Jon Gosselin is coming to his son's defense.
After the October 13 release of Collin Gosselin's memoir, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood — in which he accused his mother, Kate Gosselin, of abusing him as a child — Jon, 49, spoke out both to congratulate his 22-year-old son on the book and to support him.
"First and foremost, I couldn't be more proud of my son's heartbreaking memoir and his mission to help other victims of abuse," Jon told Us Weekly in a statement on Thursday, October 15.
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Jon, who shares twin daughters and sextuplets with the Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum, 51, also appeared to respond to Kate's recent remarks, in which she seemingly claimed Collin suffered from mental illness.
"Also, let me be very clear: If you continue to falsely label my son Collin as 'mentally ill,' you will be held accountable," he continued. "As you know, Collin has been evaluated by multiple independent psychiatrists, and that narrative is proven categorically untrue."
"Repeating false claims about his mental health is damaging to his reputation, his credibility and his future," Jon maintained. "Consider this fair warning: The days of using mental health to discredit and silence my son are over."
While Jon didn't name Kate directly in his statement to the outlet, his comments come after Kate appeared to address Collin's "mental illness" in an October 10 comment on her TikTok.
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