I missed you guys too much
I was going to avoid this topic altogether, but it was such an easy call for me. If people want to believe this story, then ceteris parabis they also have to believe that Mady saw Kate kissing Steve (because a former nanny might have said so)
But most people won't - because either Kate's behavior is above reproach - OR she's smart enough to be very, very discreet..
The Enquirer has covered themselves very well on this one -- the entire article is written as Stephanie says this, Stephanie says that. And that is the truth. The only one hanging out there in the wind is Stephanie (and I've noted before that the cost of going after her is likely not worth the lawsuit -- Jon actually can't stop her from talking about anything, and his legal team likely figures she'll eventually discredit herself)
It's interesting when you read through the numerous threads on J&K.. If the National Enquirer publishes something about Kate, they're a rag mag and a totally unreliable source.. If they write about Jon, it's the 100% truth and a totally reliable source..
Sadly, I do -- former jobs. Many prescription medications, especially anti-depressants could cause some of the symptoms you are talking about, including weight gain. This is especially true if a person has to try different medications to get to the right one. Whether his behaviour is really what has been relayed to us by the tabloids is a whole other topic.
I'm SO glad you brought this up.. Not only could this be the cause of his erratic behavior and weight gain, but if he's also mixing alcohol with these medications his behavior could be totally bizarre.. His marriage was in shambles - for a lot longer than any of us knew - so what are the odds that he may have been suffering from depression and anxiety, went to a physician, and was prescribed medications for these problems? Very high..
I have seen what these medications can do when the wrong ones are prescribed - when the dose is incorrect - when a person has to be weaned off of one med before starting another.. Very odd behavior - everything from manic behavior to appearing as though one has had a stroke.. But this is Jon - therefore it must be cocaine use..
As for custody, it may have a bearing on how the custody dispute plays out ie. if Kate's team wants to use that in court. I wouldn't be surprised to find that they have asked for him to be drug-tested, or that his legal team has already begun regular testing at an independent lab to be proactive (if they are any good at all, they should do this)
Someone mentioned the possibility that this was the reason that Kate "suddenly" filed for divorce - to protect her children.. If there was even a hint that Jon was using cocaine, does anyone here think she would leave him alone with those kids? The responsible thing would have been to file an emergency hearing regarding the safety of the children and request only "supervised" visitation until it could be determined whether or not the children were in danger.. Didn't happen - so that pretty much kills that theory..
The other thing is that the counter-claim was a necessary step in order to broaden the scope of the case, otherwise it would only be about whether Jon did/didn't do what TLC alleged, and whether those actions would violate the terms of the contract (or more precisely, the parts of the contract that TLC was willing to open up to the scrutiny of the court). The effect of the counter-claim is to allow Jon's team to prove that either the contract was void given the illegality of specific sections of it, or that any actions which might have been considered breach were reasonable given TLC's behaviour ie. the best defense is a good offense.
It also makes it more likely that the case will be settled, if only because TLC does not want everything about the show, the contract, the family, etc to be made public.
We were all lost without you when Jon's counter-suit hit the internet, at least I was anyway!
