Jon Gosselin is now trying to shut down “Kate Plus 8″ production (formerly “Jon and Kate Plus 8″) by taking legal action.

Lara Spencer, host of “The Insider,” said on today’s “The Early Show” that Jon wants to deny TLC permission to videotape his kids.

According to ‘The Insider, Jon Gosselin’s attorney, Mark J. Heller, has sent two cease and desist letters.

Spencer relays: “In two letters to TLC lawyers, dated September 29, 2009, Gosselin demands the network cease and desist production and leave his property. I want to quote one of the letters, Jon’s attorney writes, ‘Effective immediately, no production crews are to enter Jon’s family home for any reason. In the event that anyone enters the marital property, Jon Gosselin will notify the local authorities to effectuate police action against any trespassers.’ ”

Since Jon also owns the house that Kate Gosselin and the kids live in and has joint custody, he can make decisions about the welfare of the children.

So, when did all this Jon Gosselin shutting down Kate Plus 8 production go down? The very day that TLC sent a news release that the show was renamed and Jon’s participation was being downsized.

“Jon found out about the name change the same way we all did — through The Associated Press,” Spencer says. “He and his attorney assert to ‘The Insider’ they’ve been in discussions to pull plug on the program and take the kids off the show for weeks prior to (Tuesday’s) announcement.”