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Jon Gosselin and TLC have settled litigation against each other.

The network, where Gosselin and ex-wife Kate Gosselin found stardom as America’s favorite parents, sued him for violating their contract by appearing on competing shows for payment while disparaging the TLC program. Gosselin countersued, claiming the network damaged his reputation.

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

Gossip Cop is excited by the possibility that this may be Gosselin’s last time making news for a while.

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We don’t report on these two unless there’s real news, and today there is.

Jon and Kate Gosselin are officially divorced.

The final papers have been signed by Judge Arthur Tilson after the arbiter ruled on how the couple’s property will be divided.

Gossip Cop will follow the story as it develops…

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Gossip Cop loves when tabloids accuse others of “stooping,” even when they’re the ones who’ll say anything – however fictional – for a “story.”

“Get out the barf bags,” In Touch warns, because “Jon Gosselin and Nadya Suleman will try to fall in love on a reality show.” That’s right. The weekly’s weak stomach comes from its “exclusive” that Gosselin, willing to “stoop to just about anything,” “has agreed to star in a cheesy new reality show in which he’ll date [Suleman.]” The man behind the supposed Jon – Kate = Jon + Octomom pilot (and, yes, we just got a bit queasy typing that), Bobby Goldstein, had heard Suleman was attracted to Gosselin, “And I had the idea that this could be a very entertaining fiasco.”

Well, he has the “fiasco” part right. In Touch reports the series will follow father-of-8 Gosselin as he “contemplates what hooking up with Octomom could really be like,” while mother-of-14 Suleman pursues her “obsession” with him.

And how does the mag explain how such a patently ridiculous project will get made? It cites Goldstein’s belief that Jon’s quest for fame will prevail: “I think that he wants to remain in the limelight.”

Yeah, almost as badly as the tabs and producers who feed on this nonsense want to remain in the limelight.

It’s not true. There is NO show commitment between Gosselin and Suleman, no matter how many proposal e-mails went back and forth.

We busted last week’s speculation that Gosselin was headed for a reality encore, and we’re more than happy to bust these new, even more absurd rumors. Gossip Cop just confirmed – again – with Gosselin’s representative that this story is “not true.”

UPDATE:  Jon Gosselin has put out a statement, which reads in part:

“I am troubled to learn that the media has accepted as true the scurrilous rumor that I would appear in a reality television program with Nadya Suleman. This is utterly false.”

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If you thought Jon Gosselin being on one reality show was enough, rest assured: that’s all it will be.

“Jon is getting ready to take a meeting with CBS and talk about appearing on special celebrity versions of The Amazing Race or Survivor,” RadarOnline.com reports “exclusively” — and wrongly. A source “familiar with the situation” (or not) tells Radar that Gosselin is planning to fly to Los Angeles in November to discuss reality TV possibilities, while “nothing is a done deal yet.”

As you know, Gossip Cop has been almost completely alone in ignoring the Jon & Kate debacle during its months-long domination of headlines. But Radar’s “exclusive” importantly doesn’t impact the couple’s eight children, is complete nonsense, and also happens to touch upon something we actually like – “The Amazing Race.” So let’s bust this rumor, shall we?

Jon Gosselin’s representative spoke to Gossip Cop EXCLUSIVELY and said in response to Radar’s reality TV claims, “He’s not looking for anything like that.” The report – picked up everywhere – is “not true.”

So “Survivor” isn’t in Gosselin’s future? “He has no desire to be in a jungle.” As for what he is planning, the rep observed that he’s “dealing with a divorce, his children, [and] TLC,” and reiterated that he’s not doing a reality show, and “never had plans to do one” after the series that made him a household name.

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The latest in Paparazzi Patrol:

A swarm of photographers didn’t just follow Kate Gosselin to the legendary New York toy store FAO Schwarz, they were hot on her tail inside the store, where she tried to shop for her brood of eight.