The new trailer is out for the upcoming season of Jon & Kate Plus 8, TLC’s reality show about a family living with sextuplets and twins. Jon and Kate have received plenty of tabloid attention over the past few weeks for alleged affairs on both sides and rumors about Kate’s controlling nature. More damning allegations were made by Kate’s bother and sister-in-law, who alleged that Kate and Jon were faking a relationship for the cameras to keep the money flowing. Kate’s brother claimed that Kate drew up a contract six months ago allowing both of them to see other people as long as Jon showed up for tapings.

In the trailer, Jon talks in general terms about the problems in his relationship, but it’s all kind of vague. Access Hollywood also points out that Kate and Jon are doing the reflection interviews separately, as opposed to previous seasons when they used to sit together. They show scenes from the fifth birthday party for the sextuplets, which just took place last Sunday so the footage is recent. Jon either seems high, hung over, or a little buzzed as he talks in a monotone. He seems pretty out of it. Kate is focused and all business as usual:

Access Hollywood got an advance clip of the impending season of “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”

Amid stories of marital strife, numerous magazine covers and reports of affairs, the once cozy couple is now filming their episodes separately, instead of side-by-side as they have every season previously.

Jon somewhat cryptically tell the cameras “Kate and I have obviously been going through some stuff. Discussing what’s best for kids.”

After an awkward scene from their sextuplets recent birthday party is shown, “Access” then played a clip from their own set last year, when the family was visiting and the parents snapping at each other.

[From Huffington Post]

You can watch the entire clip of the season preview on TLC’s website. It’s likely that Jon and Kate will try to push through this final season and then go their separate ways. Would they have stayed together if the cameras weren’t around? It’s hard to tell, but they would have had problems with Kate being bossy and Jon acting passive aggressive even if there wasn’t anyone around documenting it. All the added pressure of being in the spotlight couldn’t have helped, though. The show airs on Monday, May 25 at 9pm.