Kate Major

Kate Major, the reporter who has allegedly started dating Jon Gosselin in the past week, has resigned from her position at Star Magazine, effective today.

"Star Magazine Senior Reporter Kate Major resigned this morning, Thursday, July 23, citing a conflict of interest between her reporting duties for the magazine and her relationship with Jon Gosselin," reads a statement on Star's website.

Conflict of interest? That implies Star had credibility to begin with.

Jon Gosselin and Kate Major were first spotted Saturday at NYC restaurant Accademia di Vino, then made headlines this week when they had dinner in the Hamptons with Michael Lohan and Real Housewives of New York City star Jill Zarin.

"I think it's authentic," Zarin told Us Weekly of Gosselin's relationship with Kate Major. "I think it's fast. I think it happened very quickly."

Gosselin has yet to confirm a romance with Major, but the news comes less than a week after Gosselin admitted he was dating Hailey Glassman, the stoner daughter of the surgeon who performed soon-to-be-ex-wife Kate's tummy tuck.

WHAT A PLAYER: Not only is Jon Gosselin apparently dating two chicks at the same time, he is still married to someone else! And has eight kids with her! Classy.

As if this story weren't hilarious and weird enough as it is, no one was more surprised to hear about Jon Gosselin's new girlfriend than Hailey Glassman herself.

"That's news to me," Glassman told People when she asked about the rumors that Kate Major, 26, is now an item with Jon Gosselin. Talk about awkward, People.

Us Weekly quotes Major as confirming the relationship, saying: "I didn't mean it to happen, it just did. I went to do a story on him and ended up falling for Jon."

Just a few days ago, Hailey Glassman, 22, was gushing about Jon: "This is perfect. It just fits," she said, possibly confusing him with her mouth and a bong.

Although Hailey knew that Jon and Kate Major were hanging out in the Hamptons together this week, she didn't realize the trip may have turned romantic.

"I still love Jon and Jon loves me," a teary Glassman said.

Kate Major, the Star magazine reporter who has seen twice with Jon Gosselin including last night in the Hamptons, claims to be dating the father of eight.

"I didn't mean for it to happen, it just did," said the 26-year-old, as quoted by Us Weekly. "I went to do a story on Jon and ended up falling for him."

Jon Gosselin and Kate Major were first spotted together Saturday at NYC restaurant Accademia di Vino, where she was "flirting shamelessly with Jon."

On Tuesday, the two dined in the Hamptons with Lindsay Lohan's father Michael Lohan (who is pals with Major, apparently). This makes perfect sense. Jon and Michael probably did some serious bonding over the exploitation of their kids.

Also on hand? Real Housewives of New York star Jill Zarin, whom Jon Gosselin asked "for media advice," says a source of the Southampton, N.Y. dinner.

Jon Gosselin has not confirmed that he and Kate Major are an item. If they are, that gives Hailey Glassman another reason to cry in her beer. Like she needs one.

Last week, Jon announced he and Hailey Glassman - the daughter of the surgeon who performed Kate Gosselin's tummy tuck - were romantically involved.

The two went on a trip to St. Tropez together and party girl Hailey took time away from taking bong hits to praise Jon to People magazine earlier this week.

Could Jon G. be two-timing the woman with whom he was two-timing his painful wife (who he is still technically married to)? Is it even a lateral move?

Either way, sounds like (Kate) Major drama! Stay tuned!

No word on whether they were trying to set a record for most douchebags at a single dinner table, but Jon Gosselin met up with Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael Lohan, in Southampton Wednesday night. Yes, we are quite serious.

With Jon were Kate Major, the celebrity gossip reporter (for Star) who he was seen having dinner with earlier this week, and Real Housewives star Jill Zarin.

Obviously.

"Jon is a friend, he's a great guy, he needed a place to get away to, and my doors were open to him and Kate Major," said Michael Lohan, who's apparently doing better after threatening to kill his fiancee and himself in May.

"Jon and Kate [Major] are good friends of mine. She's with him [at Lohan's house]. Kate's like a daughter to me. When she needs a place my doors are open."

"Jon is a really nice guy. All he does is to talk about his kids," Lohan says, adding that Kate Major "only has his best interests at heart."

We definitely did not see this bromance coming.

The strange foursome reportedly met the mayor of Southampton, N.Y., for dinner. Gosselin and Major have been in Southampton together for three days now.

Is there something romantic going on there?

Gosselin and Major were first spotted together at NYC eatery Accademia di Vino over this past weekend. Some say she "was flirting shamelessly with Jon" at the Italian restaurant, but they are believed to be just friends. We think.

Jon has been dating 22-year-old stoner family friend Hailey Glassman since splitting with wife Kate Gosselin earlier this year. Maybe you heard about that.

Has Jon Gosselin moved on from Hailey Glassman to another woman?

The reality TV father of eight had dinner with a mystery blonde in New York at the Upper East Side's Accademia di Vino on Saturday evening.

Is Jon now cheating on Hailey, just as he is rumored to have cheated on Kate with Glassman and Deanna Hummel as his marriage crumbled?

It doesn't look like it. At least from what we can tell, his motives are different. The mystery woman is Kate Major, senior reporter for Star.

Aww yeah. You know what that means. Kate Gosselin is getting thrown under the bus hard in the new issue of the celebrity gossip tabloid.

As Kate Gosselin rides around on a bike with training wheels, Jon and "journalist" pal Kate Major may be planning a hatchet job. [Photos: Splash News Online]

No publicists were on hand to regulate what was said and put an official stamp on the story. Hopefully, that means off-color accounts of Hailey Glassman and her penchant for booze, coke and tag-team action.

Looks like Jon has finally realized that it's time to get his side of the story out in a publication that will print whatever the hell it wants and regards facts as mere suggestions won't hold back on the juicy details.

The dinner did not appear to be a date, but Kate Major "was flirting shamelessly with Jon," according to Us Weekly. Major told the N.Y. Daily News: "I have no comment. There was no date. Jon and I are just friends."