'Jon & Kate' star Collin Gosselin claims mother zip-tied and locked him in basement room as a child

Collin Gosselin reflected on the alleged abuse he suffered at the hands of his mother, Kate Gosselin.Collin, 22, claimed in an interview with ABC that his mom allegedly made him sleep in a locked room in the basement as a way to isolate him from his father, Jon Gosselin.He claimed that one of his teachers noticed he had a swollen earlobe, which Collin said happened after Kate allegedly "dragged" him across the room by his ear during one abusive incident.'JON & KATE PLUS 8' REALITY STAR'S TELL-ALL MEMOIR FOLLOWS YEARS OF ABUSE ALLEGATIONSCollin Gosselin claimed his mother, Kate Gosselin, had him institutionalized against his will.(Michael Simon)"My teacher saw ...
and then I talked to my guidance counselor, and I told them about it," Collin said."And my mom was not very happy that I spoke about that."He was eventually pulled from school in the fourth grade, and recalled being "too afraid to say anything" when child protective services questioned abuse allegations.COLLIN GOSSELIN SENDS CRYPTIC SIGNAL TO MOM KATE AFTER CLAIMS SHE'S 'SPIRALING' OVER HIS UPCOMING MEMOIRGosselin admitted he wasn't sure about life before the cameras arrived at his home to film his family, and told the outlet, "Simply put, my whole life that I lived was a lie."Collin grew up on television as cameras followed the Gosselin family for years, first with "Jon & Kate Plus 8" and then "Kate Plus 8." (Donna Svennevik)After one attempt to runaway, Collin claimed his mother allegedly zip-tied him and locked him in his basement room.KATE GOSSELIN CALLED A 'MONSTER' IN SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS AFTER SON COLLIN ANNOUNCES MEMOIR"She had put my wrists together ...
and my ankles, and took black zip ties and zip-tied my hands and feet together," he alleged to the outlet.Days before his 12th birthday, Collin claimed Kate had him removed from their home and placed him in an institution.He alleged he was then "pumped with medication" and received little contact from his family."I was told, 'This is for...