Kate Gosselin is in legal trouble for filming with her kids without work permits. The TV mother disregarded direct orders from a judge that involved the well-being of her children.
Jon and Kate rose to fame on their TLC show Jon & Kate Plus 8, which aired back in 2004 after the birth of their sextuplets: Hannah, Collin, Leah, Aaden, Alexis, Joel, and Leah. The six children joined their older twin sisters, Madelyn and Cara, in their small Pennsylvania home. The reality couple divorced in 2010 after ten years of marriage and a rocky relationship with reality TV. Recently, Jon has accused his ex-wife of being emotionally abusive toward his children and forcing the eight kids to appear on the show, saying that his children have shown signs of trauma and that his ex-wife has changed due to the fame.
Now, Kate is in trouble for allowing her children to film when she was not supposed to. According to Us Weekly, Kate was found in contempt of court after a judge saw that an October episode was aired without the proper work permits for her eight children. According to court documents, the mother of eight was ordered to give her ex-husband, Jon, a filming schedule after we went to court to try to stop Kate and the TLC network from filming with his children.
Jon also alleged in the court documents that he never received that schedule plans, and it was confirmed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry that the Gosselin children never had work permits in their name. Previously, a Pennsylvania judge ruled that it was not in the best interest of the children to continue to film the popular TV series. Kate was then given very strict guidelines for any future filming with her and her children. According to Jon, the court had agreed with him that he should have his parental right returned to him. Kate now has to do everything by the book when it comes to filming; otherwise, she’d have to answer to the law. The good news for Jon is that she now has to gain written consent from him before allowing his children to be on TV.
Fans are no doubt split on this whole scenario. As nice as it would be to have the kids back on TV, as TLC viewers have learned to love the popular show, it’s also probably in their best interest to experience the rest of their childhood without cameras following them around. Jon is hopeful that he can put an end to the show once and for all, as he would like for his children to live a more normal life out of the spotlight.
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Source: Us Weekly
