Jon & Kate: Weekly Roundup

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It is hard to keep up with TLC's hit reality stars Jon and Kate Gosselin from, "Jon & Kate Plus Eight." There are tons of rumors out there about what is going between these two.

• Us Weekly says that Kate gave Jon a daily allowance of $5 and, if he spent it and needed more, she went nuts.

• For the third straight week, the continuing drama surrounding Kate and Jon Gosselin of TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8 has put mom Kate at the top of USA TODAY’s Celebrity Heat Index. Dad Jon Gosselin is No. 2. Of course, Brad Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie are at three and four. And, Twilight hottie Robert Pattinson rounds out the top five.

• Kate's brother is reportedly looking to sell his take on his sister's family to the right media outlet -- for $30,000. Kevin Kreider and his wife, "Aunt Jodi", have already appeared on CBS' Early Show, where they said that Jon & Kate were exploiting their family.

• A source has told Star magazine that the Gosselin's troubles are greatly affecting their eight kids . "The boys have been acting out since the scandal started," the insider said. Also, Mady and Cara, 8, have become withdrawn. "They're having trouble at school," says the source. "They're old enough to know what's going on, and not a day goes by that they don't ask Jon if he's moving out. They say, 'Daddy, don't go!' They're scared they'll lose him."

• National Enquirer is reporting that Jon & Kate are headed for a $10 million divorce. "Jon said their goal is to be legally separated by July 15 because Kate wants to move on quickly," an insider reveals. "Jon is going to push for half of their money, but Kate is determined to hang on to as much as she can -- and they're worth more than you think... Needless to say, there's a small fortune at stake here -- easily $10 million. And Jon and Kate will be fighting over it like cats and dogs!"

• Kate's writing a new cookbook! Love Is in the Mix: Making Meals into Memories is due in stores Oct. 13, 2009. Commenters on Amazon.com are saying that Kate can't cook, and that she's stealing recipes from "product boxes and magazine articles."

• All this drama is sure paying off. The premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was the TLC reality show's most watched episode of all time. 9.8 million viewers tuned in to watch the couple discuss their martial problems. To compare: the season finale of Lost attracted less viewers, at 9.2 million. The premiere doubled the Season 4 finale of Jon & Kate, which had 4.6 million viewers.

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