Jon & Kate Exploit 8 Meal Tickets: Critics

(NEWSER) - Jon Gosselin would quit his hit TLC show before allowing it to impede his children's happiness, or so he tells People. “Exploited?” he asked. “I don't even want to use that word, because I think it's ridiculous.” Gosselin spoke without wife Kate, who, in a different interview with People, confessed that “Jon is confused and struggling with a lot of different things.” More»

(NEWSER) - The Pennsylvania Department of Labor is investigating Jon & Kate Plus 8 to see if the show violates child labor laws, the AP reports. TLC says it complies with all state regulations; the department would not reveal who made the complaint, saying only “any complaint we get, we investigate.” At issue is whether the Gosselin kids are actors, or whether the cameras in their home are simply documenting their lives. More»

It's normal for bodyguards to assess your breasts, right?

(NEWSER) - If you’re a fan of Kate Gosselin's reportedly enhanced boobs, you have her bodyguard to thank. “Kate was going to have one kind of breast augmentation, but she changed her mind after talking to Steve about what would look best,” a source tells Us . Steve—that would be Steve Neild, of course, who was rumored to be having an affair with Kate—even drove her to the doctor to get the job done last year. More»

Um, he should probably get a job or two

(NEWSER) - Yes, Jon Gosselin is back in the news—and, not surprisingly, it’s for a quite pathetic reason. Remember when he took all that money out of his joint bank account with ex-wife Kate? Well, turns out when the judge ordered him to pay it all back, a totally broke Jon borrowed $88,000 from then-girlfriend Hailey Glassman to do just that. Radar even has a copy of the check. More»

Gosselin continues diva demands on 'Dancing With the Stars'

(NEWSER) - Kate Gosselin almost drove her Dancing With the Stars partner to quit —but it turns out she actually wanted him fired. At one point, “Kate demanded that the shows producers fire Tony and get her a new partner,” a source tells PopEater . “She talks to him as if he is her ninth child.” Apparently their bickering is much worse than what was shown in Monday night’s clip, and “everyone involved in the show thinks Kate is impossible.” More»