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May 29, 2009, 3:23 pm

‘Jon & Kate’ Plus Labor Complaint

Jon & KateThe Learning Channel Jon and Kate Gosselin, shown with four of their eight children.

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor said that it was investigating a complaint about the hit reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ to make sure that it was complying with the state’s child labor laws, The Associated Press reported. On Friday, Justin Fleming, a spokesman for the Labor Department, said that it was investigating the TLC series, about the parents Jon and Kate Gosselin, who reside in Wernersville, Pa., and their eight children: a set of twins, age 8, and a set of sextuplets, age 5. The Gosselins’ marriage has lately drawn intense scrutiny from celebrity magazines, and the season premiere of “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ broadcast on Monday evening was watched by 9.8 million people, making it the most watched television show of the night.


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  1. 1. May 30, 2009 2:30 pm Link

    Jon & Kate are true stomach turners,
    Two tasteless TV sojourners,
    An Audience that huge?
    Après eux le deluge,
    Oh where are the tasteful discerners?

    — Larry Eisenberg

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