Jon Gosselin reportedly told friends yesterday that he was surprised that former Star Magazine reporter Kate Major was making up love stories about them to the tabloids, but for whatever reason, he’s still spending time with the woman.

The deadbeat dad of eight is supposedly still cooped up in Michael Lohan’s Southampton home with New Kate as we speak. A source told Radar Online earlier today that the pair had been hiding out there for the better part of this week to avoid the hounding media.