TLC Files Lawsuit Against Jon Gosselin

TLC has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Jon and Kate Plus 8 star Jon Gosselin, accusing him of violating his contract by making paid and unpaid TV appearances without the network’s permission.

A statement released by TLC says:

“The network has been trying privately and patiently for months to get Jon to honor the contract he signed and to comply with his obligations relating to public appearances and statements.  Those efforts have been unsuccessful.”

Jon’s attorney, Mark Heller, released a statement saying:

“Jon will vigorously defend against this baseless action, assuming Discovery and TLC choose to go forward with their claim by legally serving him with notice, and we are confident that through the course of litigation it will clearly be evident that Discovery and TLC exploited, manipulated and abused the Gosselins’ vulnerability and financial hardship.”

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