Jon and Kate in trouble with the law?
Filed under: Kids and Money, Ripoffs and Scams, Relationships, Celebs & Money
Until recently, Jon and Kate Gosselin were this decade's answer to "The Brady Bunch." Now, they are considered more like the "Addams Family," The Bundys from "Married with Children" or The Osbournes.America's least favorite married couple, and stars of TLC's hit program "Jon and Kate Plus 8: now face accusations that they violated child labor laws in their home state of Pennsylvania.
"We're not saying that there was or was not a violation, just that we're conducting an investigation," a spokesman told usmagazine.com, which broke the story.
Whether or not some disgruntled viewer or angry family member turned in the Gosselins remains unclear. Government agencies are required to act on complaints brought to their attention. What government can not do is fine the Gosselins for lacking common sense.
Family members are quoted in the celebrity magazine as saying the children hate having the cameras around. I can't say I blame them. But exploiting their 8-year-old twins and five-year-old sextuplets on basic cable is lucrative for Jon and Kate who earn as much as $75,000 per episode.
America can't enough of this dysfunctional clan. Almost 10 million viewers tuned into the recent season premiere curious about whether the program would address Jon's reported infidelity with a college student and Kate's with her bodyguard. It's like watching a train wreck.
If the Gosselins split up, they better save their money to pay for the therapy they and their kids will need once America grows tired of their antics, which by my calculations will take about a year.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-29-2009 @ 8:41PM
Robin said...
"The Brady Bunch" to the "Addams Family" is exactly what their astrological relationship says. Read for your self at astro-matchmaker.com/famouscouples.
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5-29-2009 @ 11:28PM
C J said...
Yeah, I was just wondering today how they will live in their expensive home and continue to do everything they now do for free when the show ends. Imagine--they may have to go out and get jobs!
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5-29-2009 @ 11:48PM
JOHN said...
I know only a few things to be true.Spell check is your friend. If you can't say what you want out loud, you don't deserve to have it. Relationships are made by the little things and not the grand gestures. If you share common goals, ideals and attitudes you can create a real relationship. Peter Sellers was possibly the funniest man who ever lived.Everyone should be able to make something beautiful with their hands.The only thing I find interesting about NASCAR is its origin. Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid
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5-30-2009 @ 2:20AM
David said...
I don't know what's worse; the Goselins or the prople who watch them?
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5-30-2009 @ 6:19AM
wendy said...
oh for GOD'S sake people! these so called "articles" about this family are just jumping on the new anti "jon and kate" bandwagon.
it is pitiful. if you don't like the show, don't watch. it's as simple as that! obviously people are so envious that they are thrilled to see them trashed. i certainly wouldn't like to have every unkind word i said in the last 5 years on tape. would you?? the kids don't look miserable to me except for the one twin, Mady, who is always miserable anyway. and in her case, they are waaaay more patient than i would be. this seemed like a good idea at the time. they were struggling so financially in the early shows. kate was still picking up shifts as a nurse , so they were splitting the duties even then. as a couple, they are having the same problems as any new "stars" have. someone's unhappy, someone's embarassed and there are too many people watching and printing speculations for them to work it out. they tried to work as much as they could to make $$$ money. so what!!? 8 college funds and cost of living for that big family is outrageous, and they know the interest in them won't last forever. the divorce statistics for families with multiples is apparently very high anyway...the scrutiny just made it worse. i hope they can work things out. jon looked like a petulant teenager on the last show. he likes the freedom of not having to go to a regular job, but doesn't like having to stay home and take care of the kids while she is making money on the book tours. i think he is having the typical "i wish i was 22 and single again" syndrome. no responsibilities, just fun fun fun. but how would he pay for that without the show? everyone wants to have their cake and eat it too. it's just human nature. let's everyone just leave them alone and maybe they WON'T fulfill your morbid desire to get a divorce.
i am sad for them and their kids.
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