Jon Gosselin's Message to Estranged Daughter Mady Amid Ongoing Family Drama (Exc
Jon Gosselin's Message to Estranged Daughter Mady Amid Ongoing Family Drama (Exc
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00:00 My message to Maddie is that I love her,
00:01 but please give Colin a chance.
00:02 You haven't talked to him or seen him in seven, eight years.
00:06 He hasn't done anything to you,
00:07 and you should treat people the way you wanna be treated.
00:10 - We haven't chatted with you
00:12 since Vice's Dark Side of the 2000s aired.
00:16 So you were featured on it, Hannah was featured on it,
00:18 Colin was featured on it.
00:19 - I know my mother was going through a lot of things.
00:21 I mean, a divorce and plenty of different things
00:24 that can't be easy to go through.
00:26 And I wanna think that she needed someone
00:29 to take out her anger and frustration on.
00:32 And it was just kinda me, you know,
00:35 I was in the way and I was there, so she chose me.
00:39 - After it aired, Kate and Maddie have since come out
00:42 with very strong statements against Colin, particularly.
00:46 What were your emotions after hearing those statements?
00:49 - Well, I was heartbroken when Maddie came out
00:51 about what you said about Colin,
00:53 only because she hasn't seen him either.
00:56 So how can you say these things about your brother?
01:01 And, you know, where did that come from?
01:05 We all know where it came from.
01:06 It came from Kate, exactly Kate's words.
01:08 - Really, you think so?
01:09 - Absolutely.
01:10 - Because Maddie was alleging physical violence,
01:12 hate speech from Colin.
01:14 - Yeah, when?
01:15 When he was in like fourth grade?
01:17 'Cause that's the last time you saw him.
01:19 So, and then she took all the posts down
01:22 and all the comments.
01:23 - Yeah, she has zero posts up right now.
01:25 - That's correct.
01:26 So you recanted.
01:28 So why say it in the first place?
01:31 I'm not gonna discipline my daughter,
01:32 I haven't seen her in a decade.
01:33 But like, if it was anyone else, I'd be at them, for sure.
01:38 - It's just heartbreaking to see what's happened
01:40 to this family.
01:41 And I mean, I know so many things were said about Colin
01:44 after that episode aired.
01:46 Colin is now in the Marines.
01:47 He cannot comment.
01:49 Is he aware of these comments that they've made about him?
01:52 - He hasn't mentioned anything in any letters.
01:53 So, I mean, I think it's best to just let go.
01:57 Let him get through bootcamp and live his life.
02:00 If he wants to talk about anything or find out anything,
02:02 I'm sure he'll reach out.
02:04 But right now he's just concentrating on his training.
02:07 (child crying)
02:11 - Because I don't have time.
02:12 - Yeah, 'cause you're late.
02:14 Colin, I'm sorry.
02:15 - No, you're sorry.
02:17 Like, you're perfect.
02:18 (child crying)
02:20 - Have you chatted with your--
02:21 - No, I haven't talked to Maddie and Cameron
02:23 for like, oh, I don't even know, over a decade.
02:25 And then I haven't talked to my,
02:28 Joel, Aiden, Leah, and Alexis for five years,
02:32 probably five years now.
02:33 - So that leaves, I mean, you haven't talked
02:35 to six of your children in at least five years.
02:37 - Yeah.
02:38 - And a couple of them, 10 years.
02:41 - Yep.
02:42 - Are you trying to do anything to repair that relationship?
02:44 - At this point, they're adults now.
02:45 So, I mean, I don't even know their phone numbers or stuff.
02:49 I mean, Hannah went down there and talked to them,
02:50 but that's gonna be on their healing process.
02:53 So I've kind of just stuck with the kids that live here,
02:56 Hannah and Colin, and it's been so long.
02:59 I mean, to reach out, I can't even reach out.
03:01 I can't call mother, you know, that's not gonna work.
03:04 Hasn't worked in the past.
03:07 It doesn't work the way you think it would work.
03:10 We're talking about someone who has abused my son,
03:13 who has gone out of their way to separate the family,
03:16 who sided with a network to separate the family,
03:19 and has done god-awful, horrible things
03:22 to alienate me from my children.
03:25 So until my other kids figure out that that has transpired
03:29 and stop believing in a one-sided story,
03:31 I can't do anything else.
03:32 The message should be for them to reach out to me,
03:34 because I've tried to reach out to them.
03:36 And that has failed, numerous times.
03:38 Every time I go to New York City,
03:40 I hit up my daughter, Kara.
03:42 And I'm not blocked because the way the iPhone works,
03:46 but I'm never answered.
03:48 So I don't know if someone's monitoring.
03:50 You get these conspiracy theories in your head,
03:52 but how much is enough to keep on doing?
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