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Jon Gosselin: "It's Not About The Money!"

10/01/2009 10:48 AM ET | Filed under: Exclusives! • The Gosselins

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Following this morning's explosive revelation that father of the year Jon Gosselin sent TLC a "cease and decist" letter to halt production on their reality show because he no longer wants his children being exploited on television….

PerezHilton.com has just spoken exclusively with Jon's manager, Mike Heller. We explicitly asked if this was about money or a negotiation tactic.

Heller tells us:

"Jon Gosselin is the new David and TLC is the new Goliath. Jon is empowered by his new attorney, Mark Jay Heller, to take back control of his family. Even if it means the revenue stream will be cut off. Jon's priority is family not money. THIS IS NOT A NEGOTIATION TACTIC TO get more money from TLC.

We are completely cutting ties with TLC. This is something that he has been trying to do for a while now.

Wow.

This sounds like war.

We LOVE it!

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91 comments to “Jon Gosselin: "It's Not About The Money!"”



  1. 1

    SOMEONE MAKE IT STOP PLEASE



  2. 2

    Bullshit He's just mad that they went on without him. He's the biggest douche. I mean YES His kids should be off TV they shouldn't be on now that the youngest ones can have some idea of whats going on, but his REASONS are not what he claims. Jon is now king of the Doucebags. I call them homewrecking hailey and daddy douchebag



  3. 3

    mario, I beg of you. Please stop posting about the gosselin. Look around you, no one cares… WHO AGREES WITH ME?



  4. 4

    ARE YOU SERIOUS…. ANOTHER FUCKING POST ABOUT JON GOSSELIN?!

    Like seriously Perez I think you have a "thing" for him & with the publicity Jon is out to get, I'm sure he will let you take his anal viginity away. Or better yet maybe you can be his 9th child. FUCK OFF WITH WITH PIECE OF SHIT MAN……. NO ONE CARESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



  5. 5

    and then he'll be broke and force kate give him money every month. he's such a mess.



  6. 6

    He cares about his kids NOW? No one buys his crap. He is being spiteful because TLC told him to take a hike and Kate isn't buying his crap.

    TEAM KATE!!!



  7. 7

    Not buying it. Suddenly now he thinks his children are being exploited when he is being cut by TLC and won't be recieving a paycheck?? If he felt his children were being harmed, he has had several opportunities to say so and stop it. Matter of fact when Kates's brother and sister in law were saying the children were being exploited for the past yr Jon always said that was untrue. Yeah it's about the money and the publicity.



  8. 8

    I think he's mad he got fired! Poor Dumb Jon!



  9. 9

    We LOVE it? Speak for yourself.

    Mr. Gosselin's actions are malicious and timed to interfere with his ex-wife's ability to earn money to provide for her 8 children. It is a legal assault, a punch to the solar plexus. It should be repelled immediately.

    How dare he.



  10. 10

    Oh so now that he got cut out he wants to put a stop to it?

    Die, Jon.



  11. 11

    Pick a winner you L O S E R !

    Everything is about money.



  12. 12

    Go Jon GO I hope it's not too little to late for the kids!!



  13. 13

    Yeah… TLC with their What Not to Wear, Cake Boss and Little People, Big world…. what a dangerous and evil foe.



  14. 14

    Ahh-
    it's the spicy food/
    explosive bowel movement
    syndrome.
    Don't eat it if
    you can't move it.



  15. 15

    Wow he is so a loser!! Get over it man!!!



  16. 16

    This guy is a liar. After hosting a tv show about his family he now wishes to 'protect' them from the show? Is he kidding? It is right after they fired him anyway. Too silly.



  17. 17

    Hang on, if he's taking the moral high ground here and taking his kids off TV for good reasons, he's forgotten something!! How the HELL does he intend to pay for his 8 children without the revenue from the show?! He's such an idiot!!



  18. 18

    Nice!! but all of a sudden exploitation??? maybe you have been trying to cancel the show for quite some time but how come you didnt go this far before? just think you could have fought Kate and ended up divorcing her because of this and this could have been the battle from the beginning!!! I dont agree with the show 100% but lets be real..you have a big family and you could use the money. Stop being selfish and think things through

  19. Wrenn says – reply to this


    19

    How's he going to keep his fat ass slathered in Ed Hardy? How's he going to afford his bachelor pad in Trump Tower? How's he going to afford to travel and keep his skanky girlfriend in drugs? He's a fucking piece of shit. Let's see how long his whore stays with him now that he has no job and has to pay child support for 8 kids.



