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Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum Jon Gosselin had a savage response when Entertainment Tonight's Kevin Frazier said his ex-wife Kate Gosselin was once 'one of the most recognizable women in the country.'
'She also became one of the most hated,' the 45-year-old DJ scoffed. 'She's the Karen.'
At that, the estranged couple's 18-year-old daughter Hannah involuntarily let out a stunned chuckle.
Reality TV heyday: Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum Jon Gosselin had a savage response when Entertainment Tonight's Kevin Frazier said his ex-wife Kate Gosselin was once 'one of the most recognizable women in the country'
The 45-year-old DJ scoffed: 'She also became one of the most hated. She's the Karen'
Jon continued: 'She is the Karen meme, like, hello!'
A Karen is defined as a 'pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman, who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people's behaviors.'
Even the 47-year-old nurse's former signature hairdo - a reverse mullet of blonde spiky hair - inspired Halloween costumes for people wanting to look like they're 'asking for the manager.'
The Gosselins only communicate through their attorneys following the end of their acrimonious decade-long marriage in 2009.
Oh snap! At that, the estranged couple's 18-year-old daughter Hannah involuntarily let out a stunned chuckle
Jon continued: 'She is the Karen meme, like, hello!'
'Come over here!' A Karen is defined as a 'pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman, who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people's behaviors'
Even the 47-year-old nurse's former signature hairdo - a reverse mullet of blonde spiky hair - inspired Halloween costumes for people wanting to look like they're 'asking for the manager'
And while both of them denied having affairs at the time, the half-Korean musician claimed Kate did leave him for someone who 'worked closely with his family on the series.'
'I wanted to leave the show, and she wanted to continue on the show,' he explained.
'I felt like she wanted to be this big, big star on TV and continue on and use the kids to film and create this enterprise. I felt that if you wanted to do TV, you should just kept doing TV on your own and let them be kids. We just had a difference of opinion.'
Jon & Kate Plus 8 aired for five seasons on TLC spanning 2007-2010, once reportedly amassing 10.6M viewers in 2009.
Happier times? The Gosselins only communicate through their attorneys following the end of their acrimonious decade-long marriage in 2009
'I wanted to leave the show, and she wanted to continue on the show': And while both of them denied having affairs at the time, the half-Korean musician claimed Kate did leave him for someone who 'worked closely with his family on the series'
'She wanted to be this big, big star': Jon & Kate Plus 8 aired for five seasons on TLC spanning 2007-2010, once reportedly amassing 10.6M viewers in 2009
Jon was granted full custody of Hannah in 2016 followed by their son Collin in 2018, and they currently live with him in Reading, PA.
'I've always been closer with my dad and we've always had a strong good relationship,' Hannah told ET.
'It's a lot, growing up in a very busy household with lots of kids. And there's not really a one-on-one relationship, for attention, that you have with your parent. I felt like my dad gave me that attention and a feeling like I had a good solid relationship with a parent.'
