Jon Gosselin and other creepy showbiz dads

October 24, 6:33 PMFatherhood ExaminerJoe Schatz

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Vanity Fair

So, if you haven’t heard—showbiz dads are a creepy lot. Within the last few the news has plastered images of the Balloon Boy, the Gosselin clan and Miley Cyrus all over the television. There has even been talk of Britney and her never-ending comeback and there is one underlying theme that pervades each of these stories like a cancer—the creepy showbiz dad.

The Balloon Boy hoax, apparently the brainchild of an attention seeking usurper of father figure, had Richard Heene at the helm. Richard, known to some as Dick, is now facing scrutiny not only from Child Protective Services but also local law enforcement.

INFDaily.com

Jon Gosselin has been a tabloid front page item for months since the announcement of the surprise, not really, separation between him and his wife Kate. He has now recently made news by draining the couple’s bank account and forcing the stoppage of the show Jon and Kate Plus Eight. In a classic case of catch 22,  Jon wants the money, but he doesn’t think his kids should be on TV any more. In my opinion he should of thought about that years ago before his marriage went down the drain, and before he became the focal point of ire for many millions of Kate supporters. 

The Maury Povich Show

Oh wait, there’s more. How could a creepy showbiz dad feature not talk about Lindsay and her dad Michael Lohan? Michael sunk to new depths by going on Maury Povich. No, he wasn’t making sure he was a baby daddy, he was throwing his daughter under the bus like all good creepy showbiz dads eventually do. He called his daughter a “hollow, hollow person.” Aw, such a sweetie.

And then there’s Mitch Winehouse who is excited about his daughter’s new boobs saying they’re “fantastic.” Hey Mitch, I have three daughters—should I compliment their boobs? Or is this just the territory of creepy show biz dads?