  20. 20

    But…is Hailwhore still his soulmate and the love of his life?????



  21. 21

    Although he's made some douche moves, I really feel bad for Jon. His attention and money starving wife pulled him and his children into a life they didn't ask for. I don't blame him for wanting to try to have a semi-normal life with his children. He put up with Kate belittling him for years, I'd divorce her and her awful asymmetrical hair cut too. I hope he stops the shows production all together, maybe then Kate will stop being such a bitch and focus on getting a real job to support her family instead of only paying attention to her bodyguard, hair, and publicity.



  22. 22

    I'm so fucking bored of this guy and his ex wife and all his little hybrid children.
    I really don't care about any of it anymore.
    Cancel , cancel, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CANCEL THIS SHOW!



  23. 23

    …pick me a winner man! Your wife sure didn't.



  24. 24

    Re: KatieBremer –
    I agree with you! Sick of this douche….enough already…his 15 minutes were up 30 minutes ago

  25. jham says – reply to this


    25

    Mike Heller manager/Mark Heller atty . . . any relation? regardless of what i think about this guy - he had better win. i don't care what kind of contract is in place - kids interests come first.

  26. YUCK says – reply to this


    26

    good for him, kate is just a bully that bullied him in to this stupid show and into robbing him of his manhood on the show. she is an evil bully bitch.



  27. 27

    Jon Gosselin should do something really crazy, like make a sexual proposal to Perez. Something that would be fun to read about.



  28. 28

    Yup, pretty much saw this one coming. He is not going to let his wife support those kids unless he's getting a slice of the pie also. He really is not ever doing what is best for the kids. No wonder she treated him life a baby..he is one.



  29. 29

    **BARF**



  30. 30

    yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Team Jon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



  31. 31

    Please make this stop. I can't take these people anymore. I would like 10/2/09 to be the official "No Gosselin News" day. Maybe it'll start a trend.



  32. 32

    Re: jjjjjjjjenn –

    30 minutes ago?

    Try when they started that show. I dont think children of that age should be exposed that much.



  33. 33

    You Bum! Ok Mister smart assets! Jon lets see you provide for these kids in the manor they are accustomed too……oh wait that's right, you are and unemployed, selfish, homewrecker. Somebody neuter this guy already!



  34. 34

    Man, he needs to see a doctor so he can get that skin cleared up. He's like a grease pit!



  35. 35

    Right on Jon! TLC and Kate surely didn't expect him to fight back… it is true though that the children and the family home are his too. TLC and Kate cannot exclude him. Kate needs to go back to a normal, non-televizied life and for the sake of the children.



  36. 36

    Jeez..the way you keep on and on about this guy makes me think you have some CRUSH on him. Is that it, do you have a thing for him, because if so, I say go for it, he looks totally gay. It wont be long before he comes out.



  37. 37

    YOUR SO FULL OF SH*T JON ! ALL OF THE SUDDEN YOUR CONCERED ABOUT YOUR KIDS. ONLY NOW WHEN TLC CUTS YOU OUT YOUR ALL OF THE SUDDEN( OH THE WELFAIR OF MY KIDS)!!!!GIVE US A BREAK!!!!! YOU JUST WANT TO TRY AND IMPROVE YOUR IMAGE. BUT ITS TO LATE THE PUBLIC ALREADY KNOWS YOU WHAT A DUMB ASS PERV YOU ARE JON!!!!!!



  38. 38

    While I agree that the Gosselins just need to go away already, I would like to remind Perez that Jon did express his desire to stop the show last year, before all of the shit hit the fan! And, while I certainly don't agree with his behavior since the official split, stop making him the bad guy and Kate the good girl. You used to post about her being a bitch all of the time….she was horrible to him as a wife! A man can only take so much!



  39. 39

    what a hypocrite. it's Ok for his kids to be exploited when he is getting a paycheck. When his kids look back at this time in their lives, they will be so ashamed of their father.

    Gonna get a job now Jon?



  40. 40

    ztop
    pickin
    y'r
    noze
    u
    dickhead
    azz cheatin
    zlutbagbitch…ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww



  41. 41

    Re: KMillerTime – the thing is, Kate can earn a decent living-she was an ICU nurse, Jon, an IT guy-IT guys are a dime a dozen. AND, Kate did work after the septuplets were born, yes, it was only 1 day a week, but it was a 12 hour saturday shift-and it probably was a good % of his check. also, Kate can talk intelligently, Jon cant



  42. 42

    Maybe now he can spend some time with the kids- specially with Maddie and teach that girl spome manners- that little girl is too whiny and spoiled.



