Former TLC star Kate Gosselin calls her son Collin Gosselin 'unpredictable and violent' after the 19-year old spoke out about being institutionalized by his mother at the age of 12
- Kate Gosselin called her son Collin "unpredictable and violent" in a new statement to People.
- She was reacting to statements Collin made on Vice TV saying his mom took "anger and frustration" out on him.
Former TLC star Kate Gosselin responded after her son Collin Gosselin, 19, accused her of taking her "anger and frustration" out on him amid her divorce from his father Jon Gosselin in 2009. Kate institutionalized Collin twice during his preteen and early teenage years.
In a lengthy statement to People, Kate said that she felt like she had "no choice" but to speak out after Jon, Collin, and Hannah Gosselin talked about Kate's alleged behavior toward Collin on Vice TV's "Dark Side of the 2000s."
Kate said Collin received "psychiatric diagnoses" that prompted her to put him in a facility at the age of 12 for her "safety" and the safety of Collin's seven other siblings.
"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," her statement read.
On "Dark Side of the 2000s," Jon said that when he went to one of the facilities to pick up his son, doctors told him they had "no diagnosis yet" for Collin but were going to "figure that out." Collin had been diagnosed with ADHD.
Though Collin said he hasn't seen his mother since being released from the facility, in her statement she said that in the present day, Collin continues to exhibit "unpredictable and violent behavior" toward "Jon, Hannah, and others around him."
She said Collin has a "distorted perception of reality" regarding his health issues and that his "fabrications" don't surprise her.
"Unfortunately, I believe Collin remains a very troubled young man who continues to need a lot of help. 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," Kate's statement read toward the end.
Collin and Hannah Gosselin didn't immediately respond to Insider's individual requests for comment, made via Instagram.
A representative for Jon Gosselin didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
"Regarding these brand new false accusations, it seems clear that even today after not seeing her son since the 6th grade, Kate is unable to control her abusive words towards him," Jon's statement to People read. "Collin is training to be a Marine in order to serve his country and is unable to respond to his mother's callus lies."
Collin first spoke out about being institutionalized by his mother in November 2022 on Entertainment Tonight.
When Collin was released from his last facility, he lived with his dad who was granted temporary full custody of him in 2018. Kate reportedly didn't show up to the custody hearing.
The Gosselin family starred on the hit TLC reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" in the early 2000s. The show followed Jon and Kate's adventures with their twins Mady and Cara, now 22, and sextuplets Collin, Hannah, Alexis, Aaden, Leah, and Joel.
Hannah and Collin currently live with Jon while their six other siblings live with Kate. In 2018, Collin told Entertainment Tonight that he didn't have a relationship with Kate but had "hope" he'd see his estranged siblings again.