Gosselin Vs. Gosselin: Kate Wins the War With 'DWTS'

By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 9th 2010 05:22PM

Pop Ed: It's almost hard to conjure an image of Kate Gosselin circa 2007: reverse mullet, reputation for endless nagging, famous only for her large brood of children. Back then, fans rallied around her poor, beleaguered husband, and when news of the couple's split first broke, PopEater polls showed an audience vastly skewed in support of Jon Gosselin.

Then everything changed. Jon's behavior, including multiple dalliances with younger women and an increasingly likely pre-separation relationship, turned the tide in favor of Kate. By October, four months after the Gosselins announced their intention to divorce, nearly 75% of over 256K voters were decidedly rooting for Kate. With the news that Kate is one of 11 celebrities who will be competing on season 10 of ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars,' we're calling the game... and Kate won.

If you switched from Team Jon to Team Kate during their divorce debacle, it likely had less to do with Kate's good choices and more to do with Jon's bad ones. In addition to publicly canoodling with 22-year-old Hailey Glassman, Jon further damaged his reputation with frequent, flip-flopping statements to the press. In September of last year, the 'Jon and Kate Plus 8' dad told Good Morning America that Kate verbally abused him for the duration of their marriage and claimed to "despise" her.

Later the same month, Jon told In Touch Weekly that he owed his wife an apology, explaining, "I regret my conduct since Kate and I separated ... I used poor judgment in publicly socializing with other women so soon."

Weeks later, Jon battled allegations that he took an unauthorized $230,000 from the joint bank account he shared with the mother of his eight children. Kate, who was living with the kids in the family's home, told 'Today', "I have a stack of bills. The last thing I wanted was to do this show and end up not being able to pay our bills."

Jon may have put the final nail into his PR coffin by halting production of the show that made his family famous. In October, Jon filed a suit to stop TLC from filming his eight children after they dropped him from the title of the show -- it was to become just 'Kate Plus 8.' He claimed that TLC violated Pennsylvania's child labor laws in filming his eight children, but his actions struck many as simply a way to punish the network and his estranged wife.

While Jon made a mess of things in the press, Kate slowly unveiled her new image. With a continued focus on her kids' happiness, a guest hosting gig on 'The View' and a fashionable new haircut, Kate has distanced herself from the divorce scandal gracefully. And now that Kate has been cast on the upcoming season of 'Dancing With the Stars,' she has a weekly opportunity to dance herself permanently into America's good graces.

TMZ reports that Kate will practice 'DWTS' moves in a makeshift studio in her basement so she can be close to the kids. Kate's children just may be the reason for her decision. Since her ex-husband's lawsuit with TLC cost the family a hefty sum, Kate is taking her role as primary breadwinner very seriously, sources told RadarOnline.

"Kate's the kind of woman who will do whatever is necessary for her children," said one source. "It's great for her to be on the show, but she did it only in a way that benefits her family."

Expect to see a lot of tykes in footage for the show -- and a lot of positive mom-points for Kate. On Monday, Kate told Jimmy Kimmel that her kids still come first, despite her hectic dancing schedule. "The whole goal is obviously to be at home as much as I can, and I'll come home back-and-forth each week. If I can cook dinner and dance, I'll be doing really well."

Without the same kind of outlet for Jon -- no 'Jon and Kate Plus 8' and no regular TV gig of his own -- we can't imagine he'll ever catch up.

Point, set and match.

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Kate Gosselin Snapshots

Kate Gosselin attends the premiere of Discovery Channel's "Life" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on March 4, 2010 in New York City. More photos >>

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TV personality Kate Gosselin attends the premiere of "Life" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on March 4, 2010 in New York City. "Life" New York Premiere Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center New York, NY United States March 4, 2010 Photo by Mark Von Holden/WireImage.com To license this image (59799707), contact WireImage.com

Kate Gosselin Snapshots

TV personality (right) Kate Gosselin and dancer Tony Dovolani attend the premiere of "Life" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on March 4, 2010 in New York City. "Life" New York Premiere Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center New York, NY United States March 4, 2010 Photo by Mark Von Holden/WireImage.com To license this image (59800055), contact WireImage.com

