Did Jodi quit when Kate scolded her for giving the sextuplets gum?

Answer 1

Not exactly. Jodi's on-camera help for the Gosselins came to an end after a kerfuffle with TLC and the Gosselins regarding the appearance of 'regulars" on the Gosselin's reality show 'Jon & Kate Plus 8." While Jodi always made it clear that she volunteered her assistance with no expectation of renumeration, TLC insisted on a contract and payment agreement for her time... while Kate insisted that "only her family" be compensated for appearing on the reality show. Jodi has stated in interviews that she never expected to be paid for her time. However, the strain of caring for the multiples in addition to her own 4 children for multiple days at a time, on short notice, and with the expectation to perform with zero errors clearly was taxing. There is no direct information on Jodi's reaction to the lambasting that was delivered by both Jon and Kate in the wake of the gum incident... but the shame, humiliation and embarrassment can be pretty easy to imagine. Again, the decision to no longer use friends and family to babysit for the Gosselin children was the Gosselins... not the Krieders. The time-line of events is not entirely clear, but around this same time the confusion over contracts and payments reared its ugly head. In an interview posted to RadarOnline Kevin (Kate's brother) said he went over to discuss the issue with his sister directly, but was met with an explosive and strident response by Kate. Kate's position was "only my family" gets money. At this point, TLC determined that the Kreiders could not be on the show without a contract. The Krieder's participation in any camera time.. along with any contact with the Gosselins was terminated. According to Kevin, they were paid a modest amount for the time they had already appeared on camera (somewhere around $3,000.) - and since that time have been of little use to his sister and her brood.