Jon Must Pay Back $180K to Joint Account

Kate will faces contempt for declining to account for $55,000

(NEWSER) - Jon Gosselin has returned enough of the $180,000 he withdrew from a family bank account to avoid being held in contempt of court, his lawyer says. Instead, his estranged wife may end up in contempt: The court also ordered Kate Gosselin to account for $55,000 she took from the account, Mark Heller tells People. The lawyer wouldn’t say how much Jon returned, but he did have the option to reserve some of the $180,000 if he showed it was put to “appropriate use.” More»

Mercurial couple may avoid emergency hearing over inappropriate withdrawals

(NEWSER) - Jon and Kate Gosselin may avoid an emergency hearing over disputed withdrawals from their joint bank account: The two will meet with a court-appointed arbitrator tomorrow in hopes of resolving the dispute privately. Kate filed court papers requesting the emergency hearing over Jon's $230,000 withdrawal; Jon has shot back that Kate has made over $100,000 in fishy withdrawals herself, People reports. More»

(NEWSER) - Reality-TV parents Jon and Kate Gosselin filed divorce papers today in their native Pennsylvania, People reports. The 10-year marriage, which has produced eight children and given rise to their TLC series Jon & Kate Plus Eight, has hit the high-profile skids in recent months, with rumors of infidelity on both sides. More»

Meanwhile, Jon wants $12K per hour. Oh, those wacky Gosselins!

(NEWSER) - Move over, Meredith Vieira: TLC is giving its viewers the chance to ask Kate Gosselin whatever burning question they have about the reality TV mom and her brood, and they've submitted nearly 9,000 inquiries for Monday’s one-hour special, People reports. Sadly, the questions seem to be more “Will you ever get married again?” and less “Seriously, what is up with your hair?” More»

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

(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. More»