Dark Side of the 2000s<\/em> that aired in July 2023, Collin claimed his mother’s alleged abuse was the reason she sent him away. “I was starting to tell people what was going on at home, and she caught wind of that and had to put me somewhere where I wouldn’t be able to get the secrets out,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\nShortly after the Vice TV episode aired, Kate responded to the accusations in a statement.<\/p>\n
“I have never wanted to have to do this, but I feel I have been backed into a corner and left with no choice. Although it saddens me to do so, I need to speak out now,” she said, in part, at the time. “My son Collin, whom I love with all my heart, has received multiple psychiatric diagnoses over the years. For the safety of myself, his brothers and sisters, and for his own well-being, he was placed in a facility following years of outpatient treatment which proved insufficient for his needs.”<\/p>\n
“Collin’s distorted perception of reality is one of the many issues that he has always struggled with. As many people who have family members grappling with mental health issues can attest, it is rarely and sadly surprising when complete fabrications occur, and this is just another heartbreaking facet of this fight,” she continued. “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.”<\/p>\n
In 2024, Collin brought forth allegations against his mother, claiming that she abused him beginning when he was 8 or 9 years old<\/a>. He alleged that he was confined and “isolated” from his other siblings by Kate and that he was “a scapegoat” for his mother’s problems and often took “the brute end of things.”<\/p>\nKate’s attorney said at the time that he did not believe that Kate had done anything to “intentionally harm” Collin, and that “she did what she did to protect herself and her family” from what the attorney called “troubled behavior.”<\/p>\n
In the Shadow of Eight <\/em>will be released on Oct. 13, 2026.<\/p>\nRead the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n