Loading ...Jon Unhirable?
Jon has one more complaint to add to his lawsuit with TLC. Now the bad boy octodad is stating that, due to the publicity he’s been receiving since the divorce, he is now no longer able to get a “regular” job. He claims that the ubiquitous paparazzi hinder the employment process.
“I find myself unemployed and without the ability to secure non-entertainment related engagements because the enormous Media interest, cameras, reporters and public interest makes it impossible to carry on normal daily activities, let alone find, secure and maintain a job with an employer who is willing to be exposed to the daily Media intrusions that has impeded by life.” (Examiner)
Hang on while I get my violin.
One could certainly argue that this is his fault. I’m sure he wasn’t unhirable before the much publicized divorce. And even then, I’m sure his chances at employment were not dreadfully hindered after the announcement.
No, I think he’s shot himself in the foot. After spending a summer and fall ruining his own reputation, and getting plenty of media coverage for his troubles, I think that only now is he beginning to realize that there’s no free lunch. You can’t just turn the publicity on and off like your kitchen faucet. And now that all the juicy media coverage that Jon previously enjoyed is getting in the way of him “having a normal life”, he’s upset.
Poor baby.
So what does Mr. Jon Gosselin do when he realizes that his rotten behavior has brought him nothing but trouble?
The reasonable thing. He sues TLC.
Right. Because it’s all TLC’s fault that Jon went around sleeping with anything that walked. So that means it’s also TLC’s fault that he was photographed at every party site between here and Las Vegas?
Look, he and Kate made an agreement to place themselves in the public eye when they signed up to film the show. Once in, it’s hard to get out. And you’re not going to make it any easier on yourself if you run around like a total jackass – drawing media attention like moths to a flame. For those who thrive on entertainment reporting, this kind of behavior is irresistible.
So buck up little Jon. You made your bed, now sleep in it.