Suit Says TLC Exploited Gosselin Kids

PHILADELPHIA - Radar Online has published the Jon Gosselin lawsuit against TLC, which claims the network treated him like an “indentured servant.”

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The core argument of the lawsuit, which seeks $5 million in damages, is that Jon and Kate Gosselin didn’t have proper legal representation when they signed a contract for “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” and that TLC violated Pennsylvania child-labor laws.

TLC has repeatedly denied that it violated any labor laws, and said the Gosselins had an attorney and an agent when they signed their most-recent contract with TLC.

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The suit also takes a shot at Kate Gosselin, alluding to an incident where she denied her children water before a TV interview.

The two sides will face off in court on December 14 in Maryland.

Jon Gosselin will face Kate Major, Hailey Glassman, Michael Lohan and other tabloid fixtures from his past in the courtroom, after TLC

The powerful law firm of Williams & Connelly is representing TLC.

In October, TLC filed a detailed breach on contract suit after Jon Gosselin refused to allow TLC to film his children for "Jon & Kate Plus 8."

The TLC lawsuit alleges that Gosselin hasn't met the obligations of his contract as an exclusive employee, has appeared on other programs for pay and made unauthorized disclosures about the show.

Recently, Jon Gosselin has made frequent appearances on The Insider and Entertainment Tonight.

He also did a one-hour interview on “Larry King Live.”

Gosselin has starred for four years in "Jon & Kate Plus 8," which has been consumed by marital turmoil as Gosselin and his wife, Kate, feuded, then filed for divorce.