TLC Releases Statement On Jon Gosselin

TLC has released a statement in regards to Jon Gosselin’s attempts to shut down production of Kate Plus 8

We are aware of Jon Gosselin’s recent statements, and remain deeply disappointed at his continued erratic behavior. He and the family were shooting as recently as last Friday, without incident, and his latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic. Despite Jon Gosselin’s repeated self destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC. Direct filming of the children has been currently suspended, pending further conversations between both parents.

Gosselin recently sent a letter to TLC demanding they shut down production on Kate Plus 8. Gosselin also posted a sign on his residence warning TLC that if producers or cameramen came on to the property, that he would call the police and have them arrested for trespassing. This comes on the heels of TLC announcing that Jon Gosselin would no longer be a part of the show, which was renamed Kate Plus 8.

UPDATE

Kate just released the following statement:

“It appears that Jon’s priority is Jon and his interests … I’m saddened and confused by Jon’s public media statements. Jon has never expressed any concerns to me about our children being involved in the show and, in fact, is on the record as saying he believes the show benefits our children.”

TMZ is reporting that Jon Gosselin has been asking for his exit papers from the show for several months. Production sources say they were willing to continue giving Jon a full paycheck and not put him on the show, but there was one string attached – that he couldn’t do any other show without the permission of TLC.

Production sources say Jon’s lawyer was demanding that TLC let Jon do any show he wanted but TLC wouldn’t budge. Production sources say Jon’s lawyer then threatened to shut down production by claiming the show wasn’t good for the kids, and that’s just what happened.

But sources connected with Jon say he had been complaining for months about his kids being on the show and that the kids themselves were complaining. These sources say Jon was blindsided when TLC released a statement that the show would be called Kate Plus 8 and that the result would be that the kids would have to be on camera a lot more. Production sources say no way would the kids be on the camera more because it’s just Kate Plus 8.