Jon Gosselin Shows His Sour Grapes On “Primetime”
Posted by: Kate Torgovnick
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1:40PM, Tuesday September 8th 2009
Jon Gosselin apparently didn’t get the memo that if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Last week, he sat down with Chris Cuomo for an interview which airs tonight on “Primetime: Family Secrets.” (Excerpts are also on today and tomorrow’s “Good Morning America.”) In the interview, Jon didn’t hold back at all on his negative feelings towards Kate. “I can’t sit on a sofa with that woman,” he said. “I despise [her] because she’s not speaking from the heart.”
Jon says that throughout their marriage, Kate controlled him. “I was beaten down for so long, I couldn’t even make my own decision,” he said. “I was verbally abused.” The content of said abuse? She called him a “lame fish,” which, in the grand scheme of four- and five-letter words out there, doesn’t seem so bad. One of Jon’s other claims: that Kate took his wedding ring. He knows this because he put it down and now he can’t find it. He also claims that Kate only wears her ring as a sympathy ploy which, well ... maybe. Overall, I wish Jon had learned a lesson from Anne Heche the other week—that dissing an ex is an art form that must be done with subtlety. So what do you think: Will this interview affect Jon’s status as a chick magnet?
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GreenAura
wrote on September 8 2009 @ 12:57 pm: [report]
I really try not to judge people BUT I think this guy is just slimy. He seems to care less about his children and more about his public image. Whenever he is photographed, it is always away from his children. When he happens to be around his children, he is on his cellphone. Kate might be a control freak, but she kind of HAS to be, given the fact that her childrens father is completely useless and she is raising 8 kids seemingly on her own. He is a lame fish. Kate and the kids deserve better.
*sam*
wrote on September 8 2009 @ 01:01 pm: [report]
ugh, can’t they just disappear already?
MsMami
wrote on September 8 2009 @ 01:20 pm: [report]
He makes me wanna puke! Or give ratings to Jon & kate F@%*! 8
Silliemunkie
wrote on September 8 2009 @ 01:22 pm: [report]
He proves more everyday how much of a D-Bag he really is.
Jenn27549
wrote on September 8 2009 @ 01:25 pm: [report]
I mean, he probably should just keep quiet but the media really has turned it into “Jon is bad, Kate is good.” Its obvious to anyone who ever watched the show that is NOT the case. I would want to defend myself, too. NEITHER one care about the kids, but she is abusive to the kids AND Jon. I’d rather spend time with my dad on his cell phone than with my mom yelling at me all day. The media is totally spinning this into “poor Kate” and I have no idea why. Even the incident where the cops were called was portrayed as Jon screwing the babysitter, not that she came to the house and threw a fit when it wasn’t her day. If she had a point, and really thought the kids were in danger the cops wouldn’t have turned her away. They are both #&@$%. Move along.
spatula
wrote on September 8 2009 @ 01:59 pm: [report]
HOLY F@#$ why are we still talking about these people?!
YourKidding
wrote on September 10 2009 @ 09:48 pm: [report]
The man was mentally abused for years. It affects people differently. By the time he just couldn’t take it anymore it was to late for Kate to make up for it, he let himself get to the point of hating her and there was no turning back. And after being told what, when, and how, to do things for so long. I can’t blame him for getting a little wild. Seams natural to me.
suemny
wrote on September 11 2009 @ 08:28 am: [report]
Jon IS the dirtbag he is complaining that he has been labeled. He’s playing the poor abused husband card, and trash talking about his wife. It’s his own fault, not Kate’s, that he allowed himself to be emasculated by a domineering wife. So, he goes full circle and becomes a globe trotting fool instead? He certainly could have found a place somewhere in between henpecked husband and free-spending carouser, to “move on with his life.” Kate, no doubt, has intentionally kept a low profile, and has chosen her words carefully whenever she has been quoted in the media. I’m sure she would have PLENTY to say about Jon, but is smart enough not to. She will come out on top when the dust settles on this train wreck of a relationship.I would not be surprised if TLC ends up dumping Jon. They have made it clear that they are not happy with his conduct, and have even gone so far as to suggest he is violating the morals clause in his contract. A warning like that usually precedes someone being dumped, whether it is a professional athlete, celebrity, or whomever. Will his “soulmate” Hailey still want him when he is broke, unemployed and the laughing stock of the media? When that happens, Kate, no doubt,will have the biggest grin on her face and will keep smiling…all the way to the bank!
bumbler
wrote on September 11 2009 @ 08:51 am: [report]
I have no sympathy for this man. I understand verbal abuse is a horrible situation to go through and can be utterly debilitating BUT I did not see verbal abuse when I watched the show. Instead I saw Jon standing around staring vacantly off into space as Kate had to ask him “Jon get the kids shoes, Jon do the kids have coats, Jon did you move the lunches to the car?” He has an equal responsibility to his children and yet every episode I watched Kate had to practically beg him to participate in child care. If I were a parent taking the majority of the responsibility for childcare of EIGHT children while my spouse sat around and twiddled their thumbs I would have quite a bit to say to them as well.
bumbler
wrote on September 11 2009 @ 08:53 am: [report]
Also, real classy to go on prime time tv and say you despise the mother of your young children. All he cares about clearly is himself.
Riley
wrote on September 11 2009 @ 09:02 am: [report]
If the situation was reversed and he was seen as the overbearing one, I’m sure everyone would applaud her for finally speaking out. She would be so brave and inspire a Lifetime movie.
Either way, I don’t see why they are/were relevant. A show about a family with a bunch of kids, yeah that is so intriguing.
bumbler
wrote on September 11 2009 @ 09:33 am: [report]
I respectfully disagree, Riley. I think our society would be a lot tougher on a woman who was shunting responsibility for their children off on her husband than a husband who does that to his wife. He would still be seen as poor innocent Jon being taken advantage of by bitch Kate who does nothing around the house and America would cheer when he made snide comments to her.
JoelleA
wrote on September 11 2009 @ 11:46 pm: [report]
A longer version of Jon’s interview airs tonight on ABC’s “Primetime: Family Secrets.” ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Co. TLC is owned by Discovery Communications Inc. Anyone who watched more than a minute of Jon and Kate Plus 8 knows they both are less intelligent than most rodents and household appliances. I’d rather get a payday loan and smash my face with a baseball bat than listen to one more minute of Jon Gosselin.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on September 11 2009 @ 11:50 pm: [report]
Partly cloudy with a 99% chance of shill.
JzyLady
wrote on September 16 2009 @ 10:07 am: [report]
He is selfish, and Kate hang in there. I think you will be better off without him. The kids too. I see you as a great mom. It is hard being a parent, let alone having 6. God Bless you.
Anjones
wrote on October 27 2009 @ 11:30 am: [report]
I’ve been a long time fan of the show for years and you know what….Kate is a bitch. I mean literally. I’ve watched the show from the beginning and Kate has always controlled and talked to Jon in a very funky way. I mean I couldn’t see how Jon stayed with her for as long as he did. I mean it had to be so embarassing for him.I think everyone just feels like Jon left her with all those kids but the marriage falling apart is, in my opinion, her own fault. I don’t think it would have hurt her to try to at least be nice in front of the cameras and go in bitch mode later.For god sakes, she would rip him a new one on national television every week.