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Jon Gosselin speaks out in defense of son Collin’s bombshell memoir, threatens legal action

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Antoinette Bueno

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Jon Gosselin defended his son Collin’s memoir, which details allegations of abuse by Jon's ex-wife Kate, on Thursday in an interview with Us Weekly. He warned critics that repeating false claims about Collin’s mental health will have consequences and emphasized that Collin has been evaluated as not mentally ill by independent psychiatrists. In response to the memoir, Kate Gosselin dismissed Collin’s claims through social media, suggesting they stem from mental illness while her son considers legal actions against her.
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Jon Gosselin, the former reality TV star from TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8, spoke out in support of his son Collin, who recently released a memoir titled "In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood." In the book, Collin alleges that his mother, Kate Gosselin, subjected him to abuse, including isolating him from siblings and confining him in what he described as a "small holding" cell for two years. Jon told Us Weekly on Thursday that he is proud of his son's efforts to help other victims of abuse and warned against false claims about Collin’s mental health, stating that such narratives are proven untrue by multiple independent psychiatrists.

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Among the shocking allegations was that she kept him locked up in “a small holding” cell for two years before sending him away to the mental institution when he was 12 years old, isolating him from the rest of his siblings.
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🔮 “First and foremost, I couldn’t be more proud of my son’s heartbreaking memoir and his mission to help other victims of abuse,” Jon told Us Weekly in a statement Thursday.

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“First and foremost, I couldn’t be more proud of my son’s heartbreaking memoir and his mission to help other victims of abuse,” Jon told Us Weekly in a statement Thursday. asserted
Jon → help → statement
“Also, let me be very clear: If you continue to falsely label my son Collin as ‘mentally ill,’ you will be held accountable,” he continued. asserted
he → let → son
“As you know, Collin has been evaluated by multiple independent psychiatrists, and that narrative is proven categorically untrue.” asserted
narrative → know → psychiatrists
The former reality star, 49, noted that repeating false claims about Collin’s mental health is “damaging to his reputation, his credibility and his future.” uncertain
repeating → note → reputation
He concluded, “Consider this fair warning: The days of using mental health to discredit and silence my son are over.” asserted
days → conclude → son
Among the shocking allegations was that she kept him locked up in “a small holding” cell for two years before sending him away to the mental institution when he was 12 years old, isolating him from the rest of his siblings. asserted
he → keep → siblings
He also claims his now-estranged mom forced her eight children — fellow sextuplets Alexis, Aaden, Leah, Joel and Hannah, as well as twins Cara and Madelyn (now 25) — to act a certain way in front of cameras while the family filmed their hit TLC show, “Jon and Kate Plus 8.” uncertain
family → claim → show
Kate, he claims, had unreasonable expectations of them as young toddlers, and would then dole out brutal punishments as consequences. uncertain
he → claim → consequences
He writes, “If we got even the littlest bit of dirt on our clothes, we’d be stripped down and punished.” asserted
we → write → clothes
Kate, 51, hit back via TikTok after the book’s release, when she responded to to a supporter who labeled Collin’s claims as “terrible lies” and said it “should be illegal to defame someone” in a memoir. uncertain
it → hit → memoir
Kate commented, “Rational logical [people] or anyone who has dealt with mental illness understands what’s going on here.” asserted
what → comment → illness
Kate also “liked” a comment that alleged Collin would “regret all of this someday” and that he was “encouraged and enabled by other dysfunctional and mentally ill people.” asserted
he → like → people
Collin exclusively told Page Six Tuesday that he’s weighing his legal actions against his mom concerning the alleged abuse that he suffered, including filing a potential police report. asserted
he → tell → report
“I have the grounds to do so,” Collin told us. asserted
Collin → have → us
“And this justice is very important to me for all children to know that they should absolutely fight and they should actually look into what has been done to them and never stop fighting it.” asserted
what → know → it
Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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