TLC network is suing Jon Gosselin! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

catlover79 · 10-16-2009, 08:09 PM

http://tv.yahoo.com/jon-kate-plus-8/...sselin_lawsuit

By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
Fri Oct 16, 10:51 AM PDT

The TLC network has sued Jon Gosselin for allegedly breaching his contract as a star of the hit reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8."

The lawsuit, filed Friday in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Md., alleges that Gosselin has failed to meet his obligations as an exclusive employee of the network, while appearing on rival networks' programs for pay and making unauthorized public disclosures about the show.

Gosselin has starred since 2007 on the weekly "Jon & Kate Plus 8," a ratings hit for the network that has been rocked in recent months by marital turmoil as Gosselin and his wife, Kate, feuded, then filed for divorce.

Gosselin, like his estranged wife, became mainstays on tabloid TV shows and magazine covers as Jon Gosselin was seen in the company of other women.

The couple are the parents of young twins and sextuplets whose family home is in Wernersville, Penn.

The suit is seeking from Gosselin unspecified compensatory damages and demanding he return income gained as a result of his breaches of the agreement, as well as to refrain from future violations of his contractual agreement.

"The network has been trying privately and patiently for months to get Jon to honor the contract he signed and to comply with his obligations relating to public appearances and statements," said TLC in a statement on Friday. "Those efforts have been unsuccessful."

Gosselin's lawyer, Mark Jay Heller, said he had not yet read the filing and had no immediate comment.

The lawsuit says that, last June, in recognition of "the Gosselins' difficult personal circumstances, TLC asked both parents to refrain from making public statements about each other, the divorce, or the program, and negotiated an agreed 'cooling off' period with respect to media communications" for 45 days.

Nonetheless, the suit alleges that Gosselin "in violation of his contractual exclusivity" to his own show, "entered a lucrative arrangement to appear regularly on 'Entertainment Tonight' and its companion show, 'The Insider,' to discuss his family and the problems he was having with Mrs. Gosselin, and he routinely sold photographic rights to various media outlets ...."

The lawsuit also claims that on Sept. 18, TLC requested that Gosselin be present for filming six days hence. He didn't respond to the request, and no filming took place on Sept. 24, the lawsuit says.

In light of Gosselin's alleged "erratic public behavior, unprofessional conduct and serial disregard for his contractual obligations," TLC on Sept. 29 announced the program would be relaunched in November as "Kate Plus Eight," with Jon Gosselin taking a back seat role to single mother Kate and the eight kids.

The lawsuit claims that he responded with a request to be released from his exclusive arrangement to pursue other paying opportunities while continuing to be compensated by TLC.

When TLC declined to comply with such a release, Gosselin notified TLC that he would attempt to bar TLC's access to the family property and filming of his children, the suit says, "on the grounds that it is purportedly detrimental to the children."

A few days later, Gosselin told CNN's "Larry King Live" that it's "not healthy" for his kids to continue appearing on the TLC reality show. He said he had had "an epiphany one day" and realized his 5-year-old sextuplets and 9-year-old twins shouldn't be filmed at the family's Pennsylvania home while their parents are going through a divorce.

TLC has since granted a judge's request that filming of the eight children be suspended.

TLC spokeswoman Laurie Goldberg said that, while both Kate and Jon Gosselin remain under exclusive contract to the network, the show's longtime future remains in question.

Meanwhile, Gosselin was been embroiled in a separate legal matter. Earlier this week, he was ordered to return $180,000 in marital funds by Oct. 26, according to a lawyer for his estranged wife. Kate Gosselin, meanwhile, must provide an accounting of past expenses by the same date, lawyer Mark Momjian said. And an arbitrator will review another $55,000 she says she spent on household and child-related expenses.

ThomasE · 10-25-2009, 07:16 PM

Well, Johnny boy, was it worth it?

catlover79 · 10-25-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasE

Well, Johnny boy, was it worth it?

That's what happens when you let fame and fortune go to your head. The only reason he is in the public eye is because he fathered 8 kids - that's all. And I'm not letting Kate off the hook, either.

ThomasE · 10-28-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

That's what happens when you let fame and fortune go to your head. The only reason he is in the public eye is because he fathered 8 kids - that's all. And I'm not letting Kate off the hook, either.

I shake my head when I think of that man.

robyrob · 10-28-2009, 11:23 AM

i think we should all get together and file a class action lawsuit against TLC, John AND Kate for mental anguish and pain and suffering for making us put up with all of this BS.

catlover79 · 10-28-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

i think we should all get together and file a class action lawsuit against TLC, John AND Kate for mental anguish and pain and suffering for making us put up with all of this BS.

I second that!!!

MrCleveland · 10-28-2009, 05:16 PM

Can we just have a new Reality Show "John minus Kate minus 8" and "Kate Plus 8"?

I think this may be where Reality Shows may find out that its days are numbered.

Couch Potato 05 · 10-28-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

i think we should all get together and file a class action lawsuit against TLC, John AND Kate for mental anguish and pain and suffering for making us put up with all of this BS.

Yes, I'm for that! I can't stand Jon & didn't care for him before the divorce either. I hope he gets the pants sued off him & like I said in another thread, he needs to be blackballed from doing any more shows, public appearances, endorsements, authoring of books, etc. & go out & get a regular job like the rest of us.

80sTrivia · 10-30-2009, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

i think we should all get together and file a class action lawsuit against TLC, John AND Kate for mental anguish and pain and suffering for making us put up with all of this BS.

So very true... looking forward to the time when these two faces drop out of the media altogether, as I could truly care less about either one of them!

Janice · 12-15-2009, 05:47 PM

Nobody's got a gun to their head. Just don't watch the show.

Janice · 12-15-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Couch Potato 05

Yes, I'm for that! I can't stand Jon & didn't care for him before the divorce either. I hope he gets the pants sued off him & like I said in another thread, he needs to be blackballed from doing any more shows, public appearances, endorsements, authoring of books, etc. & go out & get a regular job like the rest of us.

Sounds great, take away his right to Free Speech and his ability to earn a living because you don't like him. What, do you want him working at Mickey Ds? Will that make YOU happy?

ThomasE · 12-15-2009, 07:04 PM

I has the pleasure of working on set while the Barbara Walters/Kate Gosselin was taking place. The things Kate said me think that she was not too wise when it came to making some life changing/altering choices. In fact, I was like, "that was dumb". LOL. However, I still hold John for not taking responsibilty in some areas. Don't throw tomatoes but I will be buying the seasons on DVD release. I want to check this out.

ThomasE · 01-05-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jolies

Gosselin believes TLC has damaged his reputation and is preventing him from finding work elsewhere, according to PEOPLE.

"Their behavior has caused Jon great anguish and it has caused him financial losses," his attorney Mark Heller says.

Heller claims that Gosselin did not have a lawyer present when he signed the contract with the network for the show. "They had a cadre of lawyers so they had a one-sided agreement," he explains.

I think he is doing quite well if his job is acting like a media-manipulating idiot who believes the world owes him a living somehow for being a nothing.

He, Joe Jackson, Carrie Prejean, Michael Lohan, Heather Mills, and that Levi Johnston fool (forgive me if I've left anyone out, but you all get my drift about the worthless baggage of this world who need to be thrown into a volcano) would make a good team!
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Why don't you tell us how you really feel. LOL. Very nice post. I give it a thumbs up! Okay! Okay! I'll do one: "Boo Hoo" John (cry cry)! John kinda did it to himself.

Couch Potato 05 · 01-23-2010, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice

What, do you want him working at Mickey Ds? Will that make YOU happy?

Yep, but then I'm sure he'll find a way to make a show about that & be the highest paid fast food worker on the planet. There's always someone out there who'll want to watch that crap.

10-16-2009, 08:09 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	TLC network is suing Jon Gosselin! http://tv.yahoo.com/jon-kate-plus-8/...sselin_lawsuit By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer Fri Oct 16, 10:51 AM PDT The TLC network has sued Jon Gosselin for allegedly breaching his contract as a star of the hit reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8." The lawsuit, filed Friday in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Md., alleges that Gosselin has failed to meet his obligations as an exclusive employee of the network, while appearing on rival networks' programs for pay and making unauthorized public disclosures about the show. Gosselin has starred since 2007 on the weekly "Jon & Kate Plus 8," a ratings hit for the network that has been rocked in recent months by marital turmoil as Gosselin and his wife, Kate, feuded, then filed for divorce. Gosselin, like his estranged wife, became mainstays on tabloid TV shows and magazine covers as Jon Gosselin was seen in the company of other women. The couple are the parents of young twins and sextuplets whose family home is in Wernersville, Penn. The suit is seeking from Gosselin unspecified compensatory damages and demanding he return income gained as a result of his breaches of the agreement, as well as to refrain from future violations of his contractual agreement. "The network has been trying privately and patiently for months to get Jon to honor the contract he signed and to comply with his obligations relating to public appearances and statements," said TLC in a statement on Friday. "Those efforts have been unsuccessful." Gosselin's lawyer, Mark Jay Heller, said he had not yet read the filing and had no immediate comment. The lawsuit says that, last June, in recognition of "the Gosselins' difficult personal circumstances, TLC asked both parents to refrain from making public statements about each other, the divorce, or the program, and negotiated an agreed 'cooling off' period with respect to media communications" for 45 days. Nonetheless, the suit alleges that Gosselin "in violation of his contractual exclusivity" to his own show, "entered a lucrative arrangement to appear regularly on 'Entertainment Tonight' and its companion show, 'The Insider,' to discuss his family and the problems he was having with Mrs. Gosselin, and he routinely sold photographic rights to various media outlets ...." The lawsuit also claims that on Sept. 18, TLC requested that Gosselin be present for filming six days hence. He didn't respond to the request, and no filming took place on Sept. 24, the lawsuit says. In light of Gosselin's alleged "erratic public behavior, unprofessional conduct and serial disregard for his contractual obligations," TLC on Sept. 29 announced the program would be relaunched in November as "Kate Plus Eight," with Jon Gosselin taking a back seat role to single mother Kate and the eight kids. The lawsuit claims that he responded with a request to be released from his exclusive arrangement to pursue other paying opportunities while continuing to be compensated by TLC. When TLC declined to comply with such a release, Gosselin notified TLC that he would attempt to bar TLC's access to the family property and filming of his children, the suit says, "on the grounds that it is purportedly detrimental to the children." A few days later, Gosselin told CNN's "Larry King Live" that it's "not healthy" for his kids to continue appearing on the TLC reality show. He said he had had "an epiphany one day" and realized his 5-year-old sextuplets and 9-year-old twins shouldn't be filmed at the family's Pennsylvania home while their parents are going through a divorce. TLC has since granted a judge's request that filming of the eight children be suspended. TLC spokeswoman Laurie Goldberg said that, while both Kate and Jon Gosselin remain under exclusive contract to the network, the show's longtime future remains in question. Meanwhile, Gosselin was been embroiled in a separate legal matter. Earlier this week, he was ordered to return $180,000 in marital funds by Oct. 26, according to a lawyer for his estranged wife. Kate Gosselin, meanwhile, must provide an accounting of past expenses by the same date, lawyer Mark Momjian said. And an arbitrator will review another $55,000 she says she spent on household and child-related expenses.
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ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I has the pleasure of working on set while the Barbara Walters/Kate Gosselin was taking place. The things Kate said me think that she was not too wise when it came to making some life changing/altering choices. In fact, I was like, "that was dumb". LOL. However, I still hold John for not taking responsibilty in some areas. Don't throw tomatoes but I will be buying the seasons on DVD release. I want to check this out.