Come off it, Kate!http://tv.msn.com/video/tv/?g=128deb18-dca1-4953-b885-8ca49557c748
When asked if she could retire right now, Kate said sadly no. Then she blamed it all on Jon for the legal bills. Kate, why in the world have you not saved enough to retire right now? You've been doing this six years. The legal bills did not even start until just last year!
"The main goal of the show was to save for college." I thought the main goal was to preserve memories on film. That's what you always said before.
"All the truth, the facts the way it is." Why are you so defensive, Kate?
Unbelievably shocking mismanagement of the children's money.
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Remember how her kids were behind in things such as using scissors and being trusted with things like markers?
Children are ALL messy. But, with Mom & Dad sitting with them and guiding them, they can become expert with these things. It takes time and training.
If only the time that she spent "culturing" them on trips was spent on sitting on the floor with them, or at a low table doing fun games which increased their understanding and skills. I just hope that some of the nannies were able to help in that type of situation.
I just relistened to the above interview, and it is so scripted. She clearly had her answers prepared with the help of her PR people.
I see she is now extending the need to film to include college tuition. Let's see, first it was to preserve memories, then it was to put food on the table - at $22,000 per episode, with TLC paying mortgage, lawn, pool care, cleaning bills, and help for their "set." It seems to me $22,000 per episode would be enough to feed them for at least a couple of years. She is now mentioning she needs to put money away for their college educations (another 12 years of filming for the tups), since admittedly she has put very little money away for this. Well, whose fault and choice was this? Ask the kids if they would prefer to stop filming and have some privacy or have an "alleged" college fund.
Major legal debt!!! Does this mean that Kate actually had to take money out of her own pocket. Any major bills that she does not have to pay for, she never mentions. Mortgage, etc.. as TLC pretty much pays for everything. So you have to buy food when not filming, and choose to send your kids to private school. You still have earned money welll beyond to take care of that.
Never mind all the money she has made off of chuch offerings, public speaking engagments/appearances, three books, book tours fees, $20 cash autographed pictures, photos ops, TV and magazine paid interviews, DWTS, Kate Plus 8, Twisted Kate, and all of her other exploitation.
Never mind the freebies.... don't even get me started. Too many to list unless someone wants to rehash them.
What exactly does this woman pay for???? Other than all her own beautification. And I use that term very loosely...
1) Tuition
2) Food when not filming
She gets the kids clothing for free, as she advertises by having the kids wear their paid for matchty outfits. Shoe store episode for sneakers were obviously sponsor paid, as they advertised the store. How much of this grubbling for freebies do we not see?
Khate makes me sick. She reminds me of a small child who thinks they should get whatever she wants when she wants it with very little to no appreciation. I think she has been so overindulged by sponsors who give her free clothes, food, toys, etc... that she expects it now.
So what expenses does she really have that she could not have put enough money away for these kids by now with all the money she has been paid along with all of the freebies. Other than her own greed.
FREE THE GOSSELIN 8!!
PatK said... I feel terrible for this financially-strapped woman. Is there someplace I can send a donation to help her out?
Ummmm. Would you mind sending a Target gift card instead?
Kelly, that WAS an interesting read! Thanks for posting it! It is somewhat encouraging to see that there is hopefully some help on the horizon for kids on reality shows and maybe at the national level. I noticed even Jim Bob got his comment in, they're all the same, "we're just doing what we'd do, whether the cameras are there or not". Geez.
I found this to be of major interest from the article!
"Because of the murkiness at the state level, union leaders want lawmakers in Washington to take on the issue. In February, AFTRA officials met with an aide to the House Labor and Education Committee to call for federal standards for wages, work conditions and educational requirements for child performers across all genres"
One would think all that would be required to determine if these people/kids are "just doing what they'd do" cameras or not, is ask some of these film crews, under oath, if that's the case? Do they at times have to "re-do" a scene? Is a "plot" or scene set up, etc.
Arrived in TN, got something to eat (Ruby Tue)and decided to whilst away the time reading 15 on my cell. I nearly choked on my yummy burger. This woman is all crass and brass. Why can't a responsible journalist (is there any anymore) list all the lies and contradictions and DO A DAMN PROPER INTERVIEW. Why is Teflon Kate always getting a free pass?
Another thing I'm not buying with more of Kate's lies. She claims to have massive massive legal bills as a result of her divorce. I'm calling b.s. on this too. My separation and divorce lasted nearly four years when it should have been done in two. The attorney's continued to postpone hearings, scheduled conferences upon conferences to mediate issues and after my ex fired two of her attorneys, the entire process started over again with postponements.
Three days before the hearing, she yet again fired her attorney, hired a new one and I was informed that the new attorney wanted another postponement to bring himself up to speed on the case so this dragged it out even longer.
There were three kids involved and the only thing I was contesting was permanent alimony since my ex was the one who had the affair and I was going to fight tooth and nail that she get no alimony due to that.
In the end, when the hearing happened, which lasted an entire day, the judge granted the divorce, denied her alimony and set the child support for two of my children who were under the age of 10 and granted me full custody of my oldest child as it was his wish to live with me.
