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Jon Gosselin Fired? Not Yet, But Apparently He’s Trying

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No, Jon Gosselin isn’t fired, but it seems he’d certainly be glad if he were. Popular opinion at the time of Jon and Kate’s divorce filing was that “Jon and Kate Plus 8″ should just shut down. Or at lease change its name. Well, there is apparently a shakeup in the works now, as TMZ says Jon Gosselin is trying to start up a different reality show.

He’s also doing things that make TLC very angry, such as wearing clothing with designer labels all over so the network has to blur out all of his clothes. I guess because he doesn’t need a cash advance to get expensive clothes anymore he feels it’s his right. TLC seems to disagree. Here’s the scoop from TV OverMind:

Jon seems to be working overtime lately when it comes to pissing off TLC by dressing up tip to toe in designer duds, prompting the network to blur 90% of his body. Now word comes from TMZ that Jon has been negotiating to appear on another reality show – the negotiations themselves are probably a violation of his TLC contract – called “Divorced Dad’s Club.”

Say what? A new reality show?

Apparently TMZ has reason to believe that Jon Gosselin getting fired is exactly what he wants because he might be able to make more money on a new project. The project would still have cameras on him 24-7, but he wouldn’t have to play second string to Kate anymore. TMZ reports that Jon Gosselin is “wheeling and dealing” for a new reality show.

Jon Gosselin wants to be fired because he is talking to producers about a new show featuring celebrity divorced dads. Rumor has it he’s been talking to Michael Lohan as well as Lindsay Lohan’s manager Mike Heller  and the guy who is producing the show, which has the working title “The Divorced Dads Club.” Even if Jon Gosselin doesn’t get fired from TLC, production company Endemol says “Divorced Dads Club” will be a reality anyway.
Why does Jon Gosselin need to get fired?

TV OverMind makes a good point about why Jon Gosselin should not be working on developing a new reality show:

What would the legal ramifications be for Jon if he were to willfully break his contract with TLC to the detriment of their show. I’m no lawyer, but if Jon Diva’d out because he was scheming to pad his bank account wouldn’t TLC have legal recourse?

The answer, of course, is yes — unless Jon Gosselin gets fired. But of course TLC is not going to fire Jon Gosselin because he’s doing something they could sue him for. The network will probably just wait until he does break his contract; that way TLC won’t be financially liable to Jon Gosselin.
Money troubles

Apparently, the whole Jon Gosselin getting fired thing has been a subject on the minds of “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ producers for a while. TV OverMind says:

Turns out he quickly blew his share of the show money last season, and this season was cut out of financial control by a court order after he was found to be ‘irresponsible.’

Yikes. I guess that explains why Jon Gosselin wants to get fired.

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