feed the family and crew – I have always found it so funny when Kate is setting out lunch for the kids that when you look in the background there is never a pot, pan or utensil anywhere on the stove or in the sink. I’ve never ever walked into a house where kids are present and see such an empty sink as you do in Kate’s kitchen all the time.
This woman is a shrew and has totally emasculated her husband. I don’t care for the way she treats and talks to her kids – but I have sometimes given her the benefit of the doubt because she has so many. I feel sorry for the kids – especially Maddy – that girl already has problems and they won’t get any better in this situation.
“I will never give up hope that every member of our family can be absolutely happy again,” she says.
Yeah but not till I have squeezed every nickle I can out of this circus.
why is this the big story of the day? It’s easy to be a celebrity these days isn’t it.
I met Kate at a book signing, and besides being very nice.. there were some crazies there. I would want a body guard if I was her too. PS, doesn’t he look like Peterman from Seinfeld? Ha.
We have two German Shepherds, and they didn’t cost that much. They CAN, but it’s rare. Most are in the $250 to $500 range. Ours were $300 and $350. We were still in college at the time in a not so safe town, and decided to get them for protection. They’re big babies but are huge and terrify people who don’t know them.
the cow questions are cracking me up. Basically it’s a side of beef. Literally half the cow. You can usually have it sliced and diced any way you wish. (within reason) you can’t make fillet o’ flank. You’ll end up with a couple dozen pounds of ground beef, tons of steaks( porterhouse, t-bone, fillet,tenderloin,flank, skirt) giant roasts, ribs, whatever, yada-yada and the tongue and tail. (which I always give back)
It’s actually a hell of a deal if you have the freezer room for it!
Basically 250 lbs of meat +/- for $1400 dollars ORGANIC. much less if you go conventional or have a relationship with the farmer or butcher.
pst mod’s 😉
“Jon received a free hair transplant”
*snork* OMG that is the funniest thing I have read all day!
i dont know why she is strumping around acting like she gives a damn about the marriage. the brother and sister already attested to the fact that they had a contract that lets jon shnork who he wants as long as he is still on the show. who is she kidding.
At this rate, they can’t afford to not play along in the charade.
These two will be broke as a joke if this show stops.
Hey Kate, isn’t GREED one the of the big 7? What they have done goes way beyond trying to secure a future for the kids. They already have their college funds in place so I think this is more about you, right Kate? Dance with devil….
she could go back to nursing and he could get hired to do his job. they are both educated and have the ability to work. reality tv is not the only viable way to make a living when you have 8 kids. totally bizarre.
I did not see “haircuts at BoRics” on that freebies list.
That list is very incomplete. For instance when they went to St. Jude’s to “give back to others” they stayed in a really posh expensive hotel, which was put on TLC’s bill, then to get gifts to give away to sick kids, they went to K-Mart, where K-Mart picked up the tab for EVERYTHING.
That’s NOT giving back. That’s more publicity and more free swag, except they gave away the K-Mart swag.
Then when they gave the sick kids the presents, they also had a wagon filled with their books (of course) and went traipsing through the hospital, all eight kids, two parents, a film crew, cameras, a wagon and all the packages, which had to have been stressful for sick/exhausted kids who are trying to recover from cancer.
But this was a recent episode and they’ve been all about damage control recently, so in the voice-overs, she said about a million times how it’s important to “give back.”
What a joke.
This is just sad, and I really get no entertainment or joy from reading about this family’s problems.
Angie, why are you mad at Madonna???
We had a half a cow once due to huge family. You get it all cut up and packaged and, if you don’t leave the freezer door open so it all spoils (oops), it does save money. Organic is pricey though.
I used to feel kind of sorry for Jon because of the regular a** chewings he would receive from Kate. But now, especially since the last episode of last season, I thought he sounded like a big man baby who needs to man up. Are you in Jon or are you out? Cut out the crap, quit blaming the media, and forget the media tours. Refocus on all those children you created and act like parents for Gosh Sakes!!!
Oooh, nice. I just love those Christian couples who like to ram down your throat how Christian they and their values are…but just when it’s convenient.
Freaking hypocrites.
Why bring all those kids into the world to end up carrying on like that. I don’t even understand how either of them have any time to do anything other than look after kids. For most couples who just have 2 kids, finding time for themselves is like the search for the holly grail. They have 8 kids and are walking around in designer outfits, with body gards, club hoping and carrying on affairs?! How come it’s not the nannies that the tv show hides that gets the big money then?
Ggirl, when they started the show, Kate made a big deal out of saying that if either one of them wanted out of the show, they would stop it. Period.
Well, four years later, Jon says on camera he wants out. And most likely told her for months beforehand.
What is Kate’s response? Too bad, I want to continue.
He doesn’t even go on the media tours. She does. But it’s hard to ignore the media when it’s IN YOUR HOUSE and you no longer want it there.
She’s blatantly disregarding his wishes when she said she’d never do that. It’s about the money for her.
I agree he needs to “man up” (as much as I hate that cliched term) in the sense than he needs to stand up to her and demand she give him his balls back.
But she’s so wrong for breaking her promise. The only way he’s going to get out of this is to get out of his marriage. And thus his family. And that’s gotta suck pond scum.
But then I’ve always said, they’re both jerks, she’s just the bigger jerk. Really, they deserve each other. But the kids don’t deserve buttwipes for parents.
