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Corrine Gehrls, a former flight attendant on Oprah Winfrey’s private jet, claims she was fired in July after two other flight attendants falsely told Winfrey she had “inappropriate intimate behaviour” aboard a flight, reports TMZ. The man alleged to be involved with Gehrls, the chief pilot, was also let go as a result of the incident.

Gehrls is now suing Winfrey’s company, Harpo Productions, as well as the two flight attendants who allegedly lied – one of whom is the daughter of Winfrey’s best friend, Gayle King – for damages in excess of $75,000.

Kate Gosselin of Jon and Kate Plus Eight appeared on Today, fighting back tears as she explained she can no longer pay her bills after her soon-to-be ex-husband, Jon, took $230,000 from their joint bank account, reports TMZ.

“You’ve left your children and their mother unable to pay for the roof over their head,” she said. “It’s unacceptable.”

Jon has claimed the children no longer want to do the reality show, but Kate said there was “wailing and sobbing” when she told them production had been stopped.

Kate’s lawyers are heading to court to demand Jon return the money.

Further to andPOP’s story earlier today in regards to reports that Levi Johnston would pose nude for the right price, andPOP has been sent a press release from StraightCollegeMen.com. The release has indicated that StraightCollegeMen.com has offered Johnston $25,000 to appear in a solo video for its website. Justin Clouse, owner of StraightCollegeMen.com, felt that Johnston would be perfect for the site.

“When I heard him say that he’d consider posing nude for enough money, I knew we had to make a tangible offer. $25,000 is a lot of money for an hour of his time, but I’ve been wanting to add a celebrity to StraightCollegeMen.com’s roster for a long time,” Clouse continued.

Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to the world’s longest-surviving set of octuplets in January, has signed a deal for a reality television show, reports CBC. Suleman will receive $250,000 for all 14 of her children to appear on the show – about $250 a day, per child. The contract spreads the money over three years of shooting.

Instead of shooting Suleman, 33, and her family on a daily basis, the show will only include milestones such as birthdays and other special events.

“They came up with this idea, presented to her and she liked it because she’ll get to use a camera to do some of the filming herself,” said her lawyer, Jeff Czech.

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