By Lily
Radar Online is reporting that Jon Gosselin is broke and can’t pay his child support.
Jon Gosselin had quite a bit to say about it in an exclusive with Star Magazine, “I can’t afford to pay my rent and the domestic-relations staff tell me they will put me in jail unless I pay child support. I am a single father who’s trying to make ends meet during a recession. What do I do — pay child support or rent? I need to support my kids, but I could lose my house, and I need my home to continue to have custody.”
Jon says it’s difficult to keep a good job because people still recognize him from the show. “I decided to take the high road and quit reality television and now look, I’m going to end up in jail because I can’t afford to pay child support to Kate who has plenty of money.”
Ex-wife Kate Gosselin is currently employed as a blogger representative for Coupon Cabin and is shopping for a network for a dating show. Cash strapped Jon is not pleased and had this to say about her new endeavor. “I think this is completely ridiculous! We have eight children and they need us, she is putting reality TV and dating in front of the kids who need to have their mother, Why not date the old fashioned way?”
Jon sounded bitter and ended with a slam on Kate’s hope for her new show, “I know I have a lot to be thankful for, but Kate’s need to be famous is not one of them.”
Ahhh the cry of all divorced fathers…..”she has plenty of money”. It’s not about who has the most money. It’s about YOUR FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF YOUR CHILDREN.
Bitter, party of 1… Jon Gosselin hasn’t learned a thing in all of this. He’s still a child. If he hadn’t acted like a jackass and saved his money instead of buying crap then he wouldn’t be in this mess. So Kate should have to suffer because she was the responsible parent? I call BULLSH!T!
Jon made his bed and now he can lie in it.
What happened to his last job? Did anyone have a bet on how long it would last? I was hoping that Jon would do well and support his children. This is so sad. Jealousy does not look well on Jon. Kate does not yet have a dating show that we are aware of; so, what is his problem? Why does he think that Kate has so much money? None of this excuses Jon from paying his child support.
Jon being behind is his problem. I do feel for people struggling in these times, but Jon’s been about Jon since they divorced.
I’m not sure about Kate’s dating show either, but he didn’t need to slam her. He could be a little appreciative that she’s been providing. He sounds bitter and jealous.
Kate should date the old fashionec way? ‘Cuse me, but does Jon’s definition if dating is parading his new women on TV and using magazins interviews. That’s old fashioned. NOT!
MsGoody – I think Jon means she should troll the bars and pick up random men until one of them stays more than a night.
Maybe, just maybe, had he saved his money instead of gallivanting around the country looking for his lost 20’s, buying expensive cars and renting a spendy New York apartment, he might have some left. Just because Kate might have more money than him, doesn’t mean he shouldn’t contribute to the support of his kids!
LOL MarieS, that’s funny.
Rosemary, I also was wondering why the article said he was unemployed. He just got a new job w/a gaming place. Is it gone already?
Lily, in June there was the press release that said “Gameface International LLC, Temple, named Jon Gosselin director of sales and promotions at Gameface Sport Complex.” However when I went to the Gameface website it says Mike Moyer is director of sales and promotions.
So Jon has sold another exclusive? Jon can never accept responsibility for his past or present. All that money that he blew through, when he thought that it was a never ending pot of gold. Remember he was more famous than Michael Jackson. How he rewrites history…”taking the high road”, when he was cut out of the show because of his unethical behavior. LOL Too funny. Jon continues to be bitter and jealous of Kate. Thank God those kids have Kate.
Poor Jon has to support his kids. He blew thru all his money and doesn’t understand why he has to take responsibility. He still can’t keep a job and somehow it’s Kate’s fault.
What a donkey! Grow up little poor boy and get and keep a job! Welcome to the real world. Guess this new GF isn’t helping with the bills. Can’t imagine that she must like this side of him.
As for Kate “dating the old fashioned way” did it ever occur to him that she might be looking for a respectable partner not whomever will stick around the longest.
While I’m sorry Jon’s having a hard time of it, I can’t stop laughing at #6 Marie S.
HAHAHA I remember the more famous than Michael Jackson comment…..now that was funny. Still is.
I agree Shawn!!
He sues TLC after trying to get divorced dads going, and now calls it taking the high road. It’s his only road now.
His trouble landing a job might stem from suing your past employer, just a thought. His notoriety is never been a hardworker. Just when you think he just might be on the track to turn his life in a positive, Wham! he pulls this type of stunt again.
Doesn’t he have a PR rep? This can’t be helping matters.
…and aren’t the child support calculations based on basic math. A + B – C x %/12 = D
Wow Chardonnay, That was really quick. I wonder what on earth happened that he no longer has that job. I remember thinking that was a good fit for him.
…and what does Kate have to do with any of this. Child Support is HIS responsibility. The money is for HIS kids. He really is a low life.
…and on his way to being a dead beat dad.
Shawn, yes, child support is based on basic math. In most states both parents income is taken into consideration, however, it doesn’t matter if one parent is living in a tent and the other is living in a mansion.
