Jon Gosselin and TLC make up

Realizing no one was going to pay him money to attend their events and that lawsuit with TLC was killing him financially, Jon Gosselin crawled back to TLC begging to be taken back. TLC looked at him and laughed, but Jon used his kids as a bargaining chip promising they could film them again. From PEOPLE:

“TLC has reached a settlement with Jon Gosselin and will be undertaking procedural steps to conclude the litigation,” the network said in a statement Wednesday. “All terms of the settlement are confidential. The whole Gosselin family remain under contract with TLC. ”

A source close to the situation says that the network “hopes they will soon be able to film the family again,” but rules out a return of the hit show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, that made the family household names.

What’s most surprising isn’t that TLC took him back, it’s how this tubby douchebag gets girls. What’s his secret? Is it a gun or a knife?

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