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"Kate Gosselin and Jon Gosselin&amp;apos;s days as lovably cranky TLC sweethearts with a telegenic brood of eight feel like ancient history -- and, over three years since their marriage bitterly imploded, Kate, 38, claims she harbors no ill will towards her ex-husband, 36. Jon, for one, recently came out of the woodwork to reveal his new, humble life working as a waiter at a restaurant and living in a rustic cabin in rural Pennsylvania -- and briefly lashing out at a photographer by brandishing a handgun.\r\nWelcoming Kate on her talk show, Bethenny Frankel asked her pointblank of Jon: &amp;quot;Has he snapped? Do you still love him?&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Somebody once told me that if you feel sadness and empathy and pity for someone the root of that is love,&amp;quot; Kate replied.  &amp;quot;I feel like the person that I married nearly overnight was not that person anymore,&amp;quot; she said, looking back on their days in the spotlight.\r\nThe former Jon and Kate Plus 8 star told Frankel -- no stranger to bitter marital disputes and custody battles -- the strict arrangement she and Jon have worked out. &amp;quot;Without going into to much detail we are making the best of it. I definitely want them to know that I did not want to hinder or stand in the way of that relationship with him,&amp;quot; she explained.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;So I do everything I can to foster that because it is important and you have to have the ability to remove judgement and ugliness from that. The best thing for my kids is that I give them the opportunity and the ability to continue that relationship. When they are older if they  don&amp;apos;t want to do it anymore or whatever decisions they make that is their business. For now, my job is to foster that bond.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nFrankel also grilled the Dancing with the Stars alum on her changed appearance -- and speculation about plastic surgery. &amp;quot;I did have a tummy tuck,&amp;quot; she said simply.\r\n\r\nWhere did Kate&amp;apos;s money from reality TV fame go? &amp;quot; The majority of what we made, I, personally took and put in a college fund for them because they will go to college. So I use coupons, we don&amp;apos;t wear the top brands,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;Those things to me really aren&amp;apos;t overly important but college, school and their house, where they live is important.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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