totally done with jon and kate. their poor adorable kids! i feel really bad for them. and that was kinda wack, announcing their divorce like it was some big juicy deal or something. its a good thing the show is on hiatus though. it would be ridiculous to keep it rolling during such a hard time for them.

I never watched the show, not my cup of tea but I am very tired of hearing about them and now that I read about the show only going on hiatus and is coming BACK?!?! That's just wrong, I think.

Ugh they are such famewh*res. I feel sorry that their kids are being exploited this way. I read that Kate said the show must go on regardless. She is disgusting.

I've been done with Jon and Kate for a long time now. I hate to hear how things turned out and how they are handling things (on TV no less!). I just feel bad for their kids and hope they won't hate their parents when they are old enough to understand what an embarrassment their parents have made of their family.

I never watched the show. I feel so sorry for those kids. They didn't ask for the world to follow them around. It's not embarrassing for them now, but it may be for them later.

Reality show people are such media wh*res. They have NO right to complain about anything bad that comes to them. They placed themselves in these situations, so they should shut up and except their fate.

Poor children. They should have never been placed on television in this manner. Kate seems to love the attention good or bad. And Kate refuses to admit that she nagged constantly and drove that man away from his children on national television. Did Kate honestly expect Jon to stay around her till their 50th anniversary with all that mess.

Everyone this woman went to school with and worked with her later on, all said that she has the worst behavior and is too conceited. She loves to put everyone down like they are beneath her from nannies, to co-workers, strangers, and her own husband.

And in a way yes, they deserve all the embarrassment that they receive. No one begs another to do a reality show. Media wh*res beg networks and producers to help give them a show of their own or to be placed on one, just like Heidi and Spencer do all the time.

The only reason that the show is on hiatus is because they don't have enough material to air but the show will resume August 3, 2009. So I doubt it is to regroup.

I blame both. But I blame kate more. Number one never emasculate your husband for the world to see. Number 2 i hope these kids get at least a portion of this money when they get older. If they don't, they should sue. They never asked for this.

I am SO sick of hearing about this! Poor kids.

I just wish that TLC would have spent less time giving Jon & Kate perks from other shows like Emeril, Ace of Cakes and Choppers. Rather they should have done some crossover shows - along the lines of wifeswap with the other wives from the TLC lineup. The Duggars Family, Little People, Big World - these couples seem to have their act together better than Jon and Kate. I'm sure the Duggars have received their share of perks from doing a realty show yet they don't seem to need as much as Jon and Kate do. The Duggars built their own home and are debt free and they're 17 of them vs. 10. The family of Little People Big World - those people have "challenges". Perhaps even a program like "Intervention" would have been better for Jon and Kate if TLC had really been concerned about quality television and creating ratings for The Learning Channel - perhaps Jon and Kate could have learned how to deal with their problems and it wouldn't have come to this.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, from watching the show I too had my own about Kate over the years. However,after watching Kate last night and seeing how hurt and saddend she is about the situation my opinion has totally changed. Kate is a strong woman who did not deserve this. She will survive this and deserves to keep the children and everyones support.

Jon on the other hand who used to be quiet and submissive, came out last night saying along lines of "I'm only 32, I feel excited and scared about this next chapter in my life". Excited Jon. Grow up! At 32 you've been married for 10 years and you have 8 kids it's a crazy life - but it's your life - LIVE WITH IT. Now is the time when your kids need you the most - think with your head. Put your money where your mouth is.

I just wish they would stop doing the show altogether because their kids do not need this difficult time in their lives taped for the whole world to see.

I used to watch the show because of the kids. After all that happened before the start of the season I am over it. It is too sad to watch. I think the ones that are going to be affected the most are the children.

They are both at fault. Kate treated Jon like a child and he let her do it. In some aspects I like Kate but I would never want to be her husband. She needs a very strong personality to challenge her. Jon was not that and never will be. Like Kate said on the show, regardless of the filming of their lives, she believes they would have ended up on the same place and I agree with her. I was very impressed that Kate and Jon said it was the kid's house and they wouldn't be traveling between parents but rather one would leave when the other is there. That's gonna get real old but the kids will benefit from having a permanent home. I am a child of divorce and traveling between states twice a year was disruptive and I never felt like I had a home but rather places that I stayed.

Dear Jon,

You are obviously going through a mid life crisis. You want to party and go discos with horny sluts. And who can blame you? It's hard to resist temptation. But just look at those beautiful 8 kids and your wife who gave birth to them. It's easy to forget about the love you had when you have to worry about money, arguing, etc. But that's the difference between being a man and being a husband/father. Grow up and patch things up with your wife.
Seriously, who would want a man who can walk away from a wife and 8 kids?! What kind of man would do that?! Is that what you want to be known for?!

Never seen any of this, but I am so tired of them anyway. And I think they are such (sorry about the language) media wh*res!

Buzz, you never fail to crack me up!
This one is priceless: It's no surprise Jon and Kate's marriage is dunzo to anyone who's been in a grocery checkout line over the past month.

I have no respect for anyone who exploits their children for d-list fame. Both parents are fame wh*res who decry media attention while enriching themselves by it.

They are both IMO awful people who would rather be famous than good parents.

I have zero respect for anyone who chooses to exploit their children on television just to make a quick buck. This show isn't even reality as it's portrayed. Rumors are Jon & Kate haven't lived under the same roof for the last 2 years. It seems that the media and those in everyday society have forgotten who the REAL victims are: those precious 8 children who in the end are the ones who are truly suffering. Now I guess Jon & Kate will have to go out and get REAL JOBS.

I feel very bad for those kids. They have gone through a life of being exposed because their parents wanted fame and money. Now, they have to weather the storm in front of a camera, which is even worse. They are kids, they're not stupid. They will be hurt, but imagine having to try to act a certain way in front of the camera, or having to go through all of your feelings with someone in your face all the time. That is a terrible way to live.

As for Jon and Kate, I dislike them. They are continuing to rip their family apart. Jon, who has made very clear he hates staying on camera is still going along with Kate's demands.

Okay, Jon should not have cheated, but Kate should have been a little friendlier...which is conducive to a healthy marriage and a healthy family. Screaming and flipping out all the time doesn't seem to be as successful. I hoped that after all of this, they would have stopped putting themselves on TV...but, fame makes you stupid and greedy.

Because every kid who goes through their parents' divorcing wants to relive it in reruns.

If they want privacy in their lives, announcing their divorce is the wrong way to achieve that. Plus, it makes their marriage look more made for reality TV, than that it was for just themselves at one point in time.

I think everyone feels bad for the kids and what kills me is that both Jon & Kate say they need to do whats best for the kids and if that is the case then you go to counseling and you make your marriage work for the kids!
When you marry someone you take a vow for better or for worse- you need to try your best to make it work and even more so when kids are involved!

Jon is an idiot. I used to feel kind of sorry for him, but not anymore. He is lazy and apathetic, and I actually kind of feel for Kate now!

On the other note: I certainly DO NOT begrudge them one BIT for opening up their lives to reality series... come ON, HOW ELSE were they supposed to provide for 8 kids? I don't think it's exploitative at all... I think it's entertaining and interesting and awe-inspiring. It's REAL LIFE, just like what we all go through on a daily basis. They show both the parents "warts and all", which I appreciate!
Just my little opinion.

they shouldn't have done it on tv, maybe if they really had just release a statement of some sort. but those kids are going to need so much therapy when they grow up. plus if jon and kate really put their children first i think they would go to marriage counseling to work through their problems.