The Season 5 premiere episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was a huge success for TLC. According to the Nielsen ratings, 9.8 million households tuned in to see how the show would deal with the marital strife that has put Jon Gosselin and his wife of 10 years, Kate Gosselin, squarely at the forefront of media gossip.
Us Weekly, the website that has provided exclusive details surrounding the extra-marital allegations of the show’s stars, has uncovered more unseemly details that continue to cast Kate AND Jon in a very unattractive light. We’ve seen photos of Jon and school teacher Deanna Hummel. We’ve also heard the rumors of infidelity between Kate and her bodyguard Steve Neild.
According to Jon’s boss at Style Craft Corporation, David Rothermel, he had to fire Gosselin from his IT job because he surfed the internet all day long, looking for freebies for his soon-to-be-born sextuplets. Rothermel recalls that Jon got $5 a day allowance and had to grovel to his wife if he needed more.
The boss also remembers the day when Kate stormed into his business, while pregnant with the sextuplets. She was in a furious rage because Jon’s father hadn’t brought her lunch.
The Gosselin’s told their viewers that the reason Jon had left the employ of Style Craft was because the company didn’t want to insure his sextuplets. The boss says – not so.
The always controlling Kate also made waves when a friend of Jon’s father donated a 14 passenger van to the family of 10. Apparently the burgundy color didn’t suit the mother of eight because she traded it in for one that better suited her color preferences.
Others tell the story of the day Jon’s father was buried. Kate forbid him from spending time with his brothers after the service. Is it any wonder the wheels have come off of the wagon?
Kate’s brother Kevin Kreider and his wife Jodi Kreider have shared similar stories, even though it clearly pained them to speak out against loved one. They sat down with CBS co-anchor Harry Smith on May 27, 2009 to share their concerns about their nieces and nephews. They believe that the children are being exploited by TLC and their parents. Check out the video here.
Check out a recent family photo below and view the three houses the family has lived in – skip to the middle of the video to view the new $1.35 million dollar property – note that the apartment above the three-car garage is Jon’s current home.