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Why Jon and Kate Are Everywhere

You might not want to read about the Gosselins—but tabloid lovers do. Why?

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 19, 2009 8:16 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Kate Gosselin went from a dowdy, sweatpants-wearing nurse to a Nobu-dining celebrity on a first-name basis with Kelly Ripa; soon-to-be-ex-hubby Jon was a much-pitied, constantly-berated dad, and now a keg-standing, nanny-seducing frat boy no one can stand. How did this couple become the biggest tabloid story of the year, appearing on more than 50 covers since March? Nancy Jo Sales attempts to find out in Vanity Fair.

“It became a show that was completely suited to a multi-platform world,” says a TV critic. “You can’t just watch Jon & Kate on television and understand it anymore.” Not to mention, adds the Star's editor, “The show was never as interesting as the two of them in real life.” Add to that a financially hungry tabloid media, and the couple's growing addiction to the limelight (see Kate’s so-called spontaneous bikini photo ops, Jon’s budding friendships with K-Fed and Michael Lohan), and only one thing is certain, says the former Us editor: “ten, 15 years down the road, the E! True Hollywood Story: The Gosselin Kids.”

The Gosselin family posing for a photo at a party to celebrate the sextuplets' fifth birthday. Kate is at left and Jon on the far right.
The Gosselin family posing for a photo at a party to celebrate the sextuplets' fifth birthday. Kate is at left and Jon on the far right.   (AP Photo/TLC, Michael Pilla)
In this photo taken Thursday, May 28, 2009, magazines featuring Kate Gosselin are seen on a small table in Lotus Salon in Wernersville, Pa.
In this photo taken Thursday, May 28, 2009, magazines featuring Kate Gosselin are seen on a small table in Lotus Salon in Wernersville, Pa.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Jon and Kate Gosselin attend the Discovery Upfront Presentation NY - Talent Images at the Frederick P. Rose Hall on April 23, 2008 in New York City.
Jon and Kate Gosselin attend the Discovery Upfront Presentation NY - Talent Images at the Frederick P. Rose Hall on April 23, 2008 in New York City.   (Getty Images)
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Pragmaticrealism
Oct 19, 2009 7:28 AM CDT
They won't go away because the peeps in Hollywood need an ongoing non-story.
Timinator2K
Oct 19, 2009 1:30 AM CDT
"then he gets this crazy idea........" for a new reality TV series called "HOAX!" With the HUGE fines he's going to get, he'll need a reality tv show to pay those off.
Timinator2K
Oct 19, 2009 1:19 AM CDT
Why Jon and Kate Are Everywhere? BECAUSE the "next big frivolous thing" has yet to hit....then, POOF! Gone from public short-attention-span memory.

 
entertainment • reality TV • tabloids • celebrity divorces • TLC • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

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