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TLC Hits Back at Jon

'Feeling used,' network will blur brand logos on Gosselin's clothing

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 17, 2009 12:48 PM CDT

(Newser) – TLC’s had it up to here with Jon Gosselin’s antics, insiders tell Radar, prompting a new policy: The network will blur brand logos he sports on their show—bad news for the Ed Hardy fan and father of eight as he shops for endorsement deals. “TLC feels like they are being used by Jon," says one source. "They want to send him a message loud and clear.” Some execs are reportedly talking about dumping him from the show entirely.

In this photo taken Thursday, May 28, 2009, magazines featuring Kate Gosselin on a small table in Lotus Salon in Wernersville, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In this May 10, 2004 file photo, Jon Gosselin reacts, during a news conference, to questions about his wife giving birth to sextuplets at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower, file)

This image released by TLC shows Jon and Kate Gosselin in Hawaii. (AP Photo/TLC, Mark Arbeit)

FILE - In this file publicity image released by TLC, reality TV stars, Jon Gosselin, left, and his wife Kate Gosselin, from the TLC series, "Jon & Kate Plus 8," are shown. (AP Photo/TLC, Karen Alquist, File)

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