KATE IS SUCH A LIAR-HATE HER-LIKE JON

So basically, she answered NOTHING! When she was asked what her role was in the breakup, she "couldn't think of anything" OMG!! How about treating him like a dog for 10 years. That woman is the most self-centered creep I have ever seen. It was all about HER strength, HER determination, HER desire to never quit. She is so full of herself it just makes me sick. Jon may have turned into a fool but he is just so used to being treated like a lower class citizen, that he is just out of control now. He is still wrong but, my God, how could ANYONE live with the ever perfect KATE GOSSELIN?!? Of course, the show will continue because let us not forget, the show is way more important than those kids. SICKENING!

Ooh, I am starting to think Kate didn't do so well today. Z

Jon didn't "turn into a fool". He has always been one, why do you think Kate treated him like a dog? LOL

If Kate was as real as she claims to be, she would be talking about how painful divorce is, how hard it is to see him with other women, how she cries herself to sleep at night and how disappointed she is that her marriage has failed. Any person that goes through a divorce knows that it does affect you when your ex is seen with other people. Why doesn't she just accept that she isn't perfect and let the public see the real person behind the image. She's not real, never has been real, and everyone knows it now.

I think Kate hurt herself this morning in the interview on the Today show. She was way to vague. We were looking for some solid answers to the solid questions that Meredith asked. It was a disappointing interview for me. The wedding ring thing didn't score any points she was way to calm about all of it. She is not even hurt enough to remove the wedding rings?? I would be furious with Jon. Yes, I don't think this interview will help her. Now I am interested to hear Jon's version.

I would treat that guy like a dog too. Why would a woman just accept a man that did little but sat around and whined all the time about how underappreciated he was? He was underappreciated because he underperformed. Glad he's gone. I wish they'd get him off the show and it just be Kate & the Kids.

Ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, ha, what a joke Kate Gosselin is, now she is pretending to be "mother of the year" poor, poor Kate. Give me a break, she is an idiot and I don't blame Jon for moving on and making a better life for him and his children. Kate was horrible and never spent any time with the kids or Jon before he left, but now that he's gone she is such a "perfect" mother. She makes a mockery out of mothers everywhere!

Didn't find reality mom too real today. Sorry but she was very vague indeed, why bother doing an interview if your not going to answer the questions specifically.

You can't fix your marriage if one spouse won't work on himself/herself. Kate has obviosly tried to help Jon a long time. When someone will not help him/herself, you can't make them and eventually have to accept reality and move on - as she has done. Try living with a spouse who's now wishing he was single, not a full-time father, and hating you b/c he is. Got to be very hard. Hang in there Kate!

I actually think Meridith did take it easy on her. Before I heard about Jon with the "Doctor's Daughter", I heard about Kate with their bodygaurd, but no question about that.

Hi Michael, Vieira did ask her about it. In my notes, I have Kate saying, "There is no affiar. There never has been an affair." Thanks. Z

Jon and Kate said they would not give any interviews after their separation was announced. Kate not only didnt give any, she also kept a low profile. It has been pretty clear that Jon wasnt interested in keeping a low profile. People dont change overnight so it is doubtful that Jon just made a decision after Kate left Utah in January (according to Jon) that he was just going to act out in ways that would be detrimental to his family. I dont blame Kate one bit for not revealing where she is when Jon is at the house. If she was running around with a bunch of men and putting herself out there for the tabloids fodder, we would have all seen photos and evidence of it, but we havent. Only Jon has been making a career out of stupidity and making sure he does it in the most high profile way possible. That's not putting his kids interests and well-being first, that is putting his own interests first. He deserves to be treated like a dog because he is a dog and probably always was. We just didnt know it until recently. Kate has 8 kids to raise to adulthood and is making sure she has the resources to do so. If it had been up to Jon, they would probably be living off of the taxpayers as his employment history has been pretty spotty both before, during and after the kids were born.

Kate has everyright to not answer about where she goes when its Jons turn to watch the kids.

But calling the photogs "Papparazzi" is really stretching it - they are the tabloids.

And regarding her bro and sis-in-law, calling them jealous and greedy, Kate needs PR to deal with that situation. Its just not believable. Cant she have a better answer than that?

Why are people so jealous of Kate? And hateful? I don't see why Kate should worry about what other people think. It's ridiculous. I know she is hurt by what some people say (and her brother is a real nerd for doing what he is doing). It must hurt that Jon continues to act like a school boy. I admire her for being strong - just as she needs to be - for the kids. She seems tough and I admire that, and wish I could be more like that. I think Kate and the kids deserve what they are getting from the show - and that happens to mean money and great opportunities. She will need that money for their future. Especially with a seemingly irresponsible father. I will continue to watch the show, but hope they show less of Jon as time goes on. He may be the father, but he has always been boring and the interest of the show for me.

Maybe Kate is thinking that talking about how much Jon is hurting her would have a negative impact on her children. If Mommy calls Daddy a dog in public, those kids are going to hear about it and it is going to hurt them more than they already are. Jon may be acting like a dog but at least Kate is being civil. She is being as civil as she can be in light of his behavior which he doesn't seem to care will hurt his kids. Jon is the selfish one. Kate is thinking about how her children feel and just trying to move forward in a postive way. Put yourselves in the shoes of those children and how would you feel about Daddy's little girlfriend?

She really couldn't say anything other than defend herself. I thought she did rather well. She really didn't slam anyone. Her brother and skeezy sister in law deserved those comments. It's kind of clear that they just wanted to make money and all the nastiness on the net was from them. If Kevin and Jodi really cared, they'd stop taking the interview money and be supportive of Kate, even offering to help out with those beautiful kids. However, all they do is blast the parents. It was obvious to me that Jodi really wanted to be on TV. Watch old episodes and see how differently she acted when the cameras were on her and compare it to her personality now. She was way too exuberant for a nothing role on that show and she always made it like she was doing some great task taking on the kids while there was a film crew helping out. Say what you want about Kate, she did a good job on there. It's obvious there are some insecure women and juvenile men on here that come aboard to spew their hatred. If you should hate anyone or anything, hate Jon's behavior. No, he doesn't deserve to have fun when it is causing his children pain once they see it in the grocery store mags. He chose to have those children. He needs to shut up, man up and go away. Kate at least is willing to go in hiding when not with children. As for those condo rumors, there's no proof and she is allowed to visit friends. At least, they are not hanging out at all hours getting their pics snapped.

do not watch the show anymore.....just can't stand either parent..those poor poor children....college education...at least that came thru....nothing else...so now I will not ever watch the show...and i never missed it before...my husband always accused me of adopting them as more grandchildren...as I watched them and laughed so hard at the kids sayings..but sorry NO more!!!!

Let's cut to the chase, Kate. ..

Had to edit for potential slander...Z

Why has no one addressed Jon's twitter page where he called Maddy a B**** and blamed it on drinking and Haley?

I see things really didn't change with Kate Gosselin! Does she not realise how she treated Jon for the last 10 years? Sure he was a very laid back person, but you don't degrade someone and humiliate them, it just makes Kate look like the bad person. She obviously was "coached" by her many PR people as to what to say and how to dress/act. I do not believe for one minute she is the grieving wife! The only thing Kate Gosselin might be grieving is her loss of some monetary things like her up coming book that was put on hold, and her failed clothing line with Health-Tex. Will this woman never go away?!!!

Well, I think she did as well as can be expected for Kate Gosselin. She wants to continue the show and the lifestyle she leads so the price she is going to pay is her marriage. She was too vague for someone who wanted interviewed. She would probably be criticized either way. I think I came away with the opinion this train wreck will continue until TLC pulls the plug. Which will be in the normal progression of TV shows.
This is sad for the family.

