Last year things began to change for the Gosselins. It became obvious just by watching the show that Jon and Kate were having marital problems. The tabloids soon began to run stories about the state of the Gosselin’s marriage. This was just the beginning of Jon and Kate’s relationship with the tabloids. There were allegations that Jon had been cheating on Kate, an accusation that Jon had vehemently denied.
In the summer of 2009, Jon and Kate announced what the whole world had known was coming: they were getting a divorce. While no one was surprised by the news, the tabloids had a field day. There were allegations that the marriage ended because of Jon’s cheating. In general, Jon was portrayed as the “bad guy” while Kate was the poor single mother who was trying to handle eight young kids all by herself. It’s funny because before the split the tabloids had some not-so-nice things to say about Kate as well. They blamed her for being overly obsessed about her image. Remember that episode when she got a tummy tuck? One tabloid cover’s headline even read: “From Mom to Monster”.
It’s interesting how a good scandal, like Jon and Kate’s failed marriage, can interest so many people. While Kate pretends to dislike the attention she receives from the tabloids, Jon sure doesn’t seem to mind it. Though the news sources still seemed to favor Kate over Jon, painted Jon as an absentee father and fame-obsessed. Ellis Cashmore explains that celebrities thrive on the publicity they receive from these news sources. The more they are seen in the public eye, good or bad, the more they become cultural icons. Ever heard of the phrase, “no publicity is bad publicity”?
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