  43. 43

    Perez, fuck off with Gosselin. NObody cares but you.



  44. 44

    **
    *
    The Heller's have been with Jon since mid September and their names are all over the news. Heller's are getting national advertising and Jon G is paying THEM.
    *
    HA HA HA HA
    *
    Jon G is a putz.
    *
    **
    Don't forget to watch CNN Larry King tonight. The King of Train Wrecks, Jon G, will open his mouth and dig his hole deeper.
    *
    **



  45. 45

    Re: jham – The Heller's are father and son.



  46. 46

    Re: slinky – she expected him to fight back-he has already filed for alimony. He is such a moron. Has he given up his NYC apartment if he is so into being there for his kids? Dont tell me it is for work-he has to be in Reading every other week. He should be closer to Philly maybe which is an hour away as opposed to NYC which is 2 hours away. and would everyone stop with 'she picked on him for 10 years' During that whole time he acted like Kate's 9th immature 9th kid-they cancelled each other out. AND if he felt 'picked' on, he should have gotten out along with his dick before there was 8 kids.



  47. 47

    Jon said he LEFT KATE because she controlled everything. Now he says she wants to GET BACK CONTROL of his family. Now he says he HAD control of his family and wants it back. Monday he said he delayed the divorce because KATE WAS HURTING as much as him. For YEARS, Jon has said the children are happy and are use to the cameras and they do not have to film when the do not want to. NOW he says it is hurting them. JON, PUT BACK ON THE SHIRT THAT DESCRIBES YOU. LIES!! LIES!! LIES!!! LIES!!! What has hurt your children is having a dad that is too immature to be a real father figure. What has hurt your children is photos of you all of the web and in magazines with MANY women. What has hurt your kids is Jon smoking, riding his ATV to interview with paps, and talking to his women on his cell when his kids are standing around WAITING for a second of your attention. What has hurt your kids is Jon hiring a nanny that brings he own baby with her to work and says JON SLEPT with her 9 times at the garage apt. What has hurt Jon's kids is Jon saying how he hates their mother over and over and on live TV.JON GOSSELIN HAS HURT HIS KIDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AS LONG AS HE HAS MONEY TO KEEP PAYING HIS NEW PR REP AND NEW ATTORNEY. WHEN HIS MONEY IS GONE, THEY WILL DUMP HIM TOO.



  48. 48

    Hmmmm sounds bitter. Guess he'll have to give up that bachelor pad in NY and the fancy sports car.



  49. 49

    I wonder what Kate has to say about all of this? Has anyone contacted her reps?



  50. 50

    "Jon's priority is family not money. Riiiiiighttt.



  51. 51

    maybe he should have thought about all of this before he and his girlfriends, oh, wait, my bad, his one and only true love Hailey appreared all over rags and his quotes on rags to andrew cuomo-'I dispise Kate, Haily is my soulmate' . Does he think that his 9 yo twins have not been shown that by friends in school? and he thinks the show is BAD? The show that takes them to NC? Skiing? a new kitchen? etc. etc. etc. bad, bad, bad, bad. But seeing their slimy dad playing tonsil hockey with someone 13 years old then them, all over Hailey, declaring her his soulmate, all over other 'girls' and saying he dispises Kate, that is real father/daughter bonding moments idiot. AND HE HANDS OUT WITH MICHAEL LOHAN. EWWWWWWWW



  52. 52

    Good for him. Maybe his kids will have some small chance to salvage their childhood. He said a few years ago that the show was hurting the family.

    Of Course, Kate is such a money hungry sociopath that she would rather have all her children end up like Dana Plato or MAckenzie Phillips than leave the show and give them a chance at being normal.



  53. 53

    All the people that are claiming Kate is just doing the show to earn money to pay for the 8 kids…um, please try to remember, the State of PA already guarenteed them a free education, they were sponsored by severla food and clothing manufacterers so they don't spend any money on that…and oh yeah, they've already made more money in the last five years than the combined income of 50 of the average American family. So please stop trying to paint Kate as anything other than a money grubbing fame whore. That family is already set for life.



  54. 54

    Was this before or after he called the paps and partying it up last night???

    I have a feeling TLC is gonna come out with their guns blazing on his sorry ass!



