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‘Jon & Kate’ take break

TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8” will take a break from production, TVWeek.com says, citing a report from the Los Angeles Times.

After weeks of speculation, Kate Gosselin filed papers Monday in Bucks County, Pa., to end her 10-year marriage - just hours ahead of the night’s highly promoted episode in which she had promised to reveal “changes that would affect the entire family.”

The next episode, to air Monday in its regular 9 p.m. time slot, will be a clip show with some new footage, TVWeek reports. New episodes will return Aug. 3. Just six episodes of the show’s 40-episode season have aired so far.

Recent events in the Gosselins’ marriage have forced TLC to finish episodes as late as the day of airing. As a result, the crew does not have enough new footage to put together fresh episodes, TVWeek said.

Tabloid claims of marital discord and infidelity involving both partners have been in the headlines for months. Still, the show has remained a hit and attracted nearly 10 million viewers to its May 25 season premiere.

On Sunday, the New York Daily News reported that Jon Gosselin was spotted apartment-hunting in Trump Place on New York City’s Upper West Side.

“Over the course of this weekend, Jon’s activities have left me no choice but to file legal procedures in order to protect myself and our children,” Mrs. Gosselin said in a statement Monday night. “While there are reasons why it was appropriate and necessary for me to initiate this proceeding, I do not wish to discuss those reasons at this time, in the hope that all issues will be resolved amicably between Jon and myself. As always, my first priority remains our children.”

‘View’ co-host sued

“The View” co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been accused of plagiarism.

According to Associated Press, a lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts claims Mrs. Hasselbeck lifted “word for word” content from a book on celiac disease written by a self-published author on Cape Cod.

Mrs. Hasselbeck’s book, “The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide,” has appeared over the past month on several best-seller lists.

The lawsuit was filed by author Susan Hassett, who says she sent Mrs. Hasselbeck a copy of her “Living With Celiac Disease” book as a courtesy after the TV celebrity disclosed last year that she had the illness.

A lawyer for Miss Hassett declined to comment Tuesday, AP says.

A phone message left with Mrs. Hasselbeck’s agent, Andy Cohen, was not immediately returned.

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