The promo for Monday night's special episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 promises that the embattled Jon and Kate Gosselin will make a major announcement.
A source close to the situation tells Radar Online that the Jon and Kate announcement is what we all assumed it to be: They are getting a divorce.
The source says that Kate Gosselin recently met with a divorce lawyer. Another source says that the couple had previously agreed to separate by July 15.
That timetable has now been pushed forward.
Radar also claims exclusive knowledge that for all intents and purposes, the marriage is already over and Jon Gosselin will file divorce papers next week.
Meanwhile, People reports that Jon was apartment hunting in New York City this morning, further fueling rumors that a Gosselin split is imminent.
The stars of Jon & Kate Plus 8 have unwittingly used reality TV to broadcast the reality of an unraveling, terrible marriage. And they’ve done it to record ratings this season as media frenzy around the battling couple grew with each new development:
- Jon was accused of having an affair with Deanna Hummel.
- Kate was accused of having an affair with Steve Neild.
- Kate's porcupine / reverse mullet weave has been scrutinized.
- Her brother discussed the relationship publicly in a tell-all with Us Weekly, which featured the Gosselins on a staggering seven straight covers.
- Kate previously took the sextuplets on vacation to North Carolina without Jon. He was spotted hanging out with Deanna Hummel in Utah.
- Some dude apparently pummeled Deanna Hummel on a sex tape that appeared online. While unrelated to the Gosselins, this was amusing.
- Jon has also been spotted with Hailey Glassman, the daughter of Kate’s plastic surgeon, and reports say this relationship may be still on.
- Jon and Kate spent their 10th wedding anniversary apart.
How will the once-beloved couple handle their impending split? Will the show go on? Should they try to work it out for the sake of the adorable kids?
Follow the jump for a two-minute sneak preview of the June 22 episode ...
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June 19th, 2009 2:29 PM
Joel McHale predicted it a year ago. New show:
Jon Minus Nine!
June 19th, 2009 3:00 PM
Jon should have left her long ago and the rate she is going may loose the kids to if she continues to spank them in front of the camera the way she has, oh and lets not forget how the phone is attached to her ear when her children are present. Jon Minus Nine? Kate should get nothing and like it. Sorry if I offended anyone but she is the mean nasty one here not Jon!
June 19th, 2009 3:09 PM
It takes two to tango and Jon is as much as fault here as Kate.
June 19th, 2009 3:18 PM
Kate is a shrew. Look- adultery is never cool. But. I'm having a hard time finding any sort of pity for Kate. She treated him like a dog, all but whacking him on the nose with a newspaper for little things like forgetting a coupon. (Yes, we get it Kate, you're thrifty and DESERVE free tummy tucks and Hawaiian vacations.) She is TERRIBLE to him, and that Berlin Wall of body language between them during their talking head interviews is so telling. I think that if they'd let her, she'd ask for two separate chairs.
What kills me is that no one wins here. Those kids certainly aren't going to win. It's not as if they had a real shot of walking away totally normal, but part of the divorce settlement should include their future therapy bills and rehab stints at this point.
And TLC should be ashamed of the way they facilitated the implosion of this family on air.
June 19th, 2009 3:20 PM
I'm surprised it took Jon this long to leave. Kate is absolutely horrible when speaking to him. He will be able to be a much better person and father without her constantly slamming him.
June 19th, 2009 3:23 PM
Since when is it a crime to spank your children. That thing was blown way out of proportion!!! She is entitled to punish her kids with a spanking...as long as she's not beating them senseless. But I feel bad for the entire family. They have no room to breathe and nobody gives them space to be a family. They need to works things out without papparazzi =[
June 19th, 2009 3:27 PM
Forgive me for asking....
But didn't Jon and Kate renew their vows for their "10th" last year? Isn't that why they went all the way to Hawaii and they showed her on Say yes to the dress?
June 19th, 2009 3:31 PM
She wore him down to a tiny nub of a man and now hates him for being a nub of a man. Many marriages do survive cheating and other rough times with commitment and willingness to get help. These two apparently don't have the commitment to each other (or to their children) and/or the willingness to get counseling. What a shame. I'm done with the show and will not watch on Monday.
June 19th, 2009 3:33 PM
I feel very sad to see this family falling victim to their own fame. It's hard enought to raise a happy healthy and well adjusted family in private where you and your spouse get the opportunity to work things out without the whole world watching. But, to add the pressures of a large family, and living in fishbowl, it's a recipe for Divorce. I pray that Jon and Kate have the opportunity to get help for their relationship, and that whatever the outcome the best interest
of the children is help paramount.
June 19th, 2009 3:37 PM
I think they should seek therapy to see if the marriage can be rebuilt, they make that decision.