[Smells Like News] Jon Gosselin: Ordered to Stop Media Appearances

He was a no-show at his court date yesterday and now Jon Gosselin has been ordered by a Maryland judge to stop making media appearances.

The “Jon and Kate Plus 8” father has been accused of violating his contract with TLC network, and will not be allowed to appear in the media until the beginning of his trial on April 19th.  At that point the injunction will be revisited.

Edward Sabin, COO of TLC claimed that Gosselin’s many appearances and endorsements actually damaged the popularity of the reality show and brought about an image that the network wasn’t comfortable with.

He explained, “Photos of Jon Gosselin with scores of bikini-clad women was inconsistent with our image brand of our show.”

Following the hearing, TLC released a statement saying, “The Court has validated our view that Mr. Gosselin has a valid, binding contract and that he has breached it repeatedly. Step one – getting the court to order Mr. Gosselin to comply with his contractual obligations – has been accomplished. Any further breaches going forward will be violations of a court order. We look forward to the next phase of the litigation, which is to pursue our claim for damages resulting from Mr. Gosselin’s numerous breaches.”

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Posted By sysop to Smells Like News at 2/18/2010 07:15:00 PM

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