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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 30

Kate Gosselin Says She Would Sue Over Son Collin's Abuse Claims as Memoir Nears Oct. 13 Release

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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 30

Kate Gosselin Says She Would Sue Over Son Collin's Abuse Claims as Memoir Nears Oct. 13 Release

Q: With Kate calling his claims a lie, what new evidence will Collin’s memoir reveal to prove his story?

There is no public indication yet that Collin Gosselin has released independently verified new proof; what is known is that his memoir is expected to expand his allegations in much greater detail and, by his account, include material he says supports them. Based on the book synopsis and his public comments, the memoir is set to describe specific episodes including being “held down,” confined in what he calls a basement “cell,” and being forced to take powerful antipsychotic medication as a child. It is also expected to revisit earlier claims that he was zip-tied and locked in a basement room, allegations his father Jon Gosselin has publicly backed, including by saying later owners found a basement room with a lock on the outside. The most concrete piece of purported evidence mentioned so far is Collin’s claim that he has a diary entry written by Kate in which she allegedly said she “had to pray to God to stop hitting me” when he was two years old. He has also said he has “the evidence to back everything up,” though those materials have not been publicly produced in full ahead of publication. So, at this stage, the memoir’s value as proof appears to rest on two things: a more detailed firsthand narrative and whatever documentary material, such as the alleged diary entry, Collin chooses to publish. Until the book is released, there is no public record of broader corroborating evidence beyond his prior statements and Jon Gosselin’s support.

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Kate Gosselin told TikTok commenters on June 29 she would sue estranged son Collin Gosselin for defamation over his abuse allegations if she were not a public figure.
The response followed Collin's recent social posts promoting his memoir, "In the Shadow of Eight," due Oct. 13, in which the 22-year-old says he will reveal the childhood story viewers never saw.
Collin has alleged Kate was physically and emotionally abusive, including claims she zip-tied him and confined him in a locked basement room; father Jon Gosselin backed those claims in a 2024 interview.
Kate has long denied wrongdoing, saying in 2023 that Collin had multiple psychiatric diagnoses and was placed in a facility for family safety, underscoring a years-long public family rupture.

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