{"id":2485855,"date":"2026-07-03T01:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2485855"},"modified":"2026-07-03T01:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:36:39","slug":"kate-gosselin-says-i-dont-feel-i-need-to-defend-myself-ahead-of-estranged-son-collins-tell-all-memoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kate-gosselin-says-i-dont-feel-i-need-to-defend-myself-ahead-of-estranged-son-collins-tell-all-memoir\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Gosselin Says &#8216;I Don&#8217;t Feel I Need to Defend Myself&#8217; Ahead of Estranged Son Collin&#8217;s Tell-All Memoir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kate Gosselin&#8217;s son Collin is releasing a memoir about his childhood in October<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kate, who shares Collin, 22, with ex-husband Jon Gosselin, has been replying to comments on her TikTok posts related to Collin&#8217;s book<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a recent comment, Kate shared why she doesn&#8217;t &#8220;feel I need to defend myself&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kate-gosselin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kate Gosselin;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kate Gosselin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kate Gosselin<\/a> continues to downplay her estranged son Collin&#8217;s allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-kate-jon-gosselin-kids-7502790\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:mom of eight;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;mom of eight&quot;}\" class=\"link \">mom of eight<\/a>, who gained fame on the reality show <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/inside-kate-gosselin-life-now-11984460\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jon &amp; Kate Plus 8;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jon &amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Jon &amp; Kate Plus 8<\/em><\/a> with ex-husband <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jon-gosselin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jon Gosselin;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jon Gosselin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jon Gosselin<\/a>, has been replying to comments on her TikTok videos related to Collin and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jon-and-kate-gosselin-son-collin-bombshell-memoir-12000880\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:the memoir he recently announced;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the memoir he recently announced&quot;}\" class=\"link \">the memoir he recently announced<\/a>. He has said the book will chronicle the truth of his childhood that he was previously &#8220;afraid&#8221; to tell publicly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the comments section of a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kate.gosselin\/video\/7657311338066218271?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:TikTok;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TikTok&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a> posted on Tuesday, June 30, one follower wrote to Kate, &#8220;Stay strong in your truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Thanks,&#8221; she replied. &#8220;It\u2019s THE absolute truth. And I don\u2019t feel I need to defend myself or put it all out there!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another follower wrote, &#8220;Truth always finds it [sic] way to the surface,&#8221; and Kate, 51, replied, &#8220;Sure does!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Credit: Kate Gosselin\/TikTok<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Collin&#8217;s memoir, titled <em>In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood<\/em>, which will be released Oct. 13, &#8220;forced me to revisit some of the hardest moments of my life,&#8221; he wrote in an Instagram <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZsX1Gfkd5X\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:post;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;post&quot;}\" class=\"link \">post<\/a> announcing it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFor a long time, I wasn\u2019t sure I\u2019d ever tell this story. Growing up, millions of people watched my life on television. People felt like they knew me. They knew my family. They watched me grow up. But there was so much they never saw,&#8221; he wrote in the caption. \u201cFor years, I kept those experiences to myself. Some because I was afraid. Some because I didn\u2019t think anyone would believe me. And some because I just wasn\u2019t ready,\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The memoir &#8220;isn\u2019t the story people think they know,&#8221; the 22-year-old added. &#8220;It\u2019s the story I\u2019ve lived.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After he announced the memoir on June 17, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-gosselin-responds-to-comments-about-estranged-son-collin-and-whether-she-would-take-a-lie-detector-test-12009369\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kate made references to taking legal action against her son;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kate made references to taking legal action against her son&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kate made references to taking legal action against her son<\/a> over his claims about her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If you are 100% certain that the accusations against you are lies, my suggestion would be to take him to court and sue him for defamation!&#8221; one person wrote in the comments section of a June 29 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kate.gosselin\/video\/7656816880237301023\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:TikTok;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TikTok&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a> she posted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t bc I&#8217;m a public figure,&#8221; Kate replied. &#8220;Rules are different unfortunately. Or I def would!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In response to another comment, she shared that she had previously &#8220;consulted a high power LA attorney (you&#8217;ve definitely heard of him) years ago when other ppl were putting crazy stuff out there,&#8221; claiming she was advised, &#8220;The courts don&#8217;t honor it if you&#8217;re in the public eye.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Credit: Grand Central Publishing\/Amazon\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"318\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2j3.qb9qrxjOrUOOUaZNUQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTYzNDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/cee3e610020dff7f684276f57a9efaf7\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Credit: Grand Central Publishing\/Amazon<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Under that same video, Kate shared an insight into how she&#8217;s coping with the ongoing feud between her and Collin. &#8220;Sending you love Kate! You know your truth and what a great mom you are,&#8221; one follower wrote. In response, she thanked the person and wrote, &#8220;I\u2019m fine. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-gosselin-nothing-surprises-anymore-son-collin-alleging-abuse-12010543\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nothing surprises me anymore in that department;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nothing surprises me anymore in that department&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Nothing surprises me anymore in that department<\/a> \ud83d\ude33.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/collin-gosselin-blasts-mom-kate-gosselin-public-battle-intensifies-12009470\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Collin has hit back at his estranged mom's comments;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Collin has hit back at his estranged mom'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Collin has hit back at his estranged mom&#8217;s comments<\/a>. After she referenced taking legal action, he wrote in a post on his Instagram Stories on June 30, &#8220;Never forget the fact that my mom would write in her diary how she &#8216;had to pray to God to stop hitting me&#8217; (this was while I was 2 years old by the way).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is why using my voice to put these things in the light is so important,&#8221; he added. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-gosselin-responds-to-comments-about-estranged-son-collin-and-whether-she-would-take-a-lie-detector-test-12009369\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Collin has also publicly challenged Kate to take a lie-detector test;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Collin has also publicly challenged Kate to take a lie-detector test&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Collin has also publicly challenged Kate to take a lie-detector test<\/a> and be questioned about his allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.childhelp.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:www.childhelp.org;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;www.childhelp.org&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>www.childhelp.org<\/em><\/a><em>. 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The hotline is available 24\/7 in more than 170 languages.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-gosselin-dont-need-defend-myself-son-collin-memoir-12011323\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Kate Gosselin&#8217;s son Collin is releasing a memoir about his childhood in October Kate, who shares Collin, 22, with ex-husband Jon Gosselin, has been replying to comments on her TikTok posts related to Collin&#8217;s book In a recent comment, Kate shared why she doesn&#8217;t &#8220;feel I need to defend myself&#8221; Kate Gosselin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2485856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[489485,345466,345467,22488],"class_list":["post-2485855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-collin","tag-jon-gosselin","tag-kate-gosselin","tag-tiktok"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kate-Gosselin-Says-I-Dont-Feel-I-Need-to-Defend.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485855"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485857,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485855\/revisions\/2485857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2485856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2485855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2485855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}