LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kate Gosselin has defended her decision to keep 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' on the air following her very public divorce battle and the increased paparazzi attention on the family.'So many people are so funny and they say, 'Just stop. Just pull out,'' Kate told the ladies of 'The View' on Monday when she joined them as a co-panelist. 'I could stop and I'd still have all the flack and the lack of a paycheck.'