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By MOLLY DAVIS
I no longer feel sorry for Jon and Kate.
After watching the Gosselins “face each other for the first time,” as TLC promoted the much-hyped season premiere – I felt they showed a sense of entitlement that they are most definitely not entitled to.
John and Kate should be ashamed of themselves.
They have been given more free perks and privileges than most people on the planet.
First class trips to Hawaii.
Utah skiing trips.
Tummy-tuck surgeries.
Hair transplants.
Teeth whitening treatments.
The list is very long.
But they seem to have very short memories of all the “ups” of reality-show fame.
While I admit it’s awful to be under that kind of public scrutiny, I think the good has outweighed the negatives in their situation.
They live in a $1.5 million home and have lots of luxuries they wouldn’t have otherwise.
And when Jon stated “I didn’t sign up for this” I spit out my beverage.
Um, you may not have, but Kate certainly seems to be fully on board.
And the show is titled “Jon and Kate.”
Do the math.
No one deserves to have their private lives played out in the public eye, but it’s a necessary evil of the biz.
Nothing sells like people falling from grace.
It’s human nature.
Not to mention common sense.
So if Jon sincerely wants “out” – of the show and his marriage – he needs to make it known.
‘Cause from where I’m sitting, he looks like a more-than-willing participant.
The free ride will not last forever.
As for the paparazzi, which the couple both seem terribly annoyed with on the premiere, they are biting the hand that feeds them.
If not for them, would as many of the public know who they are?
Are there really THAT many diehard TLC viewers out there?
I speak for myself when I say that the only reason my fingers wander to that number on my remote is Jon and Kate.
I’m sure they had a solid fan base before all of this, but imagine the viewer ship they have gained in the last month by having their biz splashed all over the front of the tabs.
Not to mention being a lead story nightly on every TV tab show.
That helps.
Instead of whining about your circumstances, change them.
Stop production of the show.
No one will take you seriously if you continue to air your problems every Monday night, then complain about your “fame,” then continue to reap the benefits of said “fame,” and repeat that exercise weekly.
Count your blessings.
You know, all the on-the-house extras.
Oh, and your kids.