He is taking the high road by not doing reality tv, yet he is still selling bitchy stories to the tabloids? Jon Jon Jon Jon. I guess he will never learn.
Next thing you know Jon will have another tabloid story as he issues yet another apology to Kate.
Didn’t he basically tell everyone to quit hounding him because he paid his child support not too long ago??? THat the “balance owed” was his revolving balance? I guess the way to tell if Jon is lying is if his lips are moving.
I questioned how Jon could start a new job and still be traveling around doing interviews at the same time. All the employers that I know want the employees to work. I think that Jon wanted the title, but, apparently, he did not want to, or, did not do the work. I hope he finds a new job soon. I do not think that him being “famous” has anything to do with him finding and keeping a job.
I wonder how many times Jon has offered to keep the kids so that Kate could out and have a good time. Dating has not been, nor will it be, easy for Kate. What is the “old fashioned way”? Dating sites?
I think that Kate doing a dating show is more about the money than the dates.
I feel bad for Kate and the kids. In June he was so positive. Now he’s angry about something.
So raising 8 kids is expensive for Jon. And Jon has dated quite publicly. And he is willing to put his kids on TV again per his last interview. But somehow Kate’s interest in a dating show – good money, no need for Jon to be involved- is a problem for him?
He apologized for his running around last interview and admits to not paying what he owes his landlord and children this interview. And Kate’s the problem?
This is ridiculous.
I don’t know about PA’s child support, but Ohio’s is pretty complex, and takes into account things like if the parents have health insurance, number of children, etc. Ohio’s child support formula is more the rule than the exception. Is he not working? In Ohio if you are not working we put them under what we call a Seek Work order, the parent is required to cooperate with the Child Support Enforcement Agency in seeking a job. As long as they fill out a certain number of applications per week they are in compliance with the court even if they aren’t working. If he is working and the amount of money he makes isn’t enough to pay support he can get a modification (a minimum order is usually $50 per month per child, or a total of $400). So basically he can get into compliance by paying his ordered support, getting a modification and paying reduced support, or attempting to find work. I agree that this is the cry of every dad who doesn’t want to pay support.
“I hope he finds a new job soon. I do not think that him being “famous” has anything to do with him finding and keeping a job.”- Rosemary
Agreed. Except that it has helped him- certainly with the last job. His name recognition seemed to take the place of sales and marketing experience.
I also agree that a dating show is about money for Kate. Who can seriously think she wants to date on TV for fame with all the grief she gets? It’s clear she and Jon agree that 8 kids are expensive.
In PA, child support is determined by a formula based on the parent’s income. The court won’t make him pay what he did not earn. There is no excuse for not paying those children what they are owed in justice. Kate, and what Kate earns has nothing to do with Jon’s support.
Ann: Jon sounds bi-polar. I am not a real psychologist, just playing one on the internet. Jon, however, does seem to go hot and cold. He appears to be like some of the real bi-polar people that I have known that were off their meds. Or, maybe, he is just lazy and needs someone to blame.
Oh well, Erin Kate says it so much better. But I think we agree- Jon only needs to pay what a judge has already determined he was able to pay. Spending it on himself or his girlfriend is not an excuse not to pay it.
Hi Erin Kate! So nice to see you.
Jon calls himself a single father. Isn’t that a disputed term on Kate’s twitter feed?
Waving to Erin Kate!
Wonder if Jon is breaking a court order by talking publicly about his child support (or lack of)?
That he continues to drag Kate into his problems is pathetic.
There is a question over in the lounge regarding hair care products. Maybe a few of you could check that out and see if you have any advice. https://imperfectwomen.com/iws-august-open-forum/
So Jon is going to the rags to complain??? Jon needs a male support group to cry to. Maybe the new gf has dumped him also, she stood right by his side when he said she knew what was important in raising kids. Maybe she doesn’t pay support?
On a side note, maybe his big bud fantasy Gosselin Book could loan him some money. 🙂
Jon never held a job for long even before he was a reality “star”.
Both parents are responsible for the financial support of their children.
Nobody knows how much Money Kate has other than that she is currently meeting her responsibilities. She did provide Jon with transportation for them. By virtue of Kate wanting to do a dating show tells me she’s doing it for money. By virtue of Jon spouting off about it tells me he’s jealous. If he has an issue with affording his support he should go back to the judge. They aren’t going to throw somebody in jail if they are making appropriate efforts. I remember in the Utah episode he made a comment about wishing he could stay there but not being able to afford the child support. Haha he made his bed and now he’s lying in it
Rosemary,
He sold the story, so I’m sure the court is watching what he is doing. He can tell anyone his personal business, but when it comes to saying something about Kate, he should zip it.
While anything Jon says about Kate gives the haters a reason to yammer on & on, the man is just saying whatever will sell a story for him so he can pocket some change. Then he sits back and laughs at all the morons who worship him and bash the mother of his children.
