Jon Gosselin Calls it Quits

Jon Gosselin insisted Thursday that the production of his family's reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" be halted for the time being. As a response, TLC has suspended filming of the show until further notice.

Jon feels that the show is "no longer… in the best interest for his children," the New York Daily News reported. Another reason for his demand is because of the announcement of the name change of the show. TLC recently announced that in November the show would be renamed to "Kate Plus 8." Jon Gosselin said that if his name is out of the title, then the crew is out of his house.

In a letter dated Sep. 29, Mark J. Heller, Gosselin's attorney stated: "Effective immediately, no production crews are to enter Jon Gosselin's family home for any reason. In the event that anyone enters the marital property, Jon Gosselin will notify the local authority to effectuate police action against the any trespassers." This letter was reported on CBS's "The Early Show" on Thursday morning. CBS also reported that Gosselin wrote two letters to TLC demanding the halt of the production of the show.

In a statement Thursday, TLC responded by saying: "We are aware of Jon Gosselin's recent statements, and remain deeply disappointed at his continued erratic behavior. He and the family were shooting as recently as last Friday, without incident, and his latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic. Despite Jon Gosselin's repeated self destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC. Direct filming of the children has been currently suspended, pending further conversations between both parents."

As TLC stated, Gosselin's demand for the halt may have come a little too late. He is still bound by contract to continue the show.

Is it a coincidence that the day Gosselin seeks this halt of production it is the same day TLC announced that the show's name would be changed to "Kate Plus 8"? Jon doesn't think so. He said he's been pushing for the removal of the show for many weeks before this name change. RadarOnline.com reported that the name change came as a complete surprise to him, who said he found out from the press.

Whatever the future holds for the Gosselin's show, it is known that production will be halted for now.