There is just one more thing on my mind since Kate's interview on the Today show. Her book Multiple Blessings, each chapter begins with a bible verse and leads us through almost a devotional of some period in her life of struggle with eight kids. What happened to that? We have never heard anything from her in all of this related to faith, are there any other Christians out there who wonder about this. It is leading me to believe that this might be just one more disingenuous thing about this whole story making her all the more unbelievable. She should be showing her children how to lean on the faith that she wrote about in her book, but we don't hear anything about it and she has had multiple pubic TV appearances and platforms from which to encourage us. II Samuel 22:2-3 My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge. How can she get through life without this?

Your so hard on her, what a crock this has all become.

Oh, come off it, people. Kate's trying to fufill her promotional agreements and contracts as, when you do a show, you have to do PR (duh). She's also trying to combat the very negative comments her ex, finding his behavior costing him in his popularity contest with his wife, dogging her- she's trying to defend herself with class. She sounds exactly how my father did in post-divorce world when talking with friends in the living room- and knew that us kids would hear. Either the commenters that are anti-Kate are anti-Kate no matter what, or don't realize that Kate's a mom and won't trash Jon for the kids' sake- no matter what. If only more divorced parents acted this way...

My prediction is Jon will be broke and very unattractive in a year. He wants the playboy life now instead of a family life. And what makes everyone think that Kate owes us a explanation of her life. Kate has had to become the person she is because Jon was a "weiner", it was easier to sit back and do nothing and let her make all the decisions. And now he wants everyone's sympathy. His kids are not coming first in his life, his sex life is.

They are both a joke. I used to pity Jon for the way that Kate treated him, however now, he obviously is not going to act his age, or like a father that is concerned about his children that live in the spotlight as it is, so he needs to be boycotted. And did he really call his eight year old daughter the B word.

If true, that name calling of the daughter is horrible behavior for which there is no excuse. Z

Jon and Kate who?

Jon and Kate are just the latest examples of the greed that pervades our society. If either of them REALLY cared about the kids as they state they do they would order the camera's out of the house and shut down the whole production. Raise the kids without invasive whoopla that consists of there lives. Kate and Jon are being horrible parents by allowing this circus to continue in their kids lives in return for big financial gain and special treatment. Kate and Jon both keep claiming that the kids are #1 but there actions speak to a different motive. Shameful.

Wow! Some people really don't have lives! For all of the mothers out there slamming Kate...Shame on you! I have two children and I know how difficult it is to keep everything organized and together...I can't imagine having 8 and coming out sane at the end of the day. She may not have always been lolly pops and gum drops to Jon but when you act like an idoit then you should be treated like one...if my husband acted like he did I would be done with him too! As for he acting like she is not in pain or hurting from this situation...i have seen on several occasions where she admits that it hurts and if she is wearing the ring "for them" then that is her business...when did everyone else become experts on how to raise those children. Quite frankly I think Kate is handeling herself beautifully, those kids are getting ready to go through a lot of changes and for children that age it can be very confusing and traumatic. When they get old enough to research the drama they will see that their mother did her best to protect them and their father didn't care. They are going to respect her much more for the way she is handling the situation. I am keeping them all in my thoughts and prayers that they have the strenght they are going to need to get through this hard time in their lives.

Girlfriend has some good PR people....she skated around more than Kristy Yamaguchi.

We have been following the gosslins for some time now and we watched the Today interview I am very proud of Kate she has been the mature person in all of this especially the divorce she is a very strong woman and she shows this by not talking bad about Jon he is still the father of her children. I am sure that she is in pain but that goes to show that women learn and try to make the best of awful situations to protect their children, and for those people that say such cruel things they shall cast the first stone if they are so perfect.

Wow, lots of TLC employees posting here. I have not heard one REAL person defend Kate's behavior. EVER.

TLC trolls, trying to perpetuate the gravy train at the expense of eight children. Absolutely disgusting.

And Kate's claim that taking off her wedding ring will harm the children is downright LAUGHABLE.

