Kate and Jon Gosselin’s Drama-Stuffed Historical past

Kate and Jon Gosselin have been making headlines for greater than a decade.

The previous couple, who tied the knot in 1999, launched the world to their household following the delivery of their sextuplets: Alexis, Collin, Joel, Hannah, Leah and Aaden. After the household of 10 — Jon and Kate additionally share twins Mady and Cara — have been featured on two Discovery Well being specials in 2005 and 2006, they landed their very own actuality collection, Jon & Kate Plus 8, in 2007. The primary two seasons of the present aired on Discovery Well being earlier than the collection moved to TLC.

Regardless of their August 2008 vow renewal ceremony in Hawaii, rigidity between the pair was seen on the present as they disagreed over how one can increase their eight youngsters. In Could 2009, Us Weekly broke the information that Jon had allegedly been untrue and Kate filed for divorce only one month later. “Dad and mom of multiples have triple the divorce charge,” the mother-of-eight stated in a Could 2009 episode of their actuality present. “I used to be considering we have been going to beat that. I don’t know if I can say that anymore.”

Their divorce was finalized in December 2009. Kate was awarded full authorized custody of the youngsters and although the couple shared bodily custody, Jon claimed in January 2016 that he hadn’t seen all 8 of his youngsters in three years. Later that 12 months, the pair’s custody points made headlines once more when Kate revealed that Collin, one of many sextuplets, was in residential therapy for behavioral points.

“We’re each courtroom ordered not to talk about the care and custody of our youngsters intimately. I’ve recognized all alongside the place [Collin] is, however the world doesn’t know, and I’ll go away it at that,” Kate instructed Good Morning America on the time.

Jon’s attorneys, nonetheless, stated in a press release to Us that his ex-wife wasn’t sharing the “complete story” with the world. “Jon is sure by the courtroom order. Evidently, sure feedback and statements which are being made are very upsetting to Jon, however given his obligation to the courtroom order, there’s not a lot he can do proper now,” his lawyer Kristen Doleva-Lecher stated in November 2016 including that Jon was additionally “very upset by sure statements made to the press” and that he feels “the entire story shouldn’t be being instructed.”

Two years later, Jon revealed that one of many sextuplets, Hannah, was dwelling with him full-time in Pennsylvania, somewhat than together with her mom in North Carolina. He was granted sole bodily and authorized custody of Collin in December 2018, and the teenager joined his sister and father in Pennsylvania.

“I want that every one my youngsters would simply be collectively, hang around collectively, go to the mall. Simply hang around collectively,” Jon instructed Leisure Tonight in Could 2020. “Kate and I don’t dwell that distant from one another, however I really feel like there’s an invisible wall. [The kids] ought to be capable to simply get collectively. … I’ve no qualms about it. In the event that they need to go meet one another, go forward. I really feel prefer it’s extra on the opposite aspect.”

Hold scrolling to see all of Jon and Kate’s ups and downs through the years: