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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- After four years of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," Jon Gosselin said he's decided it's not healthy for his children to be on a reality show.... "The reason I don't think it's healthy for them is that we're going through a divorce right now, and I don't think it should be televised and I think my kids should be taken off the show," Gosselin told CNN's Larry King on Thursday night. "They're 5 and 8 now; let them experience a normal childhood," he said. His lawyer said the TLC reality series about the Gosselin family...

Kate Gosselin is looking to secure full custody of her eight children, reports OK! Weekly, claiming that Jon can't be trusted to keep the kids safe. A source told the mag that "She doesn't feel comfortable allowing Jon to have custody when she can't trust him to keep them safe. When Jon starts acting like an adult, she'll reconsider." Currently, the couple doesn't have a formal custodial agreement. The kids remain in their Wernersville, Berks County home while the couple takes turns spending time with them. Kate filed for a no-fault divorce in June. Tensions have been high between the...

Police went to Jon and Kate Gosselin's home after the estranged couple got into a verbal argument, authorities told TVGuide.com Friday. "On Thursday evening at 7:05 pm, officers from the Lower Heidelberg Township Police Department were dispatched to the Gosselin residence" in Wernersville, Pa., an officer said. "The situation was calmed down by the officers. There were no citations or arrests made." The officer, who declined to give his name, said it was not clear who placed the call. But Jon's attorney, Mark Jay Heller, told TVGuide.com that Kate called the police after Jon denied her entry into the home....

People magazine is reporting ahead of tonight’s “big announcement” on Jon & Kate Plus 8 that Jon and Kate Gosselin filed documents to initiate a legal split this afternoon. The couple married in 1999, when Jon Gosselin was just 22 years old and Kate was 24. When the Gosselins had their second set of multiples, Discovery Health began filming them as part of a special, which transformed into a TLC series. Rumors began circulating that the couple was headed for divorce when Jon was spotted out with 23-year-old schoolteacher Deanna Hummel. Though Kate initially stood by her husband, the rumors...

Well, I hope Joel McHale is happy.Ok, so he's not the only one to blame, but is was the likes of McHale's portrayal on The Soup of Jon Gosselin as a hapless henpecked husband that must have drove the poor man to try and escape the world of a father-of-8-under-a-microscope.Last night's premiere of the 5th season of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was bittersweet considering the recent developments. I believe Jon's side of the story, and I still understand that even the most innocent version of his galavanting is enough for Kate to feel very hurt and angry.That's all you can really say. Exactly what drove Jon to such...

9.8 million people spent 1 hour of their lives watching Jon & Beaverhead Plus 8 last night. This was easily TLC's most watch episode ever. Jon & Kate even beat the Lost season finale in the ratings. That has to hurt. Sadly, I was not among the 9.8 million suckahs who watched, because I went to bed at like 8 o'clock. I wanted to make sure I was fully coherent when I watched, so that I could take precise notes. Kate is the master at this and she deserves my undivided attention. I watched a bunch of old episodes this...

‘Jon & Kate’ are doing their children no favors By Mark A. Perigard TLC’s favorite fertile couple renews their vows tonight. But this wedding may have some viewers raising objections. As the episode opens, the Gosselin clan - parents Jon and Kate, twins Mady and Cara and the 4-year-old sextuplets - are vacationing in Maui. The parents hammer out a renewal ceremony. The girls go for pedicures. Jon meets with relatives he hasn’t seen in several years. Even by “Jon & Kate” standards, it makes for a slim show. Why do the couple feel the urgent need to renew their...