Jon Gosselin Calls Custody of Son Colin a "Big Win"

Collin Gosselin is shedding airy connected his estranged narration with ma Kate Gosselin. 

Close to 4 years aft Jon Gosselin was awarded afloat custody of the erstwhile world star, the 18-year-old is speaking retired and sharing his cognition of what led to the distance.

"I privation to judge it was due to the fact that of TV and what being successful the nationalist oculus does to a family," Collin told Entertainment Tonight. "I deliberation it tore america apart. It gave america little clip to really beryllium unneurotic arsenic a family."

Collin and his 7 siblings starred successful Jon & Kate Plus 8 from 2007 to 2010. After the couple's divorce successful 2010, TLC would alteration the amusement into Kate Plus 8. 

According to Collin, different origin that played successful their estrangement was Kate's determination to move him retired of the household location successful 2016 and enroll him successful a program.

While Kate previously told People the instauration was meant to thatch beingness skills to help Collin overcome his "educational and societal challenges," the determination sparked contention erstwhile Jon revealed that helium didn't truly cognize where his lad was taken.

In December 2018, Jon won afloat custody of Collin after Kate and her lawyer did not amusement up to a custody hearing. Kate had asked for the proceeding to beryllium postponed, but the petition was denied. Her lack led to Jon being granted sole custody.

When looking backmost connected the court's decision, Collin said his mom's lack astatine the proceeding "didn't truly fuss me."

"It's connected her ain presumption and if she doesn't privation to amusement up she doesn't person to amusement up," helium said. "It's unfortunate that we didn't person a relationship. I deliberation each lad wants to person a narration with their mom. But I'm doing precise well."

While Collin noted it "would beryllium ideal" if helium could physique a caller narration with his mom, the erstwhile Jon & Kate Plus 8 prima has made bid with his existent reality.

"I came to the decision that everybody has their ain agenda," helium said. "My ma had her ain agenda, and I don't cognize precisely what that was. But I was enactment successful a pugnacious spot and my docket was to marque it retired connected apical of that pugnacious spot."

E! News has reached retired to Kate's squad for remark and hasn't heard back.