Oct 9 2009Kate Gosselin files for child AND spousal support. Wait, what?
Despite the fact she has a million dollar best-selling book and money squirreled away in 50 different accounts, Kate Gosselin is now suing Jon for child and spousal support based on the drop-in-the-bucket amount she apparently didn't notice him take for two whole months from the joint account she diligently pays the family bills with. Yeah, that adds up. People reports:
"She needs relief in light of the draining of substantial marital assets in violation of the arbitrator's decision that the money should be used only for specific purposes," says Momjian, who adds that the economic issues between the Gosselins are being hammered out by a court-appointed arbitrator by agreement on both sides. An arbitrator's conference is scheduled for Tuesday, he says.
Mark Heller, Jon's divorce attorney, did not have an immediate comment on Kate's request, but Thursday said he still hopes the two sides can work out the monetary issues without having to involve a judge any further.
"We are hoping in the next few days we can all do some bookkeeping," he says. "I'm pretty sure this can come to a cordial resolution."
What's completely retarded about this whole situation is it's a blatant attempt to strong arm Jon into letting her film Kate Plus 8 with the kids. Which will end with Kate paying him support out of whatever the hell TLC pays her. Of course, that's hard to explain to a woman whose sole concern is splattering her mug all over television and looking like The Struggling Single Mom™ while an entire staff of nannies raises her children in a mansion. I mean, she's just like all you other gals out there trying to make it in this world. In your mansions. Everyone has those, right?
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Oct 7 2009Michael Lohan is a legal expert now
Since he can't go to the Lindsay well two days in a row, Michael Lohan is in the press again blaming Jon Gosselin's current trouble on his poor choice of legal counsel. RadarOnline reports:
"From a legal standpoint, I don't agree with anything being done right now," Lohan told RadarOnline.com about Jon's situation.
"First of all, I listened to Kate and I understand exactly where she's coming from when it comes to paying the bills and taking care of the kids," he told RadarOnline.com. "I also believe that Jon will not have his kids living with no roof over his head so I think they'll work something out. However, and this is a big however, whoever his counsel was who advised Jon to do what he did are the ones who should be put on the chopping block."
Wow. So is it me or did he basically just admit Jon Gosselin took the $200,000 thus contradicting Jon's public statements of innocence regarding a not-yet-decided legal battle? Mike Lohan, everyone: ace attorney.
Oct 5 2009Jon Gosselin: 'Kate's lying'
Jon Gosselin appeared on The Insider this morning and denied claims by Kate the he withdrew over $230,000 last week. Apparently, she handled all the money, and he believes these accusations will only draw attention to her finances, according to People:
"I've never taken any money out because over 10 years, Kate handled all the banking," he said. "Over the past four years of doing the show, we accrued $2,250,000. She says in the past week I took $230,000. I have withdrawn roughly $177,000 over the course of a year, which is less than 10 percent of what we made. That's like my paycheck."
Jon goes on to say that he suspects his wife is the one whose numbers don't add up.
"She's hiding money," he said. "We have 11 bank accounts. That was just our joint account. She had a best-selling book. Where's that million dollars? I believe she's incriminating herself and not thinking clearly. She's wanting me to look bad. I didn't want these things to come public. I didn't want this to be embarrassing for her."
I say we settle this the old fashioned way: Divide the kids evenly between Jon and Kate and whoever can exploit their four for the most amount of money gets to keep all eight plus a brand new Chevy Tahoe from Baby Gap. Because, remember, there's no point in having kids unless you get a bunch of shit you don't have to pay for. Ready GO!
Oct 5 2009Jon Gosselin sucks at hiring lawyers. Plus Kate's Pity Party!
Jon Gosselin's questionable move to secretly remove $200,000 from a joint bank account in violation of his arbitration agreement with Kate most likely came at the advice of his new lawyer Marc Heller (above) who, surprise, was suspended in the 90s for recommending his clients do the exact same action to make sure he was paid, according to Kate's attorney Marty Singer. TMZ reports:
Singer says Heller has done this before, citing a New York Supreme Court decision which says Heller directed one of his clients in a divorce to "withdraw everything that's in the bank" so the money could be used to pay his fee.
And then there's this ... Singer blasts Heller, noting that the New York Supreme Court "addressed charges that you violated 'thirty-eight counts alleging multiple violations of the disciplinary rules,' and charges that you 'had engaged in a pattern of misconduct involving misrepresentations, deceit, abusive treatment of clients, fee gouging, neglect and willful failure to return unearned retainers to his clients' in matters which involved your 'mishandling of the matters of twelve separate clients.'" The letter goes on to claim Heller admitted to engaging in "professional misconduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation."
In the meantime, Kate had a pity party this morning on Today where she claims she's penniless and the kids are crying because they can't film the show. (Of course.) Via People:
"When you've left your children and their mother without the funds to pay for the roof over their head, it's not acceptable," Kate, 34, told the Today show. "I need that money to provide for them. We were in the position after our sextuplets were born that we could not pay our bills. We did the show to provide a better life for them. Never did I think I'd be back in the same position."
