EXCLUSIVE: TLC Killed Jon Gosselin's Interview With E!
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 @ 07:47AM
Jon Gosselin has met a foe mightier than Kate Gosselin - his own network.
RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that TLC forced the cancelation of Jon's scheduled televised interview with E!
The interview was slated for Monday night but never happened. Instead a few quotes from Jon appeared on E!'s Web site.
A high-level TLC executive intervened and killed Jon's interview, a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com. Jon is under contract with TLC for Jon & Kate Plus 8 and apparently needs the network's approval for certain deals.
The network approved Kate's interview with the Today Show on Monday, an interview that featured tears and anger.
Click here to see and read about Kate's Today show emotional appearance.
Jon gave an interview to In Touch magazine last week and at least one source says that may have been beyond the scope of his contract -- and repercussions may ensue.
When he tried to go on E! all sorts of corporate executives swung into action on Monday, the source close to the situation told us.
Click here to see video of Jon Gosselin launching a water-propelled rocket with his kids
CEOs were calling COOs as an alphabet soup of execs threatened, countered and created a three-martini crisis. In the end the three-letter network (TLC for the alphabet impaired) kicked the one-letter network's exclamation point and Jon was muzzled.
Click here to see video of Jon and Hailey discussing their relationship
But don't count on Jon being silenced forever. TLC still needs him for filming (even though public opinion seems to have turned sharply against him). And we've heard of things like "I'm not available" today where employees put pressure on employers until they get what they want. Hey, we're not saying that's what's going to happen, and really, who would resort to that? We're just saying we've heard it happens.
When asked by RadarOnline.com if they forced the cancelation of Jon’s interview, TLC had no comment.
Click here to see photos of Jon and girlfriend Hailey partying in a bar recently.
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Comments
SMART OF JON!!
DON'T WANT TO BE A MEDIA HO LIKE WHATSHERNAME
Posted Sun, 09/13/2009 - 11:45pm
brownieb---- go get a job . you probably couldn't afford to buy it if you did like kate.
Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 5:22pm
I'm sure all you Kate fans will be standing in line to buy her cookbook on how to serve finger foods on a paper plate. Lets spread peanut butter on a slice of bread and fold in half, wow lookie here, you just made lunch.
Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 7:29am
FUNNY!!!
Posted Sun, 09/13/2009 - 11:44pm
If Jon's too stupid to make the right decisions tlc ha to intervene for his own sake. Man, there's really nothing up there but a sack of rocks huh?
Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 7:16am
If they are getting divorced and he wants to move on fine so be it but he is a complete moron about how he is handling this situation, he couldn't make it any easier for Kate. Plus what is w/ his atrocious taste in women? YUCK! DIRTY!
Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 1:34am
He's dirty all right. I think Kate should make him use a portopotty outside so he doesn't get his crabs and herpes all over her and the childrens toilet seats. He's NASTY! He bangs NASTY girls. U can tell that Hailey has an std just look at her.
Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 1:35am
Hailey Glassman needs to shower and pull herself together. When I finally heard her speak in the Radar clip of her and Jon I was like wtf? she's a raspy voiced idiot! They have both killed brain cells with all that mary jane they smoke!
Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 1:37am
TLC shooshed and muzzled Jon and is running his life now like Kate used to. I love it! Ha! I'm sorry but he obviously doesn't have the common sense to make good life decisions and people have to protect him and his kids his own stupidity!
Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 1:33am
TLC wants sufficient "victim" time for Kate before Jon bursts their "tears=ratings" bubble. Poor Kate....poor, poor Kate. Bad Jon, bad bad Jon...don't rain on the pity party and ruin it for TLC and Kate.
Posted Wed, 08/12/2009 - 12:00am