In the end, after all was said and done, the divorce cost me over $50,000 in attorney fees, both mine and hers and still wonder why I had to pay her attorney since she was the one who cheated but considering that she had no income other than mine, in Maryland, the courts are totally biased towards the males.
Anyway, with that said, I didn't make the income that Kate and Jon were bringing in but then again, their divorce process didn't even last a year. With the money she is pulling in from all these shows, I find it suspect that she is claiming the "legal fee" card to explain her need to continue exploiting her kids on television.
So, let's assume that her legal fees for nine months of multiple attorneys added up to a gross of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. She's getting that in child support from Jon, not counting all the other gigs she's pimping the kids on plus her DWTS fiasco.
I'm not buying her legal woes. IT's all for public sympathy and her need for money money money.
"She cried the 'poor pitiful me' sob story and then tried to retract it -- it seems as a lot of Pennsylvanian's were onto her little games even back then."
I live here. I was onto her since Day One.
Ah but Judy, she won't pay. She'll never own up to it. It'll be the kids fault, the ex's fault, her parent's fault, even TLC will share the blame but Kate never will. It won't matter either because by then she will have found someone else to suck the life out of. Narcissists do that.
All I have to say is....Kate is a moron! Does she honestly believe that this BLESSING will last forever?
She is a dumb bitch if she hasn't saved enough money to retire.
There are so many people, so much more deserving than her. I am confounded by the whole "Gosselin story". They were so blessed, yet she and Jon, have exhibited been given.
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Obviously, this should have been "yet she and Jon have exhibited no appreciation for all they have been given".
Having lived in this area all my life, and having owned property here (house exceeds Kate's in square footage although not in acreage), I can pretty much figure out her expenses -- tuition, mortgage, taxes, pool maintance, landscaping, utilities, nannies, food, etc.). The amount he pays in child support does not, by any means, cover what she needs on a monthly basis to support the lifestyle to which she has become accustomed.
If she's screaming poverty, then she should have stayed in E-Town and put an addition on the house, although the neighbors wouldn't have been all too happy!
I hate to even start talking about this, it enrages me so much. What does Kate think other families are doing in these economic times? Cutting back! She's an affront to honest, hard working, God-fearing, good people. I can't even imagine what she is doing w/the money, since so much is given to her and her family. (Doesn't she have free groceries for life from Giant?) Her display of pure gluttony and shameless self-indulgence, sickens me. There are so many people, so much more deserving than her. I am confounded by the whole "Gosselin story". They were so blessed, yet she and Jon, have exhibited been given.
"Is it a FACT that TLC pays all Kate's legal bills? Do we KNOW what Kate pays per month for her kids tuition?"
Without knowing exactly how much tuition will increase through their remaining school years, if all eight remain in the school, from Kindergarten through graduation she will have spent (ballpark)1.6 million for all eight kids. There is no discount for siblings.
The state of PA DID NOT set aside funds for college. An account was set up for DONATIONS. I have no idea how much, if any, is in that account. This was set up with the stipulation that the children attend school in PA. Each of them could get a good four-year college education at a state school for a total of less than $400,000. Why didn't she just sock away the DWTS money,and presto, all eight kids' college tuition would be paid for.
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"$70,000 and it was in the school column."
That would be just about correct for this year's tuition for all eight. Schools and colleges websites published the annual tuition, but it was not broken down. It just gave one rate, which was for upper school. The tuition is different depending on the grade level.
"Last summer Kate was at Kinko's making copies of financial notes. We know that because she held them up for the camera to see. Those who saw the pictures online said there was a bill
listed for $70,000 and it was in the school column."
I can't believe I missed that. Whatever, I'd need to see that for myself.
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Do we KNOW what Kate pays per month for her kids tuition?
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Last summer Kate was at Kinko's making copies of financial notes. We know that because she held them up for the camera to see. Those who saw the pictures online said there was a bill
listed for $70,000 and it was in the school
column. What else could that be besides tuition, or at least a deposit on tuition?
Also, that particular school used to post the tuition. Cost is no longer part of their site.
However, their school is part of a larger
corporation, and some of the same schools across the country do list tuition costs. $70,000 is not impossible, and may even be low.
My sisters friend did a commercial that paid well lets say she was able to live off of that very comfortably for a long time, years..
She has racked up some dough the last few years with her book tours, speaking engagements, reruns and videos of her kids, DWTS alone, a half a million bucks plus some, TLC is paying this dope 75.000 an ep..so don't give me this crap she is broke and has to work, hogwash..
Kate, why in the world have you not saved enough to retire right now? You've been doing this six years. The legal bills did not even start until just last year!
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Are you kidding? You think she made enough in the last few years to retire? In what universe do you live? Even if she never spent a dime beyond feeding and clothing her children and they had not purchased their current home, she would not have the $ at this point to raise 8 children and put them through college if she were to "retire." Get real.
"We'd already lost our privacy at that point and I don't look at that to be a complete negative"
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Well, the truth finally slipped out of her mouth. Not only does she not look at it to be a complete negative, it was her magnum opus, her whole purpose for having those babies. She could not have achieved fame any other way.
I'm sure Kate is still crying poor, but this isn't a recent interview.
What bothers me the most was the statement about putting away for the kids - after food and other bills, etc. Like whatever PENNIES we'd have left of course we'd put away for them....
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