Claiming to be 'backed into a corner and left with no choice,' the 'Jon and Kate Plus 8' alum reveals that her 19-year-old son 'received multiple psychiatric diagnoses over the years.'
- Jul 22, 2023
AceShowbiz - Kate Gosselin has accused her teenage son of "violent and unpredictable behavior." Having been subjected to Collin Gosselin's allegations that she was abusive to him, the former "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star broke her silence and set the record straight on her family's latest conflict.
The 48-year-old former TV personality spoke up on the issue during an interview with PEOPLE on Friday, July 21. She revealed that over the years, her 19-year-old son, "whom I love with all my heart, has received multiple psychiatric diagnoses."
Kate went on to add, "Fast forward to the present day, and following [Jon Gosselin]'s removal of Collin from treatment, my son's unpredictable and violent behavior has sadly continued regularly towards Jon, [Hannah Gosselin] and others around him."
In the interview, Kate claimed she "never wanted" to openly discuss her family's problem. Though so, she reasoned, "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."
"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," she went on to share. "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's distorted perception of reality is one of the many issues that he has always struggled with," Kate further explained. "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."
Kate continued, "Unfortunately, I believe Collin remains a very troubled young man who continues to need a lot of help." She claimed, "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 Gosselin] posted on social media recently is completely accurate and I deeply appreciate her bravery in doing so."
Kate was referring to Mady's statement about Collin physically threatening her in the past. In an Instagram Story shared on Thursday, July 20, Mady wrote, "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)."
"I refuse to compromise them for ANYONE, even my brother Collin, who has unfortunately made his opinions very clear in private," Mady added. "For me, there is 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."
