Collin Gosselin's memoir prompts responses from Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin and Colleen Conrad

Right · 1Collin Gosselin, 22, published the memoir "In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood" on 13 October, and it levels abuse allegations against his mother, Kate Gosselin. 1 2 Right · 1Fox News reported that the book accuses Kate Gosselin of restraining Collin with zip ties, hitting him when he failed to perform for cameras and isolating him in the family's basement. 3 Right · 1Collin told Fox News Digital that he wants an apology from Kate Gosselin and for her to take accountability. 3

Right · 1Colleen Conrad, a nurse practitioner who was in a relationship with Jon Gosselin from 2014 to 2021, posted a social media tribute to Collin, writing "I will always be your mom." Collin replied in the comments and has called her his "real mom". 1 Right · 1Conrad wrote that she found the audiobook emotional because it brought back both beautiful and painful memories, including her breast cancer and the end of her relationship with Jon. She also wrote that she cried when she read the dedication Collin had written to her. 1 Right · 2In a new Entertainment Tonight interview, Jon Gosselin said he is estranged from six of his eight children. He said he has been estranged from the twins Mady and Cara for about 13 years with "no idea why", and that he hasn't seen the other four since "before COVID, maybe". 2 3

Right · 2Jon Gosselin said, "we're perfect strangers now", and that his wish to speak to his children is "not about the book stuff". He urged them to read Collin's book, saying it "will explain a lot", and to form their own opinions. 2 3 Right · 1Fox News quoted Jon Gosselin as saying he has tried to reach his children publicly and, early on, privately, and "I hope one day you reach out to me." 3 Right · 2Kate Gosselin, 51, responded to a supporter in the comments of a TikTok birthday post for her boyfriend Steve Nield, writing: "I know who I am and my kids know who I truly am and to me, that's all that matters." The Daily Mail does not report that she has responded to the memoir's specific allegations. 1 3

Right · 1Earlier, after Collin made abuse accusations in a 2023 Vice TV interview, Kate Gosselin told People that Collin had "received multiple psychiatric diagnoses over the years" and was placed in a facility for the safety of the family and for his own well-being after outpatient treatment proved insufficient. 1 Right · 1Background: Kate filed for divorce from Jon in 2009, during the run of TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8", and a contentious custody battle followed. Jon obtained full custody of Hannah and Collin, and Kate got custody of the other six children. The two have twins Madelyn and Cara, 26, and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel, 22. 2 1 Right · 2The outlets differ on the show's history. The Daily Mail says "Jon & Kate Plus 8" aired for five seasons from 2007 to 2017, while Fox News says it ran from 2007 to 2009 and was then rebranded "Kate Plus 8" until 2017. 1 3