Former ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ star opens up on estrangement from his siblings

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Former “Jon & Kate Plus 8” star Collin Gosselin told All Things Considered host Juana Summers he’s estranged from most of his siblings, and he blames his mother, Kate Gosselin, from whom he is also estranged.

In a new memoir, “In the Shadow of Eight,” Collin Gosselin says his mom isolated him from his sisters and brothers when they were children, and also alleges he was physically and emotionally…

Former “Jon & Kate Plus 8” star Collin Gosselin told All Things Considered host Juana Summers he’s estranged from most of his siblings, and he blames his mother, Kate Gosselin, from whom he is also estranged.

In a new memoir, “In the Shadow of Eight,” Collin Gosselin says his mom isolated him from his sisters and brothers when they were children, and also alleges he was physically and emotionally…

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