Career mother Kate Gosselin has just filed what is believed to be a multi-million dollar lawsuit against her former co-star, business partner, and roommate (and husband) Jon Gosselin, accusing him of hacking, computer fraud, wiretapping, identity theft, and invasion of privacy. 
 
 In the filing, the documents of which appear to have been first published on Kate Gosselin-approved anti-bullying website Bullyville.com, Kate alleges that Jon illegally accessed her personal email, phone, and bank accounts after their 2009 divorce and used the information he gleaned to sell negative stories about her to tabloids. She also claims that Jon also provided stolen information to his friend and business partner, author Robert Hoffman, for use in the latter's "defamatory ebook" (LOL) Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled the World. According to the lawsuit, the ebook was pulled from Amazon two days after it was published, because it was found to contain information obtained illegally. 
 
 Faithful viewers of Jon & Kate Plus 8 will remember that, early on in the series, Jon held down a job doing...computers. Something with computers. He would leave the house in the morning, do computers all day long, and then come home to his crying family. Guess it's not as easy to remember as we thought. Perhaps even Jon would like to forget. 
 
 From the language of the lawsuit, it seems that Jon accessed Kate's email simply by knowing (or guessing) her password. He is also accused of stealing a hard drive containing "protected, private, and confidential material" from her home. 
 
 In other Gosselin news, Hannah recently had her braces removed. 
 
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 FILE - This 2008 file image released by TLC, shows Jon Gosselin, right, and his wife Kate Gosselin, from the TLC series "Jon & Kate Plus 8," in Hawaii. Kate Gosselin has filed a lawsuit accusing her ex-husband, Jon, of stealing her hard drive and hacking into her phone and computer to get material for a tell-all book. The federal lawsuit says he took the material for a book called "Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled the World." The suit, filed Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in Philadelphia, says the book was written by her ex-husband's friend, tabloid writer Robert Hoffman, but has since been pulled from Amazon because the material was obtained illegally. (AP) 
 
 Reality TV star Kate Gosselin filed a federal lawsuit in Philadelphia on Monday against her ex-husband alleging that he stole her hard drive and hacked into her personal items to gather information for his tell-all book. 
 
 The multi-million dollar suit accuses Jon Gosselin of hacking into his ex-wife's computer and phone so that he could gather material for a book called "Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled the World," which is written by a close friend of his, Robert Hoffman, also named as a defendant. 
 
 The suit, which was first obtained and published by anti-bullying site BullyVille, alleges the following: 
 
 "After the couple was separated, Jon illegally hacked into Kate’s email account and her phone and bank accounts." 
 
 “Jon also stole a hard drive from Kate’s house, which contained private and confidential material. Jon the gave them the contents of Kate’s email account and the hard drive, all of which were acquired illegality, to his friend and business partner, tabloid reporter Robert Hoffman." 
 
 “Hoffman used the illegally acquired data to publish a defamatory book about Kate … the book was removed from large distributors like Amazon.com because the information was obtained illegally." 
 
 “Nevertheless, the damage was done with the release of the personal and private information and the defendants continue to possess this illegally obtained private information.” 
 
 The couple, both Berks County natives, starred in a popular TLC reality series "Jon & Kate Plus 8" with their eight children. The Gosselins were married for 10 years before they separated in 2009 and divorced. 
 
 Kate, a former nurse who runs a coupon website, currently lives in Sinking Spring. Jon, meanwhile, a former IT professional, lives in a "small cabin" in Wyomissing, 30-minutes away from his kids and ex-wife. 
 
 Just last month, Jon described his relationship with his ex-wife as "civil." 
 
 "We text. It's moved from email to text," he told People. "We don't communicate that well, so it's better with text to leave emotion out of it. Really, all we're dealing with is just transportation and logistics." 
 
 Well now, he's entangled with another lawsuit- something the Gosselins have become familiar with over the last few years. In a detailed overview provided by the Associated Press Monday, it's revealed that both Gosselins have dealt with a series of issues involving their children, the police and even their marriage therapist. Included among their previous legal woes: 
 
 - Pa. investigates if the kid's TV spots violate child labor laws, after Kate's estranged brother voiced concerns. 
 
 - Jon threatens to seek primary custody of the kids because Kate's "Dancing With the Stars" stint made her an "absentee mother." 
 
 - Jon violates his contract with TLC after making appearances that were not fitting for the family-friendly network 
 
 - Someone ransacks Jon's NYC apartment- mysterious being slashes his furniture, steals his TV, leaves a scary note "pinned to his dresser with a butcher knife, according to his lawyer." 
 
 - Kate pleads guilty to driving 88 mph in a 65 mph zone. She tells police she was scrambling to get home to her kids. 
 
 The list of problems continues to grow. 

 Former reality-TV star Kate Gosselin has filed a sensational multi-million dollar lawsuit against her ex-husband Jon accusing him of wiretapping, computer hacking, identity theft and invasion of privacy, RadarOnline.com has confirmed. 
 
 The one-time face of television network TLC launched her legal action in the United States District Court of Pennsylvania on Monday, alleging Jon conspired with Robert Hoffman, author of Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled The World, to illegally tap and access her bank accounts and computer without her authorization. 
 
