Kate Gosselin on estranged husband Jon's gal pal Hailey Glassman

In an interview Monday on NBC's Today with Meredith Vieira, she opened up about her split from her husband and his very public companion during a trip to France. "I was shocked, but those things, to be very honest, that's his life and they don't affect me directly. ... I feel like they're his decisions. They might not be ones I would make."

Jon Gosselin on gal pal Hailey Glassman

About three weeks after Jon and Kate Gosselin's divorce news, he was hanging out with 22-year-old Hailey Glassman in Saint-Tropez. Jon Gosselin discussed the relationship with People: "I genuinely enjoy spending time with her. It's nice to be with someone who accepts me for who I am." Several days later, after he was spotted with former Star magazine reporter Kate Major, he explained he and Glassman were taking a break. "We are going to chill out for a while and see where it takes us. I'm not looking for anyone."

Candy Spelling on daughter Tori Spelling

In an open letter sent to TMZ.com July 27, Candy Spelling discusses the upcoming finale to her daughter's reality show, Tori Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood. "I know many middle-aged people have issues about their parents and their upbringing. I did. My memories didn't match all those of my mother, and, funny thing, it's the same way with my daughter. ... I decided my first meeting with my granddaughter should be home video, not prime-time cable." And in an interview Aug. 4 in USA TODAY, Candy Spelling explained: "She's my daughter. I may not approve of everything she does, but I love her."

Ryan O'Neal on daughter Tatum O'Neal

In September's Vanity Fair cover story about his late companion, Farrah Fawcett, the veteran actor openly discussed his strained relationships with his children, including daughter Tatum, who attended Fawcett's funeral. Ryan O'Neal, who has had a reputation as a ladies' man even during his Farrah years, was a pallbearer during the service. "I had just put the casket in the hearse and I was watching it drive away when a beautiful blond woman comes up and embraces me. I said to her: 'You have a drink on you? You have a car?' She said, 'Daddy, it's me — Tatum!' I was just trying to be funny with a strange Swedish woman, and it's my daughter. It's so sick."

Joe Jackson on son Michael Jackson

The elder Jackson, who had been accused of abuse by his son, responded to those allegations during an appearance on CNN's Larry King Live on July 20, nearly a month after the 50-year-old pop star's death. "The media keep hollering about saying that I beat Michael. That's not true. ... But, hey, there's a lot of people in America, Larry, a lot of people in America spank their kids, you know? They say they don't, they're lying. They're lying. Now, Michael was never beaten by me. I've never beaten at all."