Last night’s season finale of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was very emotional for Kate Gosselin. The dutiful mother feels ending the show could have been avoided, Pop Eater reports. “I feel like it’s been taken from us, from me and the kids,” Kate says about the hit TLC series that said goodbye last night after five seasons.
Kate calls the termination of the series “needless,” according to Pop Eater.
“It’s useless, it’s totally avoidable. … This is a very bittersweet goodbye for me because the kids are already missing it.”
Cameras were forced to stop rolling due to the disagreements between Kate and ex-husband Jon Gosselin. The hour series finale featured separate interviews with both parents.
“Our marriage fell apart and I felt like I was free. And I kinda took advantage of it for a while and didn’t really think about my actions, obviously, until I started getting paparazzi and written about. But that’s maturing,” Jon said to the camera, addressing his ‘party boy’ image. “That’s growing up.”
In the final hour, the estranged pair ventured on separate outings with their brood (twins Cara and Mady, 9, and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel). They toured a fire station with their dad near the family home in Wernersville, Pa. followed by a day spent at a local dairy farm with Kate, an emotional outing for the mom.
The show came to an abrupt close after rumors surfaced of Jon’s infidelity. The scandal tainted the show’s innocence and wholesome atmosphere, followed by Jon, 32, and Kate, 34, announcing their split in June.
After months of controversy amidst the shocking divorce announcement, the dueling couple met on Saturday to discuss divorce and the results were oddly amicable.
According to TMZ, Jon and Kate showed up to a Pennsylvania court arbitration on Nov. 21 for what was to supposed to be a two day negotiation regarding, “distribution of assets and child support,” but they were able to set the terms in one day flat.
Apparently Jon and Kate agreed on the worth of their assets and neither of them requested any spousal support, but did share a bit of contention on how their property should be dispersed, reports TMZ.
Regardless of a few minor setbacks, Jon even showed up to court with a bundle of red roses as a peace offering to his estranged wife, although she wasn’t seen leaving with the gift according to E! Online.
Early this fall, TLC announced a plan for a replacement show, calling for Jon & Kate Plus 8 to segue into Kate Plus 8, a series that would focus on the kids and their newly single mom, with Jon taking a much-reduced role. But any plans for the new show have been halted by his objections to having the children displayed on TV any longer.
According to Jon’s attorney Mark Heller, “Jon impressively put the best interests of his children above all and was extremely appropriate in his approach to the mediation. As a result of that, it came to a successful resolution.”
Laurie Goldberg, a spokeswoman for the show, confirmed plans for the replacement show, Kate Plus 8, are now on hold.
“We are focusing on the launch of Kate’s new series [for] early spring,” said Goldberg. “Kate Plus 8 is not in production.”
The network has offered no details on what kind of show Kate will be taking the lead role in.
All my friends and family are tired of the show..Kates worried about the money,trip that were taken away from her family…kate you have blamed Jon since day one,and I know you are the Angel in this marriage..I can’t watch Jon and Kate any longer along with 100 friends and family..We all want peace and quiet ..Enough is enough Kate go cry in your beer…:0 Your nothing but a crying,seperated lonely lady….Poor Kate……….
THANK GOD, NOW MAYBE THOSE KIDS WILL STAND A CHANCE AT A LIFE, THEN AGAIN KATE WILL TRY AND GET HERSELF ON TV, I’LL JUST DO TO THAT SHOW WHAT I DID TO TLC, STOP WATCHING THE SHOW EVER, I DON”T WATCH THE VIEW EITHER BECAUSE THEY HAD HERE ON FAR TOO MUCH. I HOPE THAT TV SHOWS REALIZE THIS MAN AND WOMAN ONLY CARE ABOUT FAME AND MONEY. IT HAS DISGUSTED SO MANY PEOPLE WITH ALL THE ATTENTION THE MEDIA HAS GIVEN THESE TWO. PS JUST BECAUSE I”M LEAVING THIS COMMENT DON”T THINK IT”S BECAUSE I LIKE READING ABOUT THEM, IT IS BECAUSE YEH YEH YEH THE SHOW IS OVER!!!!!!!!
Didn’t anyone ever teach you all that if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all? LOL! Just kidding. I will miss the kids. If anything good came out of the marriage between Kate and Jon it was those 8 beautiful children.
D-bag Jon showed what a dil-do he really is on that final show last night.
I wish the best for Kate and was impressed by the way she has handled everything. The kids are blessed to have a wonderful a mother. Jon was cruel right up to the end. Bringing Kate roses to court was a slap in her face to make himself look cool and put her on the spot using the media against her. If he was sincere, he would of had the roses delivered to her house with no media attention. Also, to mistreat his daughters on the last show. That’s what they have to look back on. He is so emotionally and verbally abusive. I think Kate is being too kind letting him off the hook for child support. Reconsider Kate. He needs some accountability.
yawn
I wish the best for Kate and was impressed by the way she has handled everything. The kids are blessed to have a wonderful a mother. Jon was cruel right up to the end. Bringing Kate roses to court was a slap in her face to make himself look cool and put her on the spot using the media for his advantage. If he was sincere, he would of had the roses delivered to her house with no media attention. Also, to mistreat his daughters on the last show. That’s what they have to look back on. He is so emotionally and verbally abusive. I think Kate is being too kind letting him off the hook for child support. Reconsider Kate. He needs some accountability.
Kids are missing it? No way dear Kate, they don’t know how to live without a camera in front of them for everything and you showing their pee or feces….
They’re just having a normal life now, it’s your turn to teach them how to survive like the rest of the world. They feel weird without the cameras.
You and DBag are NOT welcome anymore on my tv and millions more
You know a friend of mine just sent me this little comedy video about Jon and Kate and it really just totally sums up how I feel about the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA0dPS5aamQ
Everyone involved should be ashamed, and that includes TLC, the tabloids, the paparazzi, the american people and our culture as WELL as Jon and Kate Gosselin.
The real victims here, as always, are the kids. What did they do to deserve this? They’re lives are the ones getting destroyed
What is up with all the hate for reality television. Jon and Kate are as real as it gets – most marriages fail. Jon is a total a-hole, dim wit and Kate although clever has ego issues. Clearly america can relate, we are all watching.
Those kids and their screaming geez, enuf