Playboy Says Yes To Kim Kardashian, No To Kate Gosselin (WARNING)

Hugh Hefner Scoffs At Idea Of Kate Gosselin Posing For Playboy


Kate Gosselin may be "Dancing with the Stars," but she won't be baring all for Playboy.

That is, as long as the nudie magazine's founder Hugh Hefner continues to have a say so.

When asked about the possibility of the reality television mom posing in the pages of the men's mag, Hef told E! Online, "No! No!"

To add insult to injury, Hefner also said that he doesn't understand why Gosselin, 35, is even a contestant on the ABC dance competition program.

"I don't think she's a celebrity," he scoffed.

Another man who is reportedly not in favor of Gosselin is her own "DWTS" partner, Tony Dovolani.

"He can't wait to get rid of her, even if it means losing early," a show insider told Us Weekly.

Much like the duo's tense fight during last week's rehearsals, the "argumentative" mom is said to have recently snapped at Dovolani during one of their dance practices at her Pennsylvania home.

"I'm the reason anyone knows your name," she told her partner, according to Us. "So give me a break!"

Dovolani, 36, is said to have complained to the show's producers about how difficult it is to work with Gosselin, who he reportedly does not want to be around "unless he has to."

"They hate each other," a show insider said. "Backstage, she will back him into a wall to talk, and he won't listen or look at her."

Added another snitch, "Not only is Kate the worst dancer, but she's nasty. It's an ongoing joke how Tony got the short end of the stick when he was assigned to Kate."


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Kate Gosselin Says Jon Took $200K Of Their Kids' Money...Jon Your Wrong!

Kate: "I can't pay my bills"

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Jon & Kate Gosselin's Show On Hiatus Until August 3rd

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Less than 24 hours after Jon and Kate Gosselin’s “bombshell” announcement about their decision to split up, TLC said “Jon & Kate Plus 8” will be going on hiatus.

Following a retrospective of Jon and Kate's first 10 years, which will air on June 29, the show will be on hiatus until Aug 3. During this time, the family will take some time off to regroup and then a modified schedule will be put in place to support the family's transition, according to a source close to the show.

When (or is it if?) the show returns, the question remains — what can we expect to see?

When hope disappears, so do ratings:

One thing that’s true about television, no matter the genre, is that happy doesn’t dependably sell. Good television requires some conflict; when swords rattle to the same tune of blissful agreement, it’s impossible to keep viewers’ interest.

That said, when you can’t squint for at least a glimmer of hope, you’re probably shifting your gaze toward another channel. Where the couple and the show's ratings are concerned, a separation is a good thing, for no other reason than the possibility that it could all still work out.

If it becomes painfully obvious that divorce is the only option, viewers will tune out. Jon and Kate — and their plus 8 — are more appealing as a collective unit than they are diced into divorce-sized, made-for-TV portions.

Meet Jon, your newest C-list celeb:

One upshot of the recession is that the C-list celebrity has largely gone the way of the hedge fund. C-listers aren’t as ubiquitous as they were just a year ago, and they aren’t just collecting money by virtue of the fact they exist.

However, Jon stands to change the game. His Barneys Co-op shopping trips have already been paparazzi fodder (not to mention his late-night outings with an alleged flame), he’s been spotted in splashy Ed Hardy garb (the designer who courted Madonna and later Britney Spears), and several Manhattan-based PR firms are said to be looking into placing him, a newly single New York transplant, into some of the city’s more publicity-hungry clubs.

Jon may now be moving into a world that has less to do with his family and more to do with his own personal fame, whether he realizes it now or not.

We wait for Kate to make a misstep:

All eyes might look like they’re on Jon, with his fascinating new bachelor-y Big Apple lifestyle, but the truth of the matter is that viewers want to know when Kate crosses the line.

expectation that a man might be — or become — a bad dad. That’s why Alec Baldwin can leave a cruel voicemail for his young daughter and still come out mostly unscathed.

But a bad mother? That’s the stuff television and public perceptions are made of. The “plus 8” will be considered to be adjusting well right up until the point Kate spends a romantic weekend without the kids. The standards for a mother, single are not, are different. And the difference is only magnified once it’s broadcast in HD.

And perhaps I misspoke. There is another question to be had: Why didn’t Jon and Kate just walk away from the cameras when they had the chance? Television and its perks are fleeting. Family, on the other hand, does not have to be.


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Kate Gosselin Explains Reason For Split

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After months of speculation, the 10-year marriage of “Jon & Kate Plus 8” stars Kate and Jon Gosselin appears to be coming to an end.

Documents to initiate a legal split were filed at the Bucks County Courthouse in Reading, Pa., Monday afternoon.

Fans who have watched the couple's popular TLC show — or read the voluminous coverage of the Gosselin marriage in the press — will hardly be surprised: The duo had long maintained a tense relationship, with Jon recently telling PEOPLE he wanted a less high-profile life, while Kate appeared to remain committed to their TV career.

In February, photos surfaced of Jon in the company of young women during a solo visit to see his mother, who was recuperating from surgery, in Huntingdon, Pa. The couple quickly attempted to quash rumors of problems. But in May, the scandal erupted again when 23-year-old Deanna Hummel was photographed driving Jon's car home from a bar late at night.

When the fifth season of the Gosselins' show premiered May 25, the couple admitted to having problems and not knowing where their relationship was headed. "Parents of multiples have triple the divorce rate," Kate said through tears. "I was thinking we were going to beat that. I don't know if I can say that anymore."

TLC promotions of the show are promising a major announcement about the family in Monday night's episode of “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”


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