If stories about Kate or the kids didn’t sell and stories about his mother did- you guessed it- he’d sell his own mother.
Haters talk about Kate failing.. What about Jons failures? The guy can’t even hold a steady job. When will Jon be responsible for Jon’s actions? According to the haters, Kate should downsize and make it easier for Jon. WTF ever, I say. Kate should live the life she was living when Jon left as long as she’s able to. Just because Jon wasted his money, sucks at his jobs, and can’t be a man doesn’t mean that Kate should have to make easier for him. He’s supposed to be a grown up.
BlogHawg says:
August 1, 2012 at 12:39 pm
While anything Jon says about Kate gives the haters a reason to yammer on & on, the man is just saying whatever will sell a story for him so he can pocket some change. Then he sits back and laughs at all the morons who worship him and bash the mother of his children.
If stories about Kate or the kids didn’t sell and stories about his mother did- you guessed it- he’d sell his own mother.
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I’m pretty sure he would. He sucks the big one.
Lets face it girls, Jon could eat a chicken sandwich and he knows it.
Oops, kitten sandwich #42
LOL Deb, for the life of me I couldn’t figure out what was up with the chicken sandwich! Thanks for clarifying!
Now that this has hit the gossip sites it appears that there are more negative commenters than positive. Every dozen comments there will be the one that chastises Kate for leaking another bad story about Jon or announcing that Kate should pay Jon child support if she makes more than he does. So he might have been to the well of public opinion one time too many.
Listen, I get that child support actually reduces the amount of money in a father’s budget. But it reduces the amount in the mother’s as well. He has had the amount adjusted as recently as March so it is a lot of money and gosh I’m sure it’s hard to afford a house big enough for 8 kids. But that’s what happens. Kudos to Kate for working so hard at building something for herself. The charity runs and coupon cabin may not be a lot but it is building a base for future.
Jon needs to face the truth and be HONEST with himself. Kate does not have a NEED to be famous. She has a NEED to earn a big enough income to support her family. That’s why they BOTH did the reality show to begin with. Jon admits it’s hard to support 8 kids even though I seriously doubt his contribution would be enough to actually support them. So when Kate pursues high paying jobs in tv so that she can to earn a large enough income to take care of their kids, instead of being relieved, he thinks she’s only about wanting to be famous! ?? I don’t even BELIEVE he thinks that. He just SAYS that partly out of jealousy that she might have the ability to make that sort of money while HE does NOT, and partly out of spite to try to work the haters up by feeding *their* jealousy of Kate. He’d rather have Kate struggle at a low paying job that takes her away from her kids daily than have her make a large amount of money for a few weeks of work, so that she can be with her kids daily (when the job is done) and afford to support them.
He’s still the same spiteful Jon who is willing to have his kids suffer and lose out on being supported as long as Kate suffers too.
Kate is already famous. My inbox was full of articles last week about her. She just needs more money to support her children, and that will be less stress for her, and really less stress for Jon also. I guess the two media agencies and the book deal that Jon has/had are not working out for him.
Anyone consider that this ‘Gosselinbook’ lowlife, allegedly one of Jon’s friends, *had* to be working WITH Jon (how else did that private contract info/details get out)? I suspect Jon thought he would get a “cut” of the profits from any and all sales of that trashtalker’s book/s, so Jon may have been counting his chickens before they hatch, counting $$$$$ in his head and slacking off at work resulting in being fired/laid off– then GB found out either some info Jon wouldn’t like to see made public, or GB got greedy and decided he didn’t want to share profits with Jon anymore? So now Jon finds himself in the inenviable position of being without a job AND without the GB windfall he was expecting? Shoot, maybe even GB is blackmailing Jon and it’s making Jon grumpy!? Either way, this attack on Kate sure sounds like sour grapes to me! Can’t wait to hear all the details about this mystery when it is finally solved! 🙂
According to ROL, Jon doesn’t even pay support. Kate let him off the hook. She’s doing it all on her own. So, if the khaters continue to harass Coupon Cabin, they’ll be trying to take food out of the mouth of babes.
I can’t believe he sold such an untrue story. Jon what is your problem?
From ROL:
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/08/kate-gosselin-jon-gosselin-child-support
“Currently, he is only paying a small amount on arrears for support that was not paid prior to the April date when she dropped support. Those payments will soon end meaning that Kate is the sole supporter of the parties’ children.”
Kate’s attorney defended her, saying that she has no hard feelings toward her unemployed ex-husband.
“The last thing Kate ever wanted was for the children to see their father in dire financial straits.”
There is a new story on ROL that says that Kate agreed to end all child support payments from Jon on April 27 2012.Can you imagine how hurt she must have been to see that story yesterday after doing that. He is a despicable, under-handed whiny little man boy.How anyone can defend him is beyond me. The people who live on the internet hating Kate and loving Jon must be cut from the same cloth as Jon,disgusting.
Ok, we put that new story up https://imperfectwomen.com/kate-gosselin-says-jon-no-longer-has-to-pay-child-support/