Jon Gosselin has been spending money like he’s made of it. Which he certainly isn’t, especially when he’s got 8 kids he needs to help support. As soon as he and Kate announced their divorce he headed off to the South of France for a nice luxurious vacation, while she stayed home caring for their children. He’s blowing over $5,000 a month in rent (not mortgage) on his fancy new Upper East Side New York City apartment, and is enjoying all the other expensive things that come with that lifestyle.
Since splitting from wife Kate, being careful with his family’s money doesn’t seem to be a priority for Jon Gosselin. On July 24, Jon was partying it up at the Pink Elephant nightclub in Southampton, N.Y. Days earlier, Jon was spotted purchasing a pair of $950 shoes from NYC boutique Pravda Abbigliamento on Madison Avenue. “He told us to call him if we got in anything else he might be interested in,” store owner Philip Pravda tells Life & Style.
The single life hasn’t only turned Jon into a big spender, it’s made him greedy for more. “Jon is sure Kate’s keeping money from him, more than a million dollars,” an insider close to Jon tells Life & Style. “He thinks some of the money she’s made from her books and tours has been put someplace where he can’t access it.” Jon’s friend confirms, “Jon says he found out Kate had been hiding about $100,000 in cash in the house.”
Rather than confront Kate about it, Jon’s leaving it to his lawyers to fight for him. “It’s turned into an all-out war over money,” the insider says. “Jon says Kate’s books and speaking engagements were based on their children and their relationship, so he rightfully deserves a cut.” Kate disagrees. “As far as she’s concerned, this is money she’s made by herself,” the insider says. “She doesn’t want him to get a cent of it.”
[From Life & Style Weekly]
Kate infamously kept Jon on a $5 a day budget (even though he was working at the time), so I guess he feels he has a lot of spending to make up for. While I am no fan of Kate’s, she’s sure coming off a lot better than Jon lately. He seems to be acting like he doesn’t have any kids (let alone eight of them) or any responsibility besides getting with as many women as he can. It’s clear he’s having a resurgence of youth, but apparently he’s the only one entitled to it.
How smart is it to blow five grand on rent in a fancy, expensive city far away from your kids when Jon could live somewhere much cheaper and closer? Of course it would allow him to get with models or whatever his eventual life goals are. It doesn’t just seem like his kids aren’t his first priority – it seems like they’re just a requirement. A lot of this might apply to Kate too, but she hasn’t been obviously parading around with thousand dollar shoes and European vacations. All I can say is Jon better enjoy this – it won’t last. But the consequences will.
Here’s Jon Gosselin playing with his kids for the filming of the show today in Reading, Pennsylvania. Images thanks to INF Photo.
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