Better Health Care Might Have Saved Jon and Kate

(NEWSER) - For those who thought the Gosselin saga couldn't get more tawdry: The Star reporter who quit after "falling for" interview-subject-and-dad-of-eight Jon is now denying reports that she once pounded the pavement in search of johns, reports the New York Daily News. Another NYC gossip monger tells the News that over drinks earlier this year, Kate Major, 26, asked if he knew anyone who had the "cash to afford" an evening with an attractive blonde. More»

(NEWSER) - Just when fans were getting used to the idea of father-of-eight Jon Gosselin canoodling with a 23-year-old girlfriend, he's spotted holding hands with another gal pal in St. Tropez.This one, Hailey Glassman, is the daughter of the plastic surgeon who gave Jon's estranged wife, Kate, a free tummy tuck for an episode of their show, Jon & Kate Plus 8. Gosselin has insisted in the past that he and Hailey are just "friends," albeit touchy-feely friends, reports the New York Daily News. More»

(NEWSER) - While Jon and Kate discussed their painful decision to divorce on the latest episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8, their kids were frolicking in their four new, custom-made playhouses that cost a whopping $28,000, reports ABC News. The super-pricey haunted house, pirate ship, veterinary clinic, and garden shop were proof of just how far from the "just plain folks" reality the reality show has strayed. One thing stayed real: Jon and Kate argued about where to put the playhouses. More»

Mom under fire in latest brouhaha to hit Jon & Kate Plus 8

(NEWSER) - In the latest brouhaha to hit Jon & Kate Plus 8, the brood's beleaguered mom is defending her controversial spanking of daughter Leah that was captured by paparazzi. The series of still shots show Kate Gosselin jerking the arm of the 5-year-old, reaching around Leah's backside, and finally, Leah clutching her butt and screaming. "I love my children and when they misbehave, I discipline them as I deem appropriate," Kate told Life and Style. More»

Mom 'flipped' on one for washing her hands incorrectly

(NEWSER) - Kate Gosselin of Jon & Kate Plus 8 must have set some sort of record when she fired 40 nurses and nurse’s aides in three months. Former Gosselin sextuplets nurse Angela Krall disclosed that tidbit, and more, to Us, adding that one was fired after daring to wash her hands in the kitchen: “Kate flipped. She thought it was cross-contamination.” More»