Jon Gosselin insists two female companions he was recently spotted with are “just friends.” Gosselin, who stars with wife Kate Gosselin and their 8 children on Jon and Kate Plus Eight, says the women – Lauren Glassman and her daughter Hailey — are “family friends.”

“The two women with whom I’ve been photographed are family friends — Lauren Glassman and Lauren’s daughter Hailey. Lauren’s husband, Dr. Larry Glassman, performed Kate’s tummy tuck surgery, and since the surgery we’ve become friendly with the Glassmans,” Jon tells People magazine.

Gosselin and the Glassman women were first spotted together on Memorial Day, while Kate took their 8 children on a boat ride alone. Gosselin and the women were most recently spotted shopping at a New Jersey mall.

Jon & Kate Plus Eight returns to TLC Monday (8 p.m. ET) with the second episode of the fifth season.

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