Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Post #9 3/24/09 Rumors: Volume Jon Minus Kate Plus 8

As a fan of the TLC reality show Jon and Kate Plus 8 I am quite confused and dissapointed with the recent occurrences in the news. In relation to the Newsweek article about the Duggar family of 18 children and LeAnn Rimes' incident in which she was caught making out with her costar even though she and him are married, there are rumors of a big disruption in the relationship between John and Kate. Various sources such as In Touch Magazine claimed that Jon was living with his mom and spending time away from home going to bars and hanging out with college girls. Supposedly girls from Juniata College say that Jon said he may get a divorce. According to other witnesses hew was playing beer pong with a women's volleyball team and dancing. There is even a picture of him with two girls that the media claim as evidence.

However, a TLC representing Jon said,

“It is certainly hurtful for people to spread rumors and lies about us. It certainly makes me reluctant to live my life like the average person would. This has made it very clear that the simplest innocent gesture–such as taking a picture with a fan, can be taken out of context. As you can see on the show, I am not perfect, but I am a part of a loving family and couple.”

Also, Jon said that he did live with his mother for eight days because she had a broken foot and that the alleged picture was just with two fans.

Yet, the media continued to widen the gap by making assumptions that their romance is gone and that she is tough on him. They are so outlandish that they pinpoint little things like how close they are during interviews or how Jon's tone is. They even assumed that when Jon went on a father daughter ski trip with Cara ski, that he just wanted to get away from Kate.

Some of the paparazzis information seems true, but a part of me thinks that these rumors are completely redonkulous and that they are miscontruing the whole situation. Once again, as a fan I believe John and hope that the rumors are completely false.

Hopefully things won't turn out like this.


http://www.bittenandbound.com/2009/03/17/jon-kate-plus-8-finale-marital-problems-video/

The rumors about the Gosselins just goes to show how the media spreads many unpleasant rumors that are aimed for the downfall of stars. Whether rumors are true are not, dealing with these remarks is the difficult part. Whether rumors are about celebrities or just regular people, rumors are hard to cope with. "They make it hard to be at peace." Not only do they tear the person they are about, but they disrupt the mutal trust in the relationships they have with other people. The keys to dealing with rumors is to
When we recognize what is being said, then labeling the true from the false, and then provide the correct statistics we will be able to deal with the rumors. Although the whole situation may not be fixed, knowing that you are correct and attempted to state your case is all one needs to be at peace. Then again we can simply just stop spreading rumors.

Here's a link for an in depth analysis of rumor control.
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/rumor_control/
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3 comments:

  1. dahhlayneMarch 26, 2009 at 7:01 PM

    This is a very common thing to see in the media, especially with tabloids and shows like ET or Access Hollywood. People find something suspicious, they branch off from it, assume more than what is needed, and ooh la la, there you go, a rumor.
    The information you provided in order to deal with these nasty evils correctly is very informative. Personally, I try to avoid rumors as much as possible. When people say certain things about other people, I validate it and go to the person myself to see if it is true or not. It really hurts me when I see others talk bad behind other people's back, or when people assume things about people when they don't even know for sure if they are even correct. Sometimes, we ourselves start rumors and don't even know it. Let's all do everyone a favor and keep our mouths shut when we're not exactly sure about the information we're given.

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  2. theeconomistMarch 28, 2009 at 3:53 PM

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  3. theeconomistMarch 28, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    While I hate gossip, especially gossip that's so obviously false, I can't help but watch Access Hollywood or Extra every so often. But it's more for the movie aspect of the shows rather than the "celebrity dirt." Frankly, I don't give the slightest crap about who's making about with who, what's going on where, who's breaking up for what, blah, blah blah.

    But I think it's so incredibly ridiculous that there are people bored enough to actually come up with a rumor about this celebrity or that. I mean, really? Do you not have something better to do than messing up some person's life? Aside from the fact that their faces seem to dominate every other magazine cover, they're not all that different from the rest of the world.

    As Evangeline Lilly from ABC's "Lost" said, "Actors are human beings too."

    -theeconomist

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