She wanted the divorce.
She spends weeks away from her children
She doesn't know who is left handed or right handed.
She never cooks for them.
She makes them play in a dirty driveway.
She doesn't let them see Jon when it is "her time."

I have never heard one child say to Jon: I miss mommy. yet I've heard them say: I miss daddy. You know if one of the kids said that it would be PLASTERED all over TLC. Kate's the martyr, blah, blah. Disgusting.

Eight Little Lawsuits. TLC, will you be ready?

You know... I think that both Jon and Kate of full of patutty. There's no way that either one of them are to be believed at this time.
They both have been spending money like there's no tomorrow. TLC will never pull this show off the air. The really abusive thing is that it's all at the expense of the children. They are not acting, this mess is real for them. I predict that many of the kids will experience some sort of detachment disorder, depression, and "what's the use" attitude because everything in the monetary sense has been handed to them. TLC and Jon and Kate are all about the money.

Kate did a wonderful job presenting her side of the story with good questions from Meredith. Kate has a strong, assertive personality and unfortunately today's style is to be socially/politically correct at all times. It is great to see her honesty.

Kate, learn to ...

Had to edit for coarse language. Z

I'm not sure why it is so important for people to know who left who first or why. What should be important is that both Jon and Kate behave in a manner that will not have a negative impact on thier children. I knew that going in to Kate's interview today there would be no juicy details revealed. She has been quite civil considering that her husband is globe trotting with a 22 year old. Jon must know full well that his children will see his face splashed all over the magazines at the grocery store. He needs to learn to have a little discretion.

How come Merideth ask Kate about that fake Vow Renewal in Hawaii? It seems as if they had already started their separate lives when Kate was promising the kids that her and Daddy would be together FOREVER. Ah, she doesn't even care that she lies to her kids if it will make her some big bucks off them. Horrible Person

Anyone have any information as to how Kate was before being interviewed? There are some Nbc staffers alledging she was difficult to handle this morning.
This is all just too much. TLC & the Gosselins need to renegotiate their contract for everyone's sake in this family. They are all clearly hurting etc. This is just too much!

Irene, I agree too much. We all have an emotional investment in this family for better or for worse. I think I might have to stop watching because it is so sad, sometimes down right depressing.

she was vague in her responses because she knows whatever she is going to answer is not the truth. It was so obvious she was trying to look like the martyr; talkin all soft spoken when we all know what a f***** loud A$$ mouth she is. I saw on the la times site where staffers were complaining about what a Biotch she was and how she showed her true colors when she was seen leaving yelling & cursing. She is a PHONY.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/08/did-the-reality-show-cause-kate-and-jon-gosselins-split-.html

Wow...It was like watching Psycho 2. Perhaps she is one of those rare Sybil like creatures with multiple personalities. Today was the nice Kate, on the show we saw the evil Kate. How could you stay married to that.? It would be like walking on eggshells everyday. I am not condoning Jon's behaviour lately but watching her today freaked me out. Maybe if she was more like that she would still be married. Bipolar perhaps? Jon please don't let her raise those kids alone. I thinks she needs meds.

OMG would everybody leave Kate alone. She is a great mom and is trying to be the best she can be in public as well as at home, so when the kids get older they will see a very loving and caring mother who handled things in the best way possiable for her kids And Jon I think is really just as he has been all along a jerk, that's why Kate treated him the way she did. And how about that twitter comment about his own daughter? What the hell is wrong with him? He doesn't deserve to be a father, that is a privledge. He is just a player wanta-be!! lol

Here's what I don't get. I can understand not remembering the exact date your spouse left, but are we to believe Kate Gosselin doesn't even know if it was this year or last year? She can't remember if he was still there on Christmas? Easter? Seriously? Whoa. What is THAT all about?

And, I question the whole 'I want privacy' thing. Giving interviews isn't exactly the way to go about that. And shouldn't she be speaking out against the photogs for stalking Jon when he isn't with the kids if she feels they have no right to do it to her when she doesn't have them? Wouldn't that be 'what's best for the kids'? Or is what's best for the kids for Mommy to do whatever she wants and the h*** with everyone else?

