Jon Gosselin Can't Escape Media Spotlight

Photo of "Jon & Kate" dad with reported teacher-girlfriend keeps up scrutiny.

ByABC News
June 3, 2009, 5:07 PM

June 5, 2009 — -- Apparently Jon Gosselin's recent declaration that "enough is enough," referring to the tabloid scrutiny of his marriage and family, wasn't enough to dim the media spotlight.

US weekly posted an exclusive photo on its Web site of Gosselin on vacation in Utah with school teacher Deanna Hummel, the woman the magazine first claimed was having an affair with the married father of eight and star, with his wife Kate, of the popular reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8."

The photo, taken on March 28, according to US magazine, shows the pair at the Canyons Ski Resort in Park City during the resort's annual Spring Gruv, which features concerts and sporting competitions. The visit could show up in a future episode of the TLC reality show, which, according to US, filmed Gosselin's trip to focus on how he helps handicapped kids.

Sources who saw the pair together told the magazine they appeared "very cuddly."

Gosselin has denied having an affair since it was first reported by US on March 18. Since then, the family has dominated tabloid covers and Gosselin has battled criticism about his child rearing and husband skills.

Earlier this week, Gosselin told People magazine that he in no way is exploiting his children.

"I don't even want to use that word, because I think it's ridiculous," he told People. "We have healthy, happy, well-adjusted, educated kids. They're bouncing around and having a good time."

Jon, 32, appears in the glossy magazine saying "enough is enough," when it comes to all the overwhelming attention the family is receiving.

"Jon's definitely suffering a little bit right now with all of this attention on him and his family. He's sort of done with the whole situation," said People magazine senior staff writer Michelle Tan. "He's said enough is enough with the paparazzi."

His interview comes just weeks after his wife, 34-year-old Kate Gosselin, used the popular magazine as an outlet to describe her feelings about what was happening to her marriage. In May, she discussed the perilous state of the Gosselin union, confessing that "Jon is confused and struggling with a lot of different things."

"I think anybody who has watched the show has noticed that Kate's definitely the vocal one of the two, and Jon's very laid back. And I think now with this increased scrutiny, Kate is still opening up a bit more than Jon," Tan said. "Jon is just getting more and more guarded. He's just feeling under the attack, and really wants to keep things private."

Jon reportedly underwent hours of rigorous media training on how to deflect personal questions during his interview in New York.

Meanwhile, Kate and the sextuplets enjoyed a family vacation on the beaches of North Carolina. With a pail in hand and an orange bikini, Kate Gosselin wowed onlookers by being tanned and toned.