Jon Gosselin warns those who make ‘false claims’ about son Collin after ex Kate’s ‘mental illness’ remark
Jon Gosselin defends his son.
After the October 13 release of Colin Gosselinmemories, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood — in which he accused his mother, Kate Gosselinfor abusing him as a child — Jon, 49, spoke out both to praise his 22-year-old son for the book and to support him.
“First of all, I couldn’t be more proud of my son’s heartbreaking memoir and his mission to help other victims of abuse,” Jon said. Us every week in a press release dated Thursday October 15.
Jon, who shares twin daughters and sextuplets with the Jon & Kate Plus 8 a former student, 51, also appeared to respond to Kate’s recent remarks, in which she seemingly claimed Collin suffered from mental illness.
“And let me be very clear: If you continue to falsely characterize my son Collin as ‘mentally ill,’ you will be held accountable,” he continued. “As you know, Collin was evaluated by several independent psychiatrists, and this account was found to be categorically false.”
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“Repeating false statements about his mental health harms his reputation, his credibility and his future,” Jon said. “Consider this fair warning: The days of using mental health to discredit and silence my son are over.”
Although Jon didn’t name Kate directly in his statement to the outlet, his comments come after Kate appeared to address Collin’s “mental illness” in an Oct. 10 comment on her TikTok.
In response to a fan who told Kate she was “doing a great job of keeping her head up” amid Collin’s tell-all book, the former TV personality wrote: “I know rational, logical people, or anyone who has dealt with mental illness understands what’s going on here. I have nothing to do with it.
Kate has long denied the abuse allegations against Collin, which her lawyer said The American sun in 2024, he did not believe she did anything to “intentionally harm” Collin.
He also said “she did what she did to protect herself and her family” from what he called Collin’s “troubled behavior.”
Previously speaking about Collin’s new book, Kate responded to a follower in the comments section of a June 2026 TikTok video who suggested she sue her son for defamation if his accusations were false.
“If you are 100% sure that the accusations against you are lies, my suggestion would be to take him to court and sue him for defamation!” »wrote the follower.
“I can’t because I’m a public figure,” Kate replied at the time. “The rules are unfortunately different. Or I certainly would!”
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