Jon Gosselin Claims Kate ‘Alienated’ Him From Their Kids And Is Against A Reunion Special
12.05.2022 - 15:07
/ etcanada.com
Jon Gosselin is opening up about his family. ET’s Kevin Frazier spoke with Jon on Tuesday, and the 45-year-old former reality star chatted about his kids, his life today, and his ex-wife, Kate Gosselin.
Jon and Kate were married from 1999 to 2009 and share eight children: 18-year-old sextuplets — Alexis, Aaden, Joel, Leah, Hannah and Collin — and 21-year-old twins, Cara and Madelyn.
ET’s chat with Jon came on the sextuplets’ 18th birthday, a day that meant a lot to him, as it marked the end of his custody back-and-forth with Kate.
“I am free in the aspect of I have adult children now… I have my own businesses and now it’s time for me to move on. Dating, moving on with my own life. It’s like starting over pretty much,” he said. “… There’s no more custody court. It’s over. We are done today. It’s over… This weight has been lifted off my shoulder… It is just a big relief.”
As of August 2021, Hannah and Collin lived full-time with Jon, while the other sextuplets were living with Kate. Cara and Madelyn are both away at college. According to Jon, he does not have “an open relationship” with his kids, save Hannah and Collin, something he’s hoping will change thanks to the sextuplets’ milestone birthday.
“[Communicating with] the children that live with Kate is very difficult, because I don’t have an open relationship with them,” he said. “… [Hannah] communicates with them. She has a really good relationship with the other kids. I have been alienated from those children.”
Jon alleged that it’s Kate who’s caused strife with his children.
“I feel it’s a really poor decision on Kate’s part, because she alienated me from those kids,” he claimed. “I think it was a poor parenting decision. It would’ve been much better if she would