Jon and Kate Split
Jon and Kate Gosselin, stars of the TLC reality show Jon & Kate Plus Eight, have announced that they will separate. Kate has filed for divorce in a Pennsylvania court. Is this a ratings ploy or the demise of a family that crumbled under the glare of reality television? Both parties are claiming their eight children will remain their priority, but won’t the kids have to remain their priority since they are the couple’s source of income? The couple has built their lives around the filming of their family life, but their marital woes make a person wonder at what cost. What happens to the television show now that the couple has decided to split? What kind of deal will they make with TLC, since it seems clear the Gosselins want to keep the show going at all costs? Or is this all just a ratings ploy to generate publicity for a show that prior to the parties’ well publicized marital problems was not generating that much interest? What type of custody arrangement will they come to and how will that effect the filming of the show? Guess we will have to stay tuned to see.