"I have a stack of bills in my purse I can't put in the mail," she says.
While Jon is a fucking moron, I don't believe for one second Kate's sitting around penniless unable to pay her bills. As for the kids crying about not being able to do the show, yeah, they probably will cry when you tell them Disney isn't footing anymore trips to the Magic Kingdom, and mommy's not about to. She didn't have eight kids just to sit around paying for shit herself. That's crazy talk.
Scope Out Video of Kate on Today After the Jump
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Oct 4 2009Jon Gosselin emptied Kate's bank account
Jon Gosselin has reportedly emptied "hundreds of thousands of dollars" from a joint account he shares with Kate, according to RadarOnline:
He appeared on Larry King Live last week with his lawyer Mark Heller and said he had an epiphany, adding: "I want Kate and I to mediate. I want us to become friends."
But within hours of uttering those words, Jon was withdrawing several hundred thousand dollars from his joint bank account with Kate without her knowledge, leaving his estranged wife with only $1,000.
RadarOnline.com has confirmed with multiple sources that Kate routinely pays the family bills from that bank account.
When Kate discovered what happened she engaged a high-powered lawyer who immediately sent Jon a letter, demanding he return the money to the bank account. And RadarOnline.com has learned that another lawyer for Kate will go to court in Pennsylvania on Monday to file papers demanding the money be returned.
Multiple sources tell RadarOnline.com that Jon's actions were in violation of the Gosselin divorce arbitrator's guidelines.
Another bank account, set up for the Gosselin children, was untouched.
Well, this would explain the solid gold ATV I aw parked outside of Lane Bryant. Those plus-size women don't even stand a chance, and I hope Jon used Kate's money to reinforce the suspension. Then again, that would be a decision that's not astronomically retarded, so let's assume he didn't.
Sep 29 2009Jon Gosselin dropped from Jon & Kate Plus 8, tries to stop divorce
Jon Gosselin, The Marlboro Man of Mediocre Trim, has been axed from his own reality show which will now be called Kate Plus 8, according to Us Magazine:
It will continue to focus on the lives of the young Gosselin twins, 5, and 8-year-old sextuplets but with a deeper focus on Kate's role as a single mother.
"Given the recent changes in the family dynamics, it only makes sense for us to refresh and recalibrate the program to keep pace with the family," TLC president Eileen O'Neill said in a statement. "The family has evolved and we are attempting to evolve with it; we feel that Kate's journey really resonates with our viewers."
She added that the network is in development on a Kate project for 2010.
Coincidentally, InTouch reports Jon has filed papers this morning to delay the divorce another 90 days so communication between him and Kate can improve:
"This will enable Kate and me to restore our relationship as cooperative parents and to open up our lines of communication. I hope that she will be as receptive and enthusiastic as I am to do what is best for our family." He also pleaded with her to set aside their anger so they can start interacting amicably. "I would like to get back with Kate as a partner in parenting," Jon tells In Touch. "Even though we were heading for a divorce, it appeared that Kate had been suffering from this divorce as much as I had. That's why I asked my attorney to put the brakes on this divorce so I could try to regain control over the future of our family. So Kate and I could join on a cooperative course that would benefit our family -- not destroy it."
Read: "Parents should really exploit their children as a team, and also, how the fuck am I supposed to bang marginally attractive women on ATVs without a reality TV gravy train? You're killing me here."
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Sep 28 2009Fred Durst is divorced already
After roughly three months of marriage, Fred Durst announced on his Twitter today that his marriage to Esther Nazarov is over:
For those of you inquiring I will confirm that Esther and I have decided to go our seperate ways and we both thank you for your support.
So I'm going to go ahead and assume Esther woke up one morning and realized she doesn't hate her father anymore. In a way, it's almost like Fred Durst is providing a service to women - once you ignore all the sex he has with them which they're going to want to repress as soon as possible. That said, I don't normally advocate the use of heroin, but sometimes you gotta break a few eggs to forget Fred Durst intercoursed you.
Sep 22 2009Kate Gosselin's life is hard
Seen here after a return to the mullet of guaranteed loneliness, Kate Gosselin continues pushing the hard sell that she's just your average single mom trying to make ends meet. Even if it means having to host her own talk show for a giant ass paycheck and all that attention. Poor woman... Page Six reports:
A source on set told Page Six, "Producers flashed a picture of Kate's children on a screen and she burst into tears. She said she hates being away from her children, but now that she's to be divorced, she has to work to support them. She was very sad, emotional and very guarded."
You know who I'd love to hear from in this situation? The person holding a gun to Kate's head forcing her to make millions of dollars while a team of nannies raises her kids for her. Where's that guy? I want to talk to him.
