Kate Gosselin defends herself against son Collin as he prepares to release shocking new memoir

Kate Gosselin is defending herself in the comments section of her social media posts.The 51-year-old former reality TV star responded to comments on her recent TikTok posts referencing claims her 22-year-old son, Collin, made against her, alleging she "forced" him and his seven siblings apart and "pitted them against each other" as they were growing up.He recently announced his upcoming memoir, titled, "In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood." Gosselin has consistently denied all allegations made against her by Collin, doubling down in the comments section of her TikTok videos."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!" one fan asked.She responded, ""I can’t bc I’m a public figure.
Rules are different unfortunately.Or I def would!"Gosselin doubled down on her denial of her son Collin's abuse allegations in the comments section of her TikTok videos.
(David Buchan/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images)KATE GOSSELIN’S LAWYER SAYS SHE DIDN’T ‘INTENTIONALLY’ HARM KIDS AFTER SON COLLIN ACCUSES HER OF ABUSEShe continued defending herself in the comments, responding to another with, "Malice is one of the hardest things to prove.I tried :(.
The rules are different for ppl in the public eye."Gosselin also shared that she "consulted a high power LA attorney" in the past "when other ppl were putting crazy stuff out there," and that is what they told her."The courts don’t honor it if you’re in the public eye :(" she added.She later responded to another comment, saying, "Sadly, Only parents who have a mentally ill child understand! It’s so tough and I’m learning that ppl have NO ability to understand unless they’ve been through it themselves."In response to his mom's statements, Collin doubled down on his allegations of abuse, taking to his Instagram stories to share she allegedly used to hit him.Collin alleged his mom used to "pray to ...