Jon and Kate Announce Separation

Jon and Kate Announce Separation
Copyright 2009 Mark Arbeit / TLC
Jon and Kate Gosselin, of TLC reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8," announced on Monday night's episode that they are separating, and later in the episode an onscreen graphic disclosed that legal proceedings to dissolve their marriage have begun.

During a special hourlong episode, which Jon called "the hardest episode ever," the husband and wife of ten years who have eight children together, discussed marital difficulties they've been experiencing.

"I'm not very fond of the idea personally but I know it's necessary because my goal is peace for the kids," Kate said of the decision to separate.

Jon, who admitted that he "wasn't always the greatest communicator," said, "I'm excited and hurt at the same time because I have a new chapter in my life -- I'm only 32 years old."

Jon and Kate disclosed that they would share custody of their children, and planned to continue filming the reality series. They stressed that the children would stay in the family home, a large estate recently purchased by the Gosselins, with each parent switching off living there with the children.

"I will always love her as the mother of my kids ... we're just living our separate lives," Jon said, and both Jon and Kate stressed that they don't hate each other.

Published 6/22/09 by the Insider

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  • it yet bt they will eventually, as long as they dont start to completly ingnoring and avoiding each other the kids will not mind probablty that much. They just need to think about the kids, Jon is too consintrated on everything else rather then...
    Anonymous 7/21/09 Reply
  • TLC will have no viewers if you force this family who may be on the edge of a breakdown to keep up your ratings. The children did not ask to be on TV. The children might be on the edge of a breakdown take the show off the air.The show might be...
    Anonymous 6/24/09 Reply
  • This is so sad.. divorce is an ugly thing.
    chaotic 6/23/09 Reply
  • Sorry to tell you, but this is no midlife crisis! He is just finally getting to do all the things that Kate would never let him do. He is finally becoming a real man! She has kept him down for years, and now he is just spreading his wings. Good for...
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • TO JON & KATE: IF THIS DIVORCE IS FOR REAL...GET THOSE CAMERAS OUT OF YOUR HOUSE..DO NOT USE THIS SHOW TO GET SYMPATHY FROM THE AUDIENCE....THIS IS WAY TO PERSONAL NOW....DEAL WITH IT WITHOUT CAMERAS FOLLOWING YOU...THINK OF THE CHILDREN'S...
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • For a man who didn't want fame whay was he signing photographs outside his home this week ?
    NickieT 6/23/09 Reply
  • Many people have been critical of Kate Gosselin for her decision to continue the TV show during the demise of her ten year long marriage. TLC is a business and Jon and Kate Gosselin signed a legally binding contract to continue the show until 2010....
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • Many people have been critical of Kate Gosselin for her decision to continue the TV show during the demise of her ten year long marriage. TLC is a business and Jon and Kate Gosselin signed a legally binding contract to continue the show until 2010....
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • I hate to see the divorce happen and I feel it would never have come to this if Kate was not so overbearing and dominating. She treated him like dirt and had no respect for him. It always seems it was her way or the highway.
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • I feel she is mostly to blame because she is the one who is fame hungry and lets the show rule her life.......plus she is not exactly the nicest person or the easiest to get along with it seems! TEAM JON!
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • the grass is not greener on the otherside Jon!!!
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • I use to really love Jon but now i think less of him, he seems to have no emotion last night and when Kate said he wouldn't talk to her thats horrible grow up Jon.
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • Quit the show and take care of your marriage. Jon- take those stupid earrings out of your ears and realize that you vowed through good and bad that you would be there forever! AHHHH this is so sad.
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • If the kids get seperated in the custody agreements, their whole lives will just go down the toilet. The sextuplets are best friends to each other and if anyone, including parents, seperate them like that, there is deffinetly going to be trouble in...
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
  • Personally, I feel sorry for Kate Gosslin. She only wants the best for her kids. Jon said the same thing after Kate, but what they are doing is not best for their kids. They both need to play the part of the parents. They owe that to their children....
    Anonymous 6/23/09 Reply
    • Are you kidding me? Sorry for Kate??? She brought this whole thing on herself. Letting the cameras roll and raking in all that CASH!! She is loving every minute of it. She never really loved Jon, he was just her "House boy"......There for her every...
      Anonymous 6/23/09
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