Jon And Kate Gosselin Implode
It looks like the final, bitter end has arrived for Jon and Kate Gosselin, the two latest reality-TV whores to find the pressure of being married while being filmed to be too much. It's a trend that's been playing out for years.
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston couldn't remain together under the harsh glare of the spotlight. Neither could Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. Need I mention Hulk Hogan and his beloved Linda?
Out of so many reality TV celebrities who pimped out their privacy for cash, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are one of very few couples who remained married after the show ended.
The Gosselins at first seemed like they would make it. The couple took on the TLC show because the expense of having so many kids was intense. With reality TV show cash coming in, they could pursue their lifestyle and have enough money for the demands of eight children. But somewhere along the way, the fame went to their heads, and despite the high level of entitlement they became accustomed to, the pressure of life in the fishbowl proved more than they could handle.
Now the grand times are behind them, and Kate and Jon Gosselin will soon have to adjust to life without the glare of TV cameras and without the huge paychecks provided by being "trainwreck" entertainment for millions of Americans. They are just two former lovers going through a divorce, and like so many others in the same situation, they are hurling accusations at each other while scrambling to asset their independence.
Jon Gosselin has decided to become a pudgy Lothario. He is routinely wooing women half his age. Kate Gosselin, for her part, seems less than eager to release her tenuous grasp on fame. She was reduced to tears the other day after learning that Jon had drained their joint account of $230,000. That left her with only $1,000, which was not enough to pay her bills. In a sense, being unable to pay the bills for her un-naturally large family was what was fated for her before she began filming "Jon and Kate Plus 8." Now, just as water seeks its own level, Jon and Kate Gosselin seem to be heading into the gutter from whence they sprang.
Both Jon and Kate are now claiming to speak for their children. Jon says the kids hate being on TV, and he plans on not allowing them to be filmed. Kate says the children love the crew from TLC and love the attention they get as mini-stars. In reality, it's hard to believe the kids even understand half of what's going on. To watch them suffer through a televised divorce seems rather cruel.
What's left for Jon and Kate?
Plenty of time in the tabloids, all the while paying lawyers whatever money they actually earned for the television run. One thing seems certain, they haven't done that great of a job with their personal finances.
The still owe $720,000 on the mortgage for their $1.1 million home. That's just for starters.
"I have a stack of bills," Kate said. "The last thing I wanted was to do this show and end up not being able to pay our bills."
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