After a report surfaced that Jon Gosselin was working at TGI Friday's, many wondered what could have happened to the money he made from his reality TV series. It turns out, however, that the former reality star is only working to help out a friend in need.
"I took the job at Friday's because my friend needed help in the kitchen for the sauté line," Gosselin tells E! News exclusively. "I've always been passionate about cooking, and I ended up donating that paycheck to various children's charities in my area."
Even though Gosselin is pursuing his DJ career, the Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum tells us he still plans on working at the Friday's whenever his "professional schedule allows" him to do so, as he's also taking care of his family. As for why he plans on going back, Gosselin explains, "For the first time in a long time, it was a job that I had that wasn't about what was good for Jon. I was helping someone else and it felt good."
Gosselin opened up to Yahoo about his relationship with ex-wife Kate Gosselin and his children and said he and Kate don't really interact despite a custody agreement. But the custody agreement allows him to see only four of his kids at a time, which meant he hadn't seen his son, Colin, in a year and a half. "I can't do anything," he said. "It's unfair of her to do that, considering she claims that she does her best for all my kids. Dah, dah, dah, drama. ‘I'm perfect.' No one's perfect, honey. Trust me."
He said he would've fought harder for a better agreement, but he had a problem: money. "People are always like, ‘Oh, I would fight so hard [for a better custody arrangement].' I'm like, ‘Honey, you don't have the money to fight that hard. Do you know how expensive court is? You have no idea.' All the filings—and I do my own filings, then submit them to a law firm for stamp of approval—I have to pay for that," he explained.
"And pay all the court fees in the hopes that you'll get something out of it. I've been going to court for seven years now. Unless you can arbitrate out of it and have a working relationship with the other parent, you're going to spend a lot of money."