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Bank Account Feud: John & Kate Plus 8 Minus $230k

Oct. 5, 2009

Joshua Molina--HispanicBusiness.com

The Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin just won't end. Monday morning on NBC's Today Show, Kate Gosselin said that her husband John drained $230,000 from their joint bank account, the latest drama from TLC's infamous "John & Kate Plus 8" reality show.

At one time, the show focused on the couple's lives as they attempted to raise eight children together, and was one of the most popular shows on cable television. The marriage, however, fell apart, amid accusations that the two were having affairs. The show has been tabloid fodder for months and is set to relaunch in November under the name "Kate Plus 8," without John, who recently announced that he no longer wanted his kids on television. The issue, along with the $230,000, will likely be resolved in court.

In the meantime, both Gosselins have been on media tours discussing their situation.

"He took $230,000 of the $231,000 we had," Gosselin told NBC on Monday. "I have a stack of bills. The last thing I wanted was to do this show and end up not being able to pay our bills."



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Comments

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cuddllemonster@yahoo.com
10/19/2009 8:02:01 PM PST
i think that they both need to grew up and get over just worry about the 8 kids in this i dont think that the kids should not have to go thought all this with theim they are acting like kids they just need to figure out what they need to do to get out off this mess that they have made i feel so bad for thoes kids they wanted the kid and the show so now they need to grow up and take care off thoes kid no matter what even if they are not going to be together the kids should come first the kids are the ones that are hurting the most i dont know we they cant get along for their 8 kids i think that kaite has alot to do with theim not benning together anymore she yelles at jon alot on the show i dont think that made jon feel so good i bet that alot off people seen the show


susanmarie
10/7/2009 8:30:06 PM PST
The viewing public does not need to get any more involved with the Gosselins, their divorce or their children. This couple has made alot of money and had an entertaining show until it went to both of their heads. They would never have been able to do, go or provide 1/10th of the things they and their children have, on their own. Jon cavoting around the country with young women is disgusting. How can a man say he cares about his kids when is behavior is so amoral? Does he think that his oldest daughter's friends don't know what is going on? He is parading around the talk shows and every magazine, flaunting his new lifestyle, albeit, without his children. Why move to N.Y.? Why not a place closer to his family that he states over & over again as how much they mean to him?


annagsalinas
10/7/2009 1:06:44 PM PST
I think they are both idiots I dont believe a word that comes out of there mouths Does Kate really think we are stupid with the books she sold and all the other stuff Thats called karma she dissed her best friend out of that book deal and beth is the one that helped her write the book what goes around comes around Kate YOUR SELFISH!


vicki
10/7/2009 3:51:03 AM PST
With $ 230,000, he will buy more wine, women and Ed Hardy clothes. She however would buy food, clothes for the kids, and keep a roof over the heads of Her 8 children. Untill he starts acting like a grownup and a parent, he shouldn't be able to take a dime of the family money. Being a bitch is one thing, but being a lazy man ho, who dosen't do a thing for the kids he helped bring into the world, is quite another. Shame on you Jon!! He cried about feeling imasculated because he had to stay home with those 8 beautiful kids while Kate wrote books and did book tours, but he hasen't rushed out to get a job since he has been living the bachlor life in New York or traveling to foriegn countries while taking exotic vacations has he? Open your eyes world, if it walks like a snake..... its a snake!!


pearson wife and mom
10/6/2009 8:07:13 PM PST
Kate's appearance on TODAY almost made me want to puke! Does anyone else find her completely transparent that she is just trying to get sympathy so someone will feel sorry for her and keep giving her opprotunities she doesn't deserve? Nobody wants to watch this woman! They made millions from that show and TLC pays for EVERYTHING for that household...and we are suppossed to believe she can't feed her kids? What kind of reality is it when she is complaining about the kids constantly and yet she has a housekeeper, chef, groundskeeper and all of her hair, makeup and clothes are being paid for by TLC. She has millions in the bank too? How long does TLC think the public is going to buy this crap? Paula Deen....what the HELL are you thinking? Give me a break!!


honeysuckle
10/6/2009 5:20:03 PM PST
i think that jon should have drained the account to get that B----- attention she is not supermom she has made just as many mistakes as he has. she is not perfect. i feel sorry that the kids have a mother like her. she degraded jon on the shows before the divorce was announced. he stayed home for 2 and a half years to take care of them while she was "working". Working at what making sure she was sexually satisfied by someone else besides her husband. I think the show should end and let the kids live in peace with jon.


bones
10/6/2009 10:16:15 AM PST
Their 15 minutes of fame have been up for a long time . The idea that the show is how they support themselves and their children is ridicules . They youngest are school age put on your big people pants and get real jobs that don't explot your children. The idea of you being role models is offensive. There are lots of families out there with large families that make it work because they work together and do not try to give their children everything but love and safety. Grow up John and Kate.


ashton
10/6/2009 10:04:35 AM PST
It was wrong for Jon to drain the bank account and then leave Kate and the kids with only 1 grand. Yea they will be fine, financially, with the tv show and all. I personally think that the media had a negative effect on their marrige. Since the divorce was decided, Kate has become more humble and Jon's behavior has become more and more ridiculous. It really isnt any of our business, this same situation could happen any where else and we dont have cameras shoved in their face. We need to let the Gosselin family get their bearings straight and get on with their life.


jeannie
10/5/2009 6:44:35 PM PST
I am so sick of Jon & Kate, I hope he gets the show off the air, I am sick of all of them. Kate should get a job like other single mothers, not this garbage money. Good for him taking the money to get the show off. Enough already.


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