Jonathan Storm: Jon Gosselin: No children on show
LOS ANGELES - The father of the children on Jon & Kate Plus 8 said yesterday that it's "not healthy" for his children to continue appearing on the TLC reality show.
Jon Gosselin said he had "an epiphany one day" and realized his 5-year-old sextuplets and 8-year-old twins shouldn't be filmed at the family's Berks County home as their parents were going through a divorce.
Gosselin's comments came during an hour-long interview on CNN's Larry King Live.
TLC network has shut down filming of the children after receiving a cease-and-desist order from Gosselin.
In a statement, the network said production would remain suspended "pending further conversations" between both Gosselins. Filming not directly involving the children was continuing, TLC said yesterday.
"It appears that Jon's priority is Jon and his interests," his estranged wife, Kate Gosselin, said in a statement yesterday. "My priority remains our children and their well being."
Jon Gosselin said that though his family has earned $1 million for appearing on the show, he wants production "to stop completely." He told King that, in retrospect, he wished his family hadn't done the show at all.
He said that he posted a sign outside the family home prohibiting TLC's production crew from entering or filming on the property.
On Monday, TLC announced that the weekly series would be renamed Kate Plus Eight, with reduced involvement by Jon Gosselin.
