The daily gossip: Jon Gosselin says Kim Kardashian shouldn't put her baby on TV, and more

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last updated 8 January 2015

1. Jon Gosselin says Kim Kardashian shouldn't put her baby on TV

In a decision that's extremely uncharacteristic for both parties, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have, as yet, refrained from having their daughter North photographed. But in case Kim gets the itch to show off her daughter on reality series Keeping Up With the Kardashians, she might want to heed the advice of someone who's been there: Former Jon & Kate Plus Eight star Jon Gosselin. "Based on my situation, I wanted to raise my kids off TV," said Gosselin on VH1's The Gossip Table. "I would definitely not film with my newborn child" — though he will, apparently, talk about them on cable. [Radar Online]

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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.

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