Inside the Octomom TV Special

A behind-the-scenes look at Nadya Suleman as her TV special films

(NEWSER) - As the paparazzi follow Nadya Suleman around, a film crew shooting OctoMom: Me & My Fourteen Kids films them filming her…and John Bowe records it for the New York Times Magazine. From the British film director to the children’s welfare representative ensuring labor law compliance, people who expect to dislike Suleman end up finding her surprisingly likable: “These kids are very sweet,” says the labor law rep. “And the mom is very sweet.” More»

Plus MJ and Gosselin hangers-on still talking

(NEWSER) - The Octomom TV special was shocking even to the Octomom herself, Nadya Suleman’s lawyer tells Radar. Suleman “was shocked to see some of the chaos of the scenes in the show, but she understands the show has its own production agenda.” Elsewhere:

• Mark Lester was on Today this morning, speaking vaguely about his maybe-maybe-not status as the biological father of Michael Jackson’s children. “It’s just something that happened. It’s a possibility that one or all—very unlikely all, but—one of those kids may be mine.”

(NEWSER) - Nadya Suleman's 14 kids will be paid $250 a day for starring in a reality show under a deal she signed yesterday, E! Online reports. The octuplets and her six other children will earn a total of $250,000 for 71 days of shooting over three years under the contract with European production company Eyeworks, makers of Breaking Bonaduce and The Biggest Loser. More»

She's planning to launch clothing line with the nickname

(NEWSER) - Thought octuplet mom Nadya Suleman’s 15 minutes were about up? Not hardly. Not only is TMZ reporting that she’s filed to trademark the name “OctoMom”—for use on a clothing line including “textile diapers”—but has signed on to do a British show with her 14 children. “It’s not a reality show,” she tells Life & Style, but “documentaries” that follow her kids until they turn 18. More»

Unclear which network has rights to show

(NEWSER) - Just in case you ever wanted to live vicariously as a single mom of 14, an as-yet-unnamed network is giving octuplet mom Nadya Suleman her own reality show, Hollyscoop reports. As if chronicling that can of worms weren't enough, the show will toss in the requisite twist: It will also follow Suleman’s attempts to find a boyfriend. In Touch describes the series as Jon & Kate Plus 8 meets The Bachelor. More»