U.S.WEIRD HOUR

Jon Gosselin defends son Collin's memoir, threatens legal action

The former reality star fired back at his ex-wife's claim that Collin is mentally ill, and says he is prepared to take legal action; the book, meanwhile, keeps selling.

On air: Kenji Moonfield, Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on The Pile-On
Published 10:28 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Kathy · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

Photo: Jon Gosselin — Photo: Kathy · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Jon Gosselin speaks out in defense of son Collin’s bombshell memoir, threatens legal action”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:28 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Kenji Moonfield, Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Collin Gosselin.
BBN covered this story before: Kate Gosselin responds to son's memoir claims (October 14).

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New York PostJon Gosselin speaks out in defense of son Collin’s bombshell memoir, threatens legal action

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJon Gosselin is defending his son Collin's memoir and threatening legal action, after his ex-wife claimed Collin is mentally ill.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the dad is suing to defend the book that tells everyone about the family.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the most reality-TV sentence ever written, and it's a legal sentence.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHere's my hot take. Nobody needs a lawyer, they need a kitchen table, one pot of coffee, and a coffee cake somebody actually baked.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA coffee cake. Chip, this family has had cameras in the kitchen since two thousand four, and look how that went.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCameras aren't cake, Kenji. Let me finish. Cake has never once been subpoenaed, and that's a record I'd love to protect.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSubpoenaed cake.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMy take is it's a thread. Collin posts, Jon replies, the mom quote-tweets, and the lawyers get tagged in.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's a family group chat with billable hours.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd if the cake fails, we do the thread in person, standing in a circle, holding phones, and hugging at the end.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGentlemen, please. This is a family dispute about a book. Everyone should just stop talking about it and move on.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHank, you just talked about it for ninety seconds.