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Collin Gosselin clapped back at his estranged mom Kate Gosselin’s “heinous” allegations that he harmed animals.
“Let us be absolutely clear: Collin has never used a weapon to harm a family member, nor has he ever harmed or killed an animal in his lifetime,” Collin’s rep, Adriane Schwartz, told Page Six in a statement Tuesday.
“These allegations are categorically false… To publicly accuse your innocent child of such heinous acts to protect your reputation is beyond reprehensible,” she added.
“Collin has shown extraordinary courage in telling his story, and he will not be intimidated or silenced by these damaging accusations.”
Page Six has reached out to Kate’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Following the release of Collin’s bombshell memoir, “In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood,” Kate, 51, made several claims that her 22-year-old son had a “history of violent behavior with weapons towards people, the killing of animals, his regular use of racial slurs, and his ‘physical behavior.'”
In response to a fan, the mom of eight doubled down on her allegations, claiming Collin killed animals “for fun” and assaulting his siblings “with a weapon.”
When asked if she visitied Collin while he was allegedly in treatment she replied, “I visited EVERY single time the facility felt he was stable enough for a visit.”
“Sometimes a visit was planned but the facility canceled it because he was too unstable and it would have to be rescheduled,” the “Jon & Kate Plus 8” alum added.
Kate claimed Collin is “cherry picking” which details to publicly release about his upbringing.
“He’s releasing only segments of his medical record etc that make him make me look bad while also withholding all of his horrific and dangerous behaviors,” she claimed.
“Makes me look like I was mistreating him when I was actually trying to keep him, his brothers and sisters, myself and our pets SAFE,” Kate added.
Kate shares twins Cara and Madelyn, 26, and sextuplets, Collin, Joel, Leah, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, 22, with her ex-husband, Jon Gosselin.
Collin slammed his mom, Kate, in his new book, claiming she verbally and physically abused him and his siblings, locked him in a basement and used used $100,000 of the Gosselin kids’ money to furnish her home.
Kate has denied the claims.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text BEGIN the National Child Abuse Hotline at 800-422-4453.