I was wondering also why she doesn't talk about her faith. I had thought in the earlier days of the show she talked about how her faith kept her going. I think she is trying to do what's best for the kids. I also think she seemed hard on Jon in the shows that I watched. That does not excuse the way he is acting now. All I can say is I would not want to be in their shoes. May the Lord bless them somehow.

I know what you are saying, Kelly. But I also know a lot of folks who wouldn't mind having her new kitchen and freedom from financial worry. Thanks. Z

Kate is a saint for not bashing Jon in her interview. Anyone that has been through a divorce knows how easy it is to let your emotions get in the way & how easy it is to say things about the other parent. The kids don't need to see or hear any of that garbage.and really people just because these two people have put there lives on tv we are not entitled to know every single detail of what has transpired between them.let it be and let kate move forward with the kids.

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Yes, Kate is definitely suffering from some sort of personality disorder...she wouldn't know the truth if it jumped up and bit her. She's in it for the money and sadly the victims in all of this are the children.
We'd be all better off if the show were off the air and these children were no longer exploited. This should be everyones' FIRST priority. Saving these children.

I am not sure I watched the same interview as some of the other post.
Kate was vague on some of her answer's but I would think she needs to be. She cannot do or say anything without everyone trying to pick it apart. I do believe she answered all of the questions in a very thoughtful manner that will garner the least amount of retribution. For all of Kate's faults (and she did say SEVERAL times, she has many), she seems to want to protect the children to the best of her ability. Everything she said will be distorted in the tabloids and taken out of context on the blogs.
It appeared to me, that Kate tried to be strong and yet broke a couple of times without shame.
Kate showed class during the segments of the interview by never allowing herself to degrade the people that are wronging her. I imagine she must hurt so much... cheating husband that is too young for all of this, brother and sister in law that are trying to get their 15 minutes of fame and a society that wants to find fault with her every move.
I feel so bad for her. I pray Kate finds the love and comfort she needs to get past all of this.

She treated the man like crap.

Still won't watch anything having to do with them. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.humor28jun28,0,3440402.story

On a brighter subject, loved your comment on NPR this morning about how watching the new Inspector Lewis (Masterpiece Theater) series was like pouring HONEY on your BRAIN. That convinced me...I'm tuning in.

Hi Janet, Thanks. My internal editor started flashing halfway through that sentence, screaming, "Are you actually going to say puring honey over your brain? I dopn't know what it is, but I know there is something wrong with that." But since the internal editor couldn't tell me why it was wrong, I just let my lips keep moving. I hope you are being nice and not mocking the choice of words. Waht I was tryingt osay, is my brain felt like it was being boiled in the madness of O'Reilly, Olbermann, Beck and all the vitriol of cable TV. As I sat down to watch this, I could feel my brain cooling down and then feeling some actual pleasure. I think I might have had a cup of tea with some honey in it, too, as i watched. Thanks for the comment. PS Thanks for the link. Z

Z, would that honey thing work for Jon and Kate too? I think I'll give it a try. Not the tea though - hate it.

I have watched the show since the beginning, I have enjoyed watching. I think that the divorce was a long time coming. Kate has been at times harsh but ladies be real, we have all bossed our husbands at one point in time. Jon has always seemed very laxed at responisbilities. Kate has taken on the full load of the children, house and keeping it all together. It seems that Jon was hiding who he really was during there marriage. Soon after the seperation, he was photographed smoking. I mean really, oh yes and he is getting heavy, that wasn't a new thing it was always there he was just hiding it. Kate is an amazing women and I think that for all the negative comments you are all jealous. She is beautiful, she has books, she has great kids, a tv show. So get over it!!! KATE KEEP UP ALL THE GREAT WORK. I WILL SUPPORT YOU ALWAYS!