More Celebrity Separations: Billy and Katie Lee Joel and Kate and Jon Gosselin

The Piano Man is going to be singing solo again as Billy Joel and his third wife Katie Lee have decided to separate. The official announcement read, “After nearly five years of marriage, Billy Joel and Katie Lee Joel have decided to separate. This decision is a result of much thoughtful consideration. Billy and Katie remain caring friends with admiration and respect for each other.” Of course, the statements always sound so nice. Katie Lee, who is a food critic, married the much older singer/songwriter in 2004. But, if you’ve been reading the trash mags, all has not been well … Continue reading

“Jon and Kate Plus 8”: Misery Loves Company

Does it ever… If you tuned into watch the Gosselin’s martial meltdown of TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8” on Monday night you weren’t alone. According to reports, the season premiere of “Jon and Kate Plus 8” was watched by a record breaking 9.8 million people. To put that number into perspective consider that the premiere of ABC’s “Lost” attracted just over 7 million viewers. The number is also on par with the finale of “Sex and the City,” which aired five years ago. The ratings for Monday’s “Jon and Kate” were the highest in TLC’s history. Not only did … Continue reading

The Gosselins: He Said, She Said, They Said

It seems as if it is now Jon and Kate Plus Eight…and everyone that knows them. The first person to get involved (that I remember at least) with the tabloids as far as Jon and Kate’s relationship was Jason Hummel, the brother of Jon’s “friend,” Deanna Hummel. Jon and Deanna were seen out late one night and that sparked controversy that Jon was cheating. Well, that along with the pics taken of him and co-eds from Juniata College partying at a bar in February. Jason claims that his sister and Jon are having an affair and it seems he can’t … Continue reading

Bad Dads? You Decide

I know a dad who pays more money for airlines tickets to see his girlfriend than he does in child support. He also willingly shells out more cash to wine and dine said girlfriend in the course of three days than he does to feed his own child in an entire month. That’s on top of repeatedly placing the child in dangerous situations and consistently ignoring the child. So, does this make the guy a bad dad? He certainly doesn’t think so, and I would venture to guess that fellow fathers Jon Gosselin and Mel Gibson would agree. The aforementioned … Continue reading