Coverage dated October 13, 2026

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

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Collin Gosselin alleges mom Kate Gosselin zip-tied him, locked him in a basement room, and had him placed in an institution days before his 12th birthday.

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'Jon & Kate' star Collin Gosselin claims mother zip-tied and locked him in basement room as a child (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 13, 2026
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Collin Gosselin alleges mom Kate Gosselin zip-tied him, locked him in a basement room, and had him placed in an institution days before his 12th birthday.
New York Post
Inside Collin Gosselin’s ‘small holding cell’ that mom Kate allegedly kept him locked in for 2 years: ‘I was trapped’ (opens New York Post)
Published Oct 13, 2026
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The former reality child star made shocking allegations that his mom locked him in a tiny room and isolated him from his siblings in his new memoir.