 DOCUMENTS: Read The Gosselin V. Gosselin Complaint 
 
 “After the couple was separated, Jon illegally hacked into Kate’s email account and her phone and bank accounts,” the suit alleges. 
 
 “Jon also stole a hard drive from Kate’s house, which contained private and confidential material. Jon the gave them the contents of Kate’s email account and the hard drive, all of which were acquired illegality, to his friend and business partner, tabloid reporter Robert Hoffman. 
 
 “Hoffman used the illegally acquired data to publish a defamatory book about Kate … the book was removed from large distributors like Amazon.com because the information was obtained illegally. 
 
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 “Nevertheless, the damage was done with the release of the personal and private information and the defendants continue to possess this illegally obtained private information.” 
 
 Kate, 38, said Hoffman, at one point, even “bragged” that he was in possession of 5000 family photos, personal documents, tax and business records, plus contracts. 
 
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 In the filing, first published on BullyVille, Kate said Hoffman falsely claimed that he recovered the data from her computer by digging through her trash that he found on the street. 
 
 “This demonstrates his knowledge that the materials were obtained illegally, as it is a sign of an attempt to cover up his unlawful activities,” the suit alleges. 
 
 “The materials in his possession could not possibly be physically found in paper format to that extend. If Hoffman was picking through trash on the street, he did not find this trove of personal information while engaging in his trash-picking endeavors.” 
 
 Kate alleged Jon and Hoffman used the stolen information and “distorted the facts to make stories more salacious for the tabloids.” 
 
 Monday’s legal move confirmed the Radar report from April that Kate intended on suing her ex. 
 
 As we previously reported, Hoffman used the information obtained from Kate’s computer largely verbatim in his scathing e-book, which contained third-party contracts, emails and what was billed as Kate’s private journal. 
 
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 Kate’s journal — she has never confirmed its authenticity — included passages where she talked about spanking her children and being afraid she would harm them. 
 
 The alleged conspiracy was first exposed via a series of text messages published on the website BullyVille by its founder, anti-bullying activist James McGibney. 
 
 In one, it appeared to prove Robert and Jon had joined forces to grab the ex-Dancing with the Stars contestant’s computer. 
 
 “I’ll be back soon grabbing Kate’s computer before she gets home. I need that hard drive,” read a text, dated October 14, 2009 from a number McGibney said he confirmed belonged to Jon. 
 
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 Another text read, “I’m giving it to a good friend of mine to hold.” 
 
 “No one will know,” another missive charged. “Rob is going to say he took it from our garbage.” 
 
 Indeed, Hoffman later told Radar in an interview that he retrieved the computer in question her trash. 
 
 We also exposed a series of text messages sent in 2009 from Jon to his then-girlfriend Hailey Glassman in which Jon talks about grabbing Kate’s computer to “put the nail in her coffin.” 
 
 He also discussed how he is a silent partner and has a “pal” named Robert. 
 
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 Before the highly publicized Gosselins divorced in 2009, the pair and their eight children starred in the reality show “Jon and Kate Plus 8” on the TLC cable channel. 
 
 The mother of eight is seeing compensatory, punitive, liquidated damages and attorney’s fees and costs. 

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 Jon Gosselin Tax Lien -- Proud Father ... of a 3-Year-Old Tax Lien 
 
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 became a free man in 2009 -- problem is, he allegedly snubbed the State of Pennsylvania in the process ... and now, the schlubby reality dad's been hit with a $39K tax lien.If you recall, 2009 was the year Jon andwent splitsville ... scoring them both more publicity -- i.e. paid interviews and appearances -- than either could've imagined.But according to docs filed in Berks County, Pennsylvania ... Jon still failed to dish out the necessary cash to the government that year ... resulting in the massive tax bill.Let's hope he saved some of that sweet reality cash ... 'cause while the bill might've been a doable amount back then, it's gonna be a pain in 2013 ... considering Jon works a totally normal person job now.Thank God he bought all those Ed Hardy shirts while he had the chance... Multiple attempts to reach Jon were unsuccessful.
– No, you're not having a nightmare: Kate Gosselin really is back in the news, and in quite a dramatic way. The former star of reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8 is suing ex-hubby Jon Gosselin for a laundry list of alleged misdeeds including identity theft, wiretapping, and invasion of privacy, the AP reports. She claims he hacked her phone and computer, accessed private accounts and information, and stole her hard drive, all so he could get information for an e-book written by his friend and business partner. Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled the World was pulled from sale after just two days because, according to the lawsuit, the information in it was obtained illegally. "Jon violated a federal anti-hacking statute in order to publish salacious, scandalous, and defamatory information about Kate," says her lawyer. Kate also claims Jon used the information to sell stories to the tabloids. She wants unspecified damages; Gawker notes that the amount is said to be in the multi-millions. Wondering what the Gosselins have been up to since their life as reality TV fixtures ended? Kate runs a coupon website and, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, Jon lives in a "small cabin"—doing what, we have no idea. But Kate may not be able to get millions out of him, considering earlier this year TMZ reported he was working "a totally normal person job" and owed the government $39,000 in back taxes. Click for more from the lawsuit.