Well, the inevitable has happened. Since TLC was forced to scrap one of its most lucrative shows, Kate Plus 8 (Formerly Jon & Kate Plus 8), somebody had to pay - and that someone is Jon Gosselin. TLC opened fire on Gosselin legally today, suing the reality dad come professional d-bag for massive breach of contract. Most amusingly, they are still holding him to the exclusivity terms of the agreement. Add that to the fact that the court has ordered Jon to cough up $180,000 and you have one very bad week for America's oldest, and least favorite, teenager.
In a statement given to CNN, Jon's attorney Mark Heller said "Apparently, TLC has elected to initially litigate this case in the court of public opinion .... because neither Jon nor I have been served with legal pleadings or informed by TLC of the instant litigation."
That's an interesting story, Mr. Disbarred for ethics violation. Jon so far hasn't said anything. If he had said something, I'm sure we wouldn't be able to reproduce it without major censorship. This must come as a big shock to Jon and his girlfriend Hailey Glassman, who recently had breast enhancement surgery in anticipation of her television debut on 'Divorced Dads Club', the series Jon is developing - also in violation of his TLC contract.
The most explosive tidbit to come out of TLC's legal filings - despite what Mr. Heller says, the lawsuit is real - is that the network is claiming that Jon attempted to strong arm them into releasing him from the contract. In the lawsuit TLC alleges that Jon threatened to end production, using the safety of the children as an excuse, if TLC did not release him from the agreement. So, in other words, Jon would not be doing this for the 'good' of his family if he had been allowed to film a reality show with Hailey, Michael Lohan, and possibly K-Fed. What would be more scarring for these children?
