Jon Gosselin Says Kate Gosselin’s ‘False Accusations’ About Son Collin ‘Justify’ Her Past Behavior
usmagazine.comHours after Kate Gosselin broke her silence following son Collin‘s claims that she had him institutionalized to conceal her alleged abuse, her ex-husband, Jon Gosselin, has spoken out.“Kate posting cruel false accusations regarding Collin seems to be just another way for her to justify her inexcusable horrific past behavior toward him,” a rep for Jon, 46, told The U.S.
Sun on Friday, July 21. “True love for a child wouldn’t include a mother attacking their son to the public. … Do not forget that a judge awarded sole legal and physical custody of Collin to his father.”Jon — who received custody of Collin and Hannah, both now 19, in 2018 after they moved into his home — further noted that Collin needed to be “cleared by the Marines with a full background check including mental, physical, and medical clearance” before enlisting in the armed forces.
The statement concluded, “The government’s full diagnoses clearly reflects the truth.”Kate, 48, told People hours earlier on Friday that she felt “backed into a corner and left with no choice” but to address Jon and Collin’s allegations.
The Kate Plus 8 alum — who shares sextuplets Collin, Hannah, Alexis, Aaden, Leah and Joel as well as twins Mady and Cara, both 22, with Jon — claimed that Collin received “multiple psychiatric diagnoses” over the years and she admitted him at a treatment facility in 2016 after several alleged “attacks/outbursts” following a psychiatrist’s recommendation.“Collin’s distorted perception of reality is one of the many issues that he has always struggled with,” Kate claimed to the outlet. “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
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