The TLC network has sued Jon Gosselin for opening his contract as a star of the hit reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8.” This show was about Jon and his ex-wife Kate. Kate and Jon had 8 kids (get the title).

The lawsuit, filed October 16, 2009 in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Md., asserted that Gosselin has failed to meet his binding as an exclusive employee of the TLC, while appearing on rival networks’ programs for money and making allowable public disclosures about the show.

Gosselin has starred since on TLC since 2007 on the weekly show, a ratings hit for the show that has been hard in recent months by divorce of  Gosselin and his wife, Kate, argued , then filed for marital turmoil.

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