Here’s an interview with Kate’s brother Kevin and sister-in-law Jodi:
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/05/exclusive-interview-jon-and-kate-shocker-her-brother-says-their-marriage-over
Oh and heard they have a personal chef.
Not to mention the woman who comes over and folds ALL of the laundry for FREE. Bless her.
That is a horrible picture they put on the cover. She has no neck and it makes her look fat lol.
Everytime I see her hair I just want to rush at her with an electric razor. Like they do on Jackass. hahahha
For some reason, this was my only response in my head to the quoted articles: She sells pictures of her children? And signs them?! I realize that in context she does have a show and they are well known, but isn’t there some part of her that realizes how creepy that is in general? I don’t even have kids yet, but I can’t imagine any scenario in life, including hers, in which I would ever be comfortable with strangers having (signed) pictures of my child.
It seems sick to me to sell your kids’ childhood to reality tv.
Just putting it out there, I would accept all that free stuff too. Why not? It’s FREE! Most of those companies probably donate it for the publicity.
US Weekly’s coverage is invasive and unnecessary. If Kate really grew up in a trailer park then more power to her. She went to college and became a nurse before the babies were born. And it’s not like she set out to become a baby-making machine (like Octomom) she said that she was “fertility nightmare” on an episode of their show. Still, Kate’s publicity tour is totally unnecessary and really not helping her situation.
Jon is pathetic passive-agressive. Terribly selfish man, father, husband. He’s ‘mad he got caught’… he sucks
I used to love and watch this show religiously but then I started noticing last year how every episode was built around them visiting some place where they were given the red carpet treatment and lots of free stuff and it began to get annoying so I started watching it less.
And the wedding vows renewal season premiere last year seemed so fake to me. I could just tell looking at them, that they weren’t really doing it for each other as much as they were doing it for the free trip to Hawaii.
And now look at them, one year later after “renewing their vows” they’re now considering divorce.
So fake and so sad.
Katharine Jaynes: NONE of it is free. Not a single bit of it. Every single thing they get comes with a price, and a steep one at that.
In order to get that stuff, they have to have cameras filming their kids 12 hours a day for mass public consumption.
Just let that last sentence sink in a little bit.
Think about it. Ain’t nothing free about that. And now look at them.
No thanks. I’ll keep my life the way it is–middle-class, not wealthy, boring but happy and my family’s privacy intact.
In response to Katherine (#40)
Kate is so NOT a fertility nightmare, in the traditional sense of the word.
They were married in June 1999, and the twins were born in Oct. 2000! She went in for fertility treatments after being married a few MONTHS!
When most doctors see a 24 year-old patient who’s been married a few months, they tell them to try it the old fashioned way for awhile. Not Kate. She gets what she wants, when she wants it, and screw anyone in her way.
Wedding vow renewal ceremonies are the kiss of death for a marriage!!
I have attended at least four of these ceremonies and have two sisters who “renewed” their marriage vows. In every case the marriage swiftly ended in divorce. It’s kind of like the bride and groom who spend 100K on their wedding day, but then cry broke a year later and end up divorced.
Folks do not, I repeat, DO NOT renew your wedding vows. If you want to do it at home in your bed or even in the backyard with only your kids present, fine, but do not make a big production out of it because your marriage will be cursed!
As for Kate and John, I feel so sorry for those kids. They must be exhausted running around to all of those adventure parks and tourist traps just to complete filming for this show. The reason they are no longer filming the family day to day lives in the home is because there is NO family life in the home. What are we going to do, watch them fight 24/7? Watching the bitching during the confession interview segment is strange enough.
Again, I feel so sorry for those kids.
8 kids is a lot of work. Free stuff or not, it’s a lot of work. Sometimes I’m a shrew with my kids and I only have 2. Don’t forget too that the series would be edited to capture the drama. What you think they are like is not necessarily the whole picture.
HELLOOOOOOOO!!!!! Who wouldn’t accept all these freebies!!! 1st, they get a show which im pretty sure any one of us would @ a chance to get $$$$$ to pay for 8 kids…all these companies want them to promote their stuff, so if they go somewhere & the company comps them wheres the problem? would you say ty, I’d rather pay?! let’s be honest, we would all get a lil greedy, but if you’ve ever seen the show, yes she could be bitchy, which I totally do not agree with the way she treats Jon but the show itself is fun. For them to still be around, it means people are watching!!! No excuse for his cheating, but give ’em a break…how about the duggards? now theres a spooky family
I actually love the Duggars. I know a lot of people disagree with them and I would personally never have that many children. But at least they can pay for them. At least they have a strong marriage and they are active in their faith. I think that the reason why they are creepy is because they are so happy and we’re used to crap like this.
Their lifestyle definately isn’t for everyone, but it works for them.
Wow. There is a lot of spite here. As a single parent I struggle every day to provide for my two boys. Without help from their respective whatevers…I really sad for their children that their lives may be uprooted because of the retarded choices that adults make. And with 8 friggin kids, I say kudos to them for jumping on freebees to enhance their kids lives. As if you wouldn’t do the same.
Yeah…didn’t spell check. Skewer me for that too.
It’s so weird seeing someone else on the cover of magazines instead of the boring as hell brangelina crap.
Okay, how about this for a new reality show–Jon starts dating Octomom, they combine their 2 broods for a total of 22 screaming babies and kids. It’ll make Brad and Angie look like lightweights!
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