OK, so perhaps the title of this post is a little too strong. Perhaps we are speaking out of turn. Or perhaps we are just flat out wrong, in our assertions about the more annoying of the two Gosselins (and it’s a tough call). Maybe Jon Gosselin is a stand up guy, with a full head of hair, who loves the his eight children and his ex-wife.
Yeah, we know. We couldn’t hold in the chuckles even when writing the above.
Jon Gosselin struggles with how insufferable he is. Well, he makes us all suffer with his douchery. He insists on appearing on TV interviews, despite not being willing to answer any questions. He eats over-priced salad at The Ivy to make sure his mush gets photographed. He puts up signs outside his house, warding off the paparazzi, which misspell his own name. Yes, these are only some of the laundry list of things that make Jon intolerable.
In the last few weeks it has been rather fun to watch over-hyped load of nonsense Jon and Kate Plus 8 turn into Kate Plus 8 and then Jon and Kate plus their lawyers, as everyone started suing everyone else.
Jon and Kate are from a special place that doesn’t exist in this universe. In this land parents who hate each other must fight and scar their children in front of reality TV crews. It’s the law. It’s a rubbish law that means their children’s assorted neuroses can be caught developing on tape. But it’s also a law that proves handy, because playing back a tape is far less effort than go into long-winded explanations with future shrinks.
The presumed scarring/ using of these children is subject to opinion. An opinion that oddly everyone seems to share; that using children as cash cows is fine so long as both parents are in on it. Using them, with only one parent’s permission, is all kinds of wrong because it can affect the other parent’s bank balance. Speaking of which, stealing is totally cool. Not that we’re encouraging anyone to steal $230,000 out of their spouse’s account. Nope. We’re just saying that if you did, it would be totally funny and everyone would think you were awesome for doing it. Probably.
The most recent thing Jon has done to annoy, is say he’s the most photographed person on the planet. The whole entire planet. Take a second. Just one second. Let is sink in. Got it? Jon has been quoted as saying “I am the most photographed person on the planet”.
From Cele|Bitchy:
Jon Gosselin capped off his media blitz last week with two very long head-scratching interviews with AOL websites PopEater and Parent Dish. […] Enter the epically frustrating and unintentionally hilarious quotes from daddy douche himself. Jon, who is accused of pilfering $230,000 from his family?s joint account and leaving his estranged wife with just $1,000 to pay the bills, defends himself against Kate?s accusations of stealing money ?If I was going to steal $230,000, I would have just stolen $2 million,? talks about how he's hounded by the paparazzi, calling himself ?the most photographed person on the planet,? and goes on about his new found interest in Judiasm following his relationship with a Jewish woman, Hailey Glassman. He pretty much sounds like an idiot the entire time. There are some wise observations in his flurry of words, though, particularly the fact that he's overexposed. Now I wonder whose fault that is.
This ‘whole planet’ thing includes likeable male celebrities, and celebrity oddities like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. A balding father of eight – on a show that is off-air because of legal issues he is causing – is the most awesome person ever. He’s so awesome that the paparazzi are taking his photo because they think he is cool beans, and not because they are secretly hoping blinding him with their flash bulbs will stop his evil, douche rampage.
Perhaps – and it’s only a thought – if we were to turn the other cheek/ let him eat over-priced salad in peace/ not watch Jon & Kate Plus Hate, then maybe Jon would crawl back under his rock. Just a thought.
This was a guest post by Amy Grindhouse, who kicks butt
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Krystle says
I think most of this is Bull. In the “real world” if you take money out of a joint/spouse account, no one would CARE because you are married!!! Why are they any different?! Because they have 8 kids? Kate is no angel and should be getting bad publicity just like Jon! I’ve watched the show, she is being fake on the show, it doesn’t take a genius to figure that one. She just wants the air time. They should just cancel the show, Kate just wants to make bank alone. Where is the best interest of their kids? I think Jon is right for putting a cease order. It wasn’t right to exploit their kids in the first place, but now after seeing what this show did to their marraige? why would they want to keep going with show? for their kids? nope.. Kate is just as selfish and money hungry as Jon. Poor kids..They both should step up and be better parents, forget the money, unless that ALL the money is going into the KIDS BANK ACCOUNT!
Andrew says
If they were still happily married noone would care, but they are divorcing.
Meanwhile, exploit the kids, I say. Who cares? People seem to enjoy it. They’ll have flashbulbs in their faces all the way til college regardless of whether they continue the show, so they might as well make some money.
and yes, Jon is a douche. Love the “Jon & Kate Plus Hate” idea :P
dumb butt says
kristie- the judge required that he could not touch the account unless he was paying bills. he did not do that so he had to put the money back. wasting his money on dumb hos..ur probably one.
Ruth Houston says
Based on their court appearance yesterday, Jon and Kate may both be guilty of financial infidelity. Jon may be using family funds to finance his new romance. But Kate may be siphoning off money from their joint bank account in anticipation of their pending divorce. Not unusual for couples in their situation. For more on this see Jon and Kate go to Court Over Financial Infidelity Involving Family Funds at http://bit.ly/10gKPK , Are You Guilty of Financial Infidelity?
Jean says
I think Amy Grindhouse is a douche. Can’t you come up with something a little more original that picking on Jon Amy? Get over it!! He’s just being a father, and you’re being the douche writer that obviously needs to look harder for a better story.