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February 16, 2009, 08:45 AM
Flipping through The New York Times yesterday, I came across a piece on Jon & Kate Plus 8, the reality show which follows a family with eight children. Train Wreck Factor, I thought in reaction to the story, titled "Big Brood Spawns Big Ratings." Unfair? Maybe, but train wreck describes my experience with Jon and Kate.I interviewed Jon and Kate Gosselin for a Valentine's Day story called 8 Love Tips from Jon & Kate. While on the phone with the couple, Kate yelled at Jon for interrupting her, said he wasn't very good at communicating and generally treated him like he was a misbehaving child. After his initial attempts at answering my questions garnered such a response, Jon kept quiet.
{Narcissistic behavior, wanting to be the center of attention, Kate yelled at Jon for answering a few questions which was asked by the interviewer.}
The publicist, who was also on the phone, recognized the interview was spiraling out of control and suggested Kate tell me about renewing their vows in Hawaii. Kate lost it. She yelled into the phone, "I'm so sick of talking about Hawaii. It was really nice, but it's over and we just keep re-hashing it." Dead. Silence.
I asked a few more questions, trying to coax something, anything out of them. They juggle so much, there must be something they do to keep their marriage afloat. Kate said, "Marriage is a lot of work and anyone who says it's not is lying." OK, but what do you do to work on it? How do you work on it? Finally, Kate snapped, "This is stupid. I don't know why you're doing this story. We're not romantic or lovey. We're not that couple." She's right, I thought. Dead. Story.
{The marriage was already over. Kate didn't have a good response, so naturally she flipped. What do you do when you're caught in a lie? You can either play it off smoothly, or act like little 6yo and scream. Kate decided to go with the 6yo route. To bad Kate didn't have an earpeice in this interview.}
This was published on Feb 16, 2009. Kate admitted to breaking things off in Oct. 2008. J&K have both been "conning" the public for quite some time. Their marriage was over and TLC knew about it. The show should have been canceled a long time ago. TLC, Kate and even Jon to an extent all chose $$$ over family, kids, values, faith & love.
So that new book, yeah it's just gibberish.
7 comments:
Great article...
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"This is stupid. I don't know why you're doing this story. We're not romantic or lovey. We're not that couple."
OMG Kate totally deflected the question and tried to make the interviewer look foolish.
Kind of interesting looking at it in hindsight.
I read this once before. Great article. Too bad she didn't pull a Michael Lohan and release the audio tapes.
I wish I had a nickel for every time she sat in that interview chair, and tried to convince viewers that she and Jon were a loving couple.
The perpetuation of a LIE in the J&K+8 "documentary" was a slap in the face for many who were once strong supporters.
At the end of the 4th season, it was evident that Jon wanted to stop filming BUT Kate stated, "...we're ironing out our differences..." Remember that episode? When Jon refused to concede, maybe that is when Kate decided "...I don't know how we are going to survive this..." And maybe because she wanted to continue filming with entitlements, she decided to throw Jon under the bus, just as she did with all the other relationships in her life.
The children suffered because of Kate's obsessive need to show case their private moments. WTH!
I read on GWOP that Heller stated in on TV? That Jon may allow the kids to continue filming if TLC drops their suit against him.
What a couple of douche. Both of them.
And shame on TLC for continuing to pick its fight on a man with no Job.
SchmeckyGirl said...
I read this once before. Great article. Too bad she didn't pull a Michael Lohan and release the audio tapes.
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She would make tons of money if she did. But it would ruin Kate's career and Kate would probably sue.
This is stupid. I don't know why you're doing this story. We're not romantic or lovey. We're not that couple."
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When it's negative, she uses "we or he", when it's positive, she says "I".
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