Kate Gosselin Opens Up About Troubled Son’s VIOLENT Abuse Towards Her and His Siblings

Kate Gosselin Opens Up About Troubled Son’s VIOLENT Abuse Towards Her and His Siblings

Kate Gosselin is speaking out after ex-husband, Jon Gosselin, and two of the exes sextuplets, Collin and Hannah, made claims about Collin’s upbringing on Vice TV’s “Dark Side of the 2000s.” 

One of the couple’s eldest children, Mady Gosselin, called out Collin for his past actions and challenged the narrative aired in the Vice documentary. Kate, 48, backed up Mady’s statement and told her side of the story to People.  

“I have never wanted to have to do this, but I feel I have been backed into a corner and left with no choice. Although it saddens me to do so, I need to speak out now,” she told the outlet. ”My son Collin, whom I love with all my heart, has received multiple psychiatric diagnoses over the years. For the safety of myself, his brothers and sisters and for his own well-being, he was placed in a facility following years of outpatient treatment which proved insufficient for his needs. The decision to admit him was made by emergency room doctors following one of his many attacks/outbursts — this one involving his use of a weapon.”

Collin and his father both acknowledged in the documentary that the now 19-year-old was hospitalized when he was 12. Jon recently claimed that he spent $1 million to free Collin from the facility.

Jon was accused of assaulting his son in September 2020. He claimed at the time that he was trying to restrain the teenager amid a manic episode. 

Kate’s statement continued — “Fast forward to the present day, and following Jon’s removal of Collin from treatment, my son’s unpredictable and violent behavior has sadly continued regularly towards Jon, Hannah and others around him. Collin’s distorted perception of reality is one of the many issues that he has always struggled with. As many people who have family members grappling with mental health issues can attest, it is rarely and sadly surprising when complete fabrications occur, and this is just another heartbreaking facet of this fight. All parent-child relationships are complex, but when mental illness is involved, it is incredibly complicated and painful, let alone easy for others on the outside to understand.”

The mom of eight stated — “All measures that were taken in our home were at the explicit recommendation of his pediatric psychiatrist and/or his team of specialists and were put into place to safeguard every member of our family, our friends as well as our family pets. Unfortunately, I believe Collin remains a very troubled young man who continues to need a lot of help. His brothers and sisters and I have not been directly involved in his life due to his history of unpredictable behavior and violent tendencies towards us. What his sister Mady posted on social media recently is completely accurate and I deeply appreciate her bravery in doing so.” 

Kate concluded — “This is all I have to say on the matter and I will not be discussing this subject any further at this time.” 

Mady, 22, previously took to social media to “set the record straight,” about her brother, writing: “I do not owe my allegiance to any person(s) who has physically threatened me and every member of my immediate family (some incidents as recent as last year). Further, I will never allow someone who has exhibited hateful and even violent behavior toward others based on their racial identity, gender identity, or religious beliefs to be in my life. Kindness, tolerance, love, and acceptance are core values in my life and I refuse to compromise them for ANYONE, even my brother Collin, who has unfortunately made his opinions very clear in private.”

She added that there was “no further conversation to be had about rebuilding relationships with anyone in my life after reaching the point of physical violence and hate speech. I cannot speak any further on why Collin has done these things, just that I have witnessed them.”

Jon, 46, responded to Kate’s comments, telling People — “Regarding these brand new false accusations, it seems clear that even today after not seeing her son since the 6th grade, Kate is unable to control her abusive words towards him. Do not forget that a judge awarded temporary sole legal and physical custody of Collin to his father in 2018. Kate never even showed up to court and never spoke to Collin ever again. At this point, Collin is training to be a Marine in order to serve his country and is unable to respond to his mother’s callous lies.”

Collin, who lives with Jon and sextuplet sib, Hannah, claimed that he hadn’t spoken with his brothers and sisters since he was placed in the facility   in 2016. 

“I think my mom kind of drove a social barrier between us,” he alleged. “She told them the story one way, and, obviously, I see the story a different way.”

The Gosselin family starred in TLC series, Jon & Kate Plus 8 from 2007-2017. Jon and Kate called it quits midway through the show and finalized their divorce in 2009. 

 

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