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American TV personality Kate Gosselin was famous for her family of children with her now estranged husband, Jon Gosselin. Their show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, ended in 2017 after it was renamed Kate Plus 8 due to her divorce from Jon in 2009. The sextuplets were only five years old when the divorce happened, and one of them, Collin, recently spoke up about how Kate abused him. It has been years since Kate and her son, Collin, have had a relationship, and the reasons are now being exposed. According to Collin, and his sister Hannah, Kate abused him because she needed somebody "to take out her anger and frustration on" after her split from their dad. Collin tells all about his relationship with his mother, Kate Collin Gosselin shares his experience on the reality TV show "Jon & Kate Plus 8," growing up in the spotlight and his estranged mother. More on the season premiere of Dark Side of the 2000's airing July 18, 9P on VICE TV. pic.twitter.com/riCUNN3Hom — VICE TV (@VICETV) July 7, 2023 A new series named Dark Side of the 2000s features Collin and his sister, Hannah, as they give more details about growing up and their experience on the reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8. The show is set to air on July 18 on Vice TV. "He would be separated from us. Like he would not get to come outside and play with us. He would eat dinner at different times than us," Hannah detailed what Collin went through in a snippet of the series posted on Twitter. RELATED: Jon Gosselin Speaks About Estrangement From His Kids Collin also spoke about being treated differently as a child despite exhibiting the same childhood behaviors as his siblings. "I'm not going to say I was a perfect child, but I'd say my misbehaving was no different from my siblings," he said. Hannah also added that no effort was made to "help him learn what behavior is acceptable and what behavior is not acceptable" while growing up. KATE PLUS 8 (formerly JOHN & KATE PLUS 8), Kate Gosselin with Gosselin kids, 'Deck Party', (Season 4, ep. 405, aired Jan. 5, 2016). photo: ©TLC / Courtesy: Everett Collection Collin denies having special needs Kate institutionalized Collin at 12 for having special needs, which he has now denied at 19. "Collin has special needs. There's a fairly fluid diagnosis of what those needs are, but he needs to learn certain strategies to help him deal with things. This has been a struggle we've had for a very long time, and it's one I've dealt with on my own. I've felt very alone in this," Kate told People magazine while withholding information regarding where he was being cared for. KATE PLUS 8 (formerly JOHN & KATE PLUS 8), Kate Gosselin (with children), 'Turning 5 & The Future!', (Season 1, ep. 101, aired May 25, 2009), 2009-11. photo: © TLC / Courtesy: Everett Collection Kate's estranged husband, Jon, claimed that she hid Collin's location, and it was not until 2018 that Collin reached out for help via a letter. Jon was able to gain custody of Collin after they reunited. "I want to think that she needed someone to take out her anger and frustration on, and it was just kind of me. I was in the way, and I was there. So, she chose me," Collin inferred from all that ensued.