  55. 55

    More here…

    www.reinventingjopageri.com



  56. 56

    This is ridiculous! The man is disgusting! Just when you thought things were going to settle down and Kate was going to be able to provide for the kids, the way he certainly hasn't been able to do, and things were going to mellow out in the media he pulls this stunt. He's so self-obsessed and he's using his kids to do it!!!! It's disgusting. Someone needs get rid of him from popular media!



  57. 57

    BULLSH*T…BULLSH*T…BULLSH*T !!! Anyone else buying the crazy this guy is selling??? He gets fired from his show and NOW he doesn't want his kids filmed????? Wasn't he just saying how healthy and happy they were? This is: A) trying to get back at TLC 4 firing him and cutting him out of the money loop and/or B) he wants out of any contract so he can freely do his douchebag show "divorced dad's club" — my guess is mostly A with B being a bonus perk….I hate this guy (yes, harsh I know) … I mean come on!!! NOW he wants it stopped NOW that his name isn't on it? THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE KIDS — IT NEVER HAS BEEN 4 THEM (on his end)



  58. 58

    that douchebag's just mad because he got booted off the show, and since he's not getting money off the kids he doesn't want want to do also. he doesn't care about his family, hes just in it for the money.



  59. 59

    Obviously Kate manipulated TLC into booting Jon off the show because she was bitter that he's getting laid so soon and she's not. Classic 'ex-wife in the midst of a divorce' move. Given that she wants to play dirty tricks, good for Jon for not taking her crap. Let the battle royale continue.



  60. 60

    LOVE IT! About time someone put a stop to exploiting those children. It is one thing for them to be acting on a minimal basis, it is a whole other to have a camera in their faces all the time, not to mention the deplorable behavior of their parents on the cover of every rag out there. STOP THE MADNESS. I never saw the show, never plan to and hopefully soon wont have to endure all the mudslinging from Jon and the "Princess Diana wanna be" act from Kate.



  61. 61

    God, Perez, are they paying you? I scroll right past all this gosselin stuff. No one cares.



  62. 62

    Typical DEADBEAT DAD MOVE!! If I can't have it then nobody will!! PIG!



  63. 63

    good! i'm glad that at least one parent has finally woken up and realized that these children are too precious and should not be reality TV fodder.
    cancel the show NOW. enough.



  64. 64

    Well who wouldn't be mad to be thrown off the gravy train. I wonder if he can actually stop production of the show…..always some drama with this loon family.



  65. 65

    Re: zach swan – she did not manipulate TLC. TLC is a network. think about it -one housewife, many suits. They are doing it because ratings are tanking and they are trying anything to get better ratings. TLC is a family channel and might think jon with the sluts all over enquirer, us, etc are not the best advertising, so they dropped HIM. divorced mothers-more sympathy, esp. with an ex with20 yo bimbo sluts.



  66. 66

    What a douche! This makes so much sense..you know…because he is gainfully employed at a job that will afford his children to stay in the million dollar home that they are being raised in AND his bachelor pad in NYC. What a moron and a baby. He is just jealous that his ex wife will be making more money than him and be able to financially support all of the children without his dumb ass. She may have been bitchy on the show, but I am beginning to see WHY!



  67. 67

    he said in a video a few weeks ago that TLC DID NOT exploit the children. wonder how he's going to deny that? maybe it wasn't him, but a sock puppet. i really really can't stand this guy and he just fell one rung below spencer pratt. who knew that was possible.



  68. 68

    Anyone notice the second part of that where they say he's completely cutting ties with TLC?? Didn't they release something just yesterday or the day before saying not to worry, he'll still be appearing on the show? So which is it? Either way, you're lying.



  69. 69

    Maybe Jon's scared he won't be appealing to any "girls" now that he has had his finances cut. It's so obvious he doesn't want Kate to benefit either. The show was fine for him as long as he was getting paid. Jon is thinking only of Jon and nobody else, as usual.



  70. 70

    Team JON! Sure, he's a douche in the middle ofa mid-life crisis, probably regretting marrying that nutso and having that litter of kids. At the end of the day, he's doing what is best for the children. getting their lives OFF of TV and that child exploitation network called TLC.
    No child should have to endure being followed by the media because of their parents lust for money.
    Go Jon..I don't care what his personal intentions are..getting those kids away from being filmed is a win-win situation for them.
    Those 2 need to learn to co-parent, get regular jobs, and get their personal lives out of the spotlight. It's the only way to save the kids from resenting them later on in life.