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NEW YORK - MARCH 04: TV personality Kate Gosselin attends the premiere of Discovery Channel's "Life" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on March 4, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kate Gosselin

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NEW YORK - MARCH 04: TV personality Kate Gosselin attends the after party for the premiere of Discovery Channel's "Life" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on March 4, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kate Gosselin

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Tuesday 09 March

By Paul

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The homely slag, Kate Gosselin, is the reason I won't be watching "Dancing With The Stars" this season. All the phoney positive remarks in the world won't hide what she really is: a publicity-seeking whore.

By Beverly

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God! Why such hatred? "A publicity-seeking whore?" I can understand if some people out there don't like her, but hatred? I don't understand that. She has to make money somehow, and she's doing that.

By lily

Paul ..you absolute idiot!. SOunds like you are the attention wh*re....Your hateful words show that you yourself are a judgmental pathetic excuse for a human and you seriously need a lesson in manners.

Wednesday 10 March

By Just me

Your an ass. I bet you were on "Team Jon" huh? Now there's the whore of that family!

By OL

The press are a bunch of dumb saps.

Kate hasn't worked on her insides at all. She had to change her appearance because she has an ugly heart. If she didn’t, we’d have known it because the gap between her and Jon’s behavior would have widened. Instead, she's too famous for a regular job, started going clubbing, spends little time with the kids, etc. She's a narcissist.

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Narcissists have self-worth and self-esteem problems because the dumb saps don’t know what to THINK about themselves. Their whole life’s behavior is aimed at obtaining bits of positive attention from others. By harvesting the reactions to her False Self, Kate cherry-picks pleasurable tidbits of attention and embeds them in a false-positive self-image.

Kate's fans and the press are too dumb to differentiate between Jon's flaws and Kate's merits.

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Thursday 11 March

By Jeny

You are a sick person. Go get a life ... Leave other people alone. You need help.. SAD person ..... UGGGGGGGG Ugly person. Let other people alone. If you don't say something nice. Don't say anything.. GROW UP!!!!!

Friday 12 March

By NPope

ME TOO! I coudn't agree more! She's a selfish dingbat who only wants popularity, instead of taking care of her children! I've never watched the show- but I "know" her from mags at the grocery store. UGH!

By mydownthere

I think America has had enough of this woman. Please stop reporting on her, nobody wants to see her face anymore.

Monday 15 March

By Marie

You don't speak for the vast majority of Americans! I haven't been a regular DWTS viewer, but I may just tune in just to see Kate Gosselin dance. I say kudos to her. She came out of that messy divorce ordeal with her head held high and her dignity intact. She is moving on with her life. Why don't you GET one and stop ragging on this woman who never did anything to you!

What you don't think she's a good MOM? I do. Leave her alone, she is just getting on with her life. God, you people worry to much. The woman is doing what is best for her .. You go Kate. I'm all for her. Love hearing about her. She very pretty too. You people need to get a life... Grow up

By Beepela

Why, oh why, won't she just go away. Kate should not be a celebrity. She is horrible!

By Jane

She'll always be Mommy Dearest to me.

By terri

My money is on Kate being the first one voted off. I truly hope so, because then i might watch the remainder of the show!!! As long as she is on count me out.

By Kookie

I never sided with whiny Kate and never will.
Only thinking of her children? HaHaHa
Going on DWTS is only for her children? HaHaHa
Going to premiers, beauty parlors, spas, dinners, guest shots on shows only for her children? HaHaHa.
The Nannies are Mom now.

By plw

Jealous much Kookie?
You only wish you could be DWTS, going to premiers, dinners, photo shoots, salons and spas. You and the other ladies (and i use that term loosely)jealousy is laughable. For someone that can't stand Kate, y'all can't wait to see what she's doing next! You women are pathetic. Maybe y'all need to get off your pc,s and go take care of YOUR kids. Get a freakin' life!!

By Kent

Count me out of watching DWTS until she is voted off. I cannot stand her and look forward to her returning to Pennsylvania to take care of her family.

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