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By MOLLY DAVIS
The fat lady is singing for “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”
It’s over.
Done.
Finito.
Kate will have one last hurrah next Monday on an hour-long special on TLC, where the mom of eight will answering “your questions about life, the show and moving on,” the network has announced.
It will be the last, dear fans.
It’s not clear whether she will address the breach-of-contract lawsuit between her soon-to-be-ex Jon Gosselin and the TLC network.
Coincidentally, the special airs the same day the Gosselins are due in court to try reach a financial settlement.
It’s all about timing.
And media manipulation.
Having known people who live in the same community as Kate, she has the reputation of being pushy, butting in lines, maniacally grabbing clothing off the racks at Gymboree and then huffily stuffing them in a bag while screaming at her kids, and demands star treatment.
She is not a star and her sense of entitlement is through the roof.
She is just another Pennsylvania housewife with a lot of kids.
No talent and certainly no class.
As for the kids response to the show ending, Kate says they are “angry” and “acting out.”
In an interview with Vanity Fair, the reality mom tells what went down when she told her eight cuties that the show was dunzo.
“Actually, times eight, there was wailing and sobbing,” Kate says. “They love our crew, they love the interaction, they love the events. There is nothing harmful about it. They are angry.”
And while Kate constantly scolds the paparazzi, she says the kids have become so used to their presence, that she has to “instruct” them how to act.
“I always tell [the children], ‘Turn your back and don’t look at them, don’t speak to them,’” says Kate. “I don’t even let them use the word. I mean, no five-year-old should be using the word ‘paparazzi.’”
“The ones claiming we are exploiting our children,” Kate says, “are the ones exploiting our children!”
It must be nice to be mayor of crazy town, Kate.
If she really feels she hasn’t exploited her kids, God bless her.
She goes on to say, “I’m trying to give them the grace to see, if they’re acting out of line, I’m trying to look deeper into why that is,” she says. “Why the kids are acting out. Cause it’s all inter-related. I mean, they don’t see it, but it’s all interconnected.”
The fate of this family remains to be seen.
Whatever happens, we won’t be seeing it on TLC.
Good thing for the paparazzi.
Sorry, Kate.