  71. 71

    That fool doesn't care about anyone but himself!! since he's off the show now and will have no money coming from it he's trying to fuck it up and which way he can. What a fucking moron!! He really needs to find a job, lose the big ass belly, the dumbass skanky girlfriend and take classes on how to become a BETTER dad.



  72. 72

    "Jon's priority is family"
    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
    That's like saying "Kate's priority is family" HILARIOUS.



  73. 73

    Re: hateliars – Never underestimate a woman scorned. All Kate had to do was put an ultimatum to TLC saying boot Jon from the show or I shut things down, and all those suits at the network will do all they can to protect their revenue stream/product. In this case, they booted Jon from the show, and he clearly said: 'fine - two can play that game.' Kate is clearly behind this. Shocking that you're so blind that you can't see that. Or perhaps you know the truth and are just trying to cover it up?



  74. 74

    It may not be great for his kids to be filmed every day but seeing their dad act like a douche in front of the whole world is more detrimental to them than anything.



  75. 75

    I'd like to see a breakdown of Jon's monthly spending habits versus Kate's. How much money was douchebag putting aside to save for his kids' future as opposed to Kate? As I recall Kate was saving more for the kids than Jon because where else is he going to get the money to fuel his shitty taste in fashion and partying?



  76. 76

    i have to say, that is a nice move, i'll going to give this one to him, cocksucker low life



  77. 77

    He says he cares about his kids but actions speak louder than words!

    I believe Jon is fighting back because they fired him. He probably wants to star in his own reality show to show-up Kate.

    If Jon truly cared about his kids, he wouldn't be making a public spectacle of himself by going out with all the 20-somethings, partying it up by drinking and smoking in front of the paparazzi.



  78. 78

    FAME WHORE. FAME WHORE. FAME WHORE.



  79. 79

    Will any of them SERIOUSLY think of the children…seems they both got $ on their minds and not were it really needs 2b. When are they going 2drop out of the scene…I would like to hear about them agian when all the kids are over 18 & graduating H.S.,just 2 see how they made it thro all this mess & drama!



  80. 80

    so then you would have us believe that being in utah/ vegas/glassmans……anywhere else but home shows us how devoted you are to your family???????

    what a crock………..mr heller you have your work cut out for you and if I were you I'd ask for a BIG retainer.



  81. 81

    Rule # 1: WHENEVER people say "it's not about the money"…it's ALWAYS about the money.

  82. PAH says – reply to this


    82

    I agree w/Katie… Perez you must have a thing for this guy, or you wouldn't keep posting this garbage. NEXT!!!!!!!!!!



  83. 83

    hypocrite!!!!



  84. 84

    That picture, rather Any picture of that ass, should most definitely be under the If you are easily offended catagory…



  85. 85

    why was my comment never posted?
    Is there something so wrong with calling someone a douchebaag p*nis hole? Jon's red bloated face being on this website so often is much more offensive.



  86. 86

    He looks like he has been doing blow all night. All sweaty and touching his nose. I'm just saying….



  87. 87

    Believe it. So he can move on to other things and the kids can get out of the spotlight. It makes sense. Kate has everyone thinking she is the angel. puuhleeez



  88. 88

    DUDE LOOKS LIKE HE HAS METH SORES ALL OVER HIS FACE…WOULD EXPLAIN IS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. IF THIS DOUCHE WANTED TO BE LIKED HE WOULDN'T HIRE A DICKHEAD LAWYER, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY OBVIOUSLY AND HE CARES NOTHING ABOUT PUBLIC PERCEPTION, JUST GETTING HIS PIECE OF THE PIE LIKE USUAL. PEREZ, THESE TWO WOULD DISAPPEAR IF YOU FUCKERS WOULD QUIT REPORTING THIS BULLSHIT. THINK ABOUT THE KIDS AS YOUR WRITING THESE FUCKED UP STORIES ASSHOLE!



  89. 89

    of course its about the money.. now that hes not part of the show he wants the show to end..be friends with kate and reconsider his marriage.. sounds like homewrecker is about to DUMP HIS ASS…



  90. 90

    Jon dont get a lawyer and go thru all this trouble to be in charge of ur family. Stand up and act like a man. Normal peoplewith 8 children have to work. So Get a JOB! Get rid of all ur little sluts and take care of ur family! YOUR LAZY and PATHETIC!!



  91. 91

    We are supposed to believe that?