Through his attorney, Jon claimed that the suit is 'weak, feeble and baseless' and that actually TLC has treated him like a dog by keeping him on leash and muzzling him.
- October 17, 2009
AceShowbiz -
TLC has run out of patience for Jon Gosselin when he didn't comply with the deal they made. The network is filing a lawsuit against the father of eight on Friday, October 16, citing that Jon has trespassed the contracts which ban him to appear in other shows without TLC's consent. Jon, after his separation from Kate Gosselin, had done interviews with "The Insider" and "Entertainment Tonight" among others.
"The network has been trying privately and patiently for months to get Jon to honor the contract he signed and to comply with his obligations relating to public appearances and statements," a statement released by the network is read. "Those efforts have been unsuccessful."
The suit which was filed in Maryland's Circuit Court of Montgomery County also stated that Jon had been ill-talking about "Jon & Kate Plus 8" and revealed confidential informations to public like when he talked on "Larry King Live" about the salary. It basically required Jon to abide with the terms of their agreement and return any money made through his other TV appearances.
Jon has responded to the lawsuit through his lawyer Mark Heller who told People, "Jon will vigorously defend against this baseless action, assuming Discovery and TLC choose to go forward with their claim by legally serving him with notice, and we are confident that through the course of litigation it will clearly be evident that Discovery and TLC exploited, manipulated and abused the Gosselins' vulnerability and financial hardship."
In further development, TLC accused Jon of removing his kids from the show after the network refused to answer to his attorney's demand. "(Jon) Gosselin's counsel stated that if this release was not forthcoming within one hour's time, defendant Gosselin would reverse his often repeated public comments to the contrary and publicly object to further filming of the program on the ground that it is purportedly detrimental to his children," the suit specified.
Another defense released by Heller is that both Discovery and TLC have treated Jon like a dog on a leash by denying him "an opportunity to earn a livelihood to support his family."
"Jon & Kate Plus 8" will end in November because there is a lack of footage. TLC has struck a deal with Kate on a new project called "Kate Plus Eight" which has been delayed from its November 2 premiere due to Jon's refusal to let his kids be filmed.
