Collin Gosselin has made fresh allegations against his estranged mother, Kate Gosselin, claiming that she physically and emotionally mistreated him during his childhood while their family was in the spotlight on reality television. The 22-year-old, who rose to fame on TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8, has shared details of his alleged experiences in his new memoir, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood.
In an interview with Page Six while promoting the book, Collin alleged that his mother would pull him by the ear, sometimes leaving him with visible injuries. He also claimed that he witnessed what he described as mental, emotional and verbal abuse directed at his siblings. Kate has previously disputed her son’s allegations, citing his reported mental health struggles and describing his claims as fabrications.
Collin Gosselin Claims Kate Gosselin Dragged Him By The Ear
Speaking to Page Six, Collin described what he alleged was a recurring form of physical mistreatment during his childhood. He claimed that Kate would grab him by the ear when she was angry and sometimes drag him across a room.
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“…She used to pull me and drag me across the room by my ear, which is when I went to school that one day with a swollen ear,” the former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star claimed to Page Six in an interview while promoting his new memoir, “In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood.”
In his memoir, Collin described the alleged incidents in greater detail, claiming that the ear grabbing became a pattern. He wrote that when his mother was angry, “she would grab me by the ear” and that sometimes “a snappy pull could turn into a smack to the side of my head.”
He also alleged that the same side of his face would become “purple, bruised, tender to the touch.”
These are allegations made by Collin in his memoir and interview. They have not been independently established in the information provided.
Collin Gosselin Alleges Kate Emotionally Mistreated His Siblings
Collin told Page Six that he believed he was singled out by his mother but also claimed that he witnessed the mistreatment of his siblings while they were growing up in front of television cameras.
“When I was in the home, I’d witness horrible mental, emotional, and verbal abuse against my siblings, not just myself, of what I can imagine was their emotions and reactions to being on TV as well,” he claimed to us.
He further alleged that he was the sibling who spoke up most often, but that did not mean the others were unaffected by their experiences.
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