Collin Gosselin discusses being institutionalized & his relationship with his family

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Collin Gosselin, who turned 18 in May, did an interview with ET. Some tidits:

• Kate had Collin institutionalized twice, claiming he had "special needs" but Collin says he shouldn't have been institutionalized.
• According to Collin, he didn't have much a relationship with Kate before she institutionalized him but after she did it, that basically ended any relationship they had.
• He was able to get out of that place after writing a letter to Jon in 2017 begging him to get him out (the letter said someone was giving him bruises and sitting on his chest until he couldn't breathe).
• In 2018, Jon was granted full custody of Collin (Kate didn't show up for the hearing). Earlier that same year, Jon had been granted custody of Hannah.
• Collin said he hasn't spoken to his other six siblings for 5-6 years but he would like to have a relationship with them one day.
• Last month he fell asleep while driving to work and flipped his car over.
• He is still in high school and considering the Marine Corps after graduation.
• He might be interested in doing reality tv now that he's old enough to remember the experience (he mostly remembers the constant presence of the cameras from filming Jon & Kate Plus 8).
• He said it would have been nice if his parents had the ability to be adults, get along, and coparent after the divorce.
• He thinks if their family hadn't done the show, his parents might still be together.

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I never watched this show so all I know about this family was the tabloid stuff when Jon and Kate got divorced. Feel free to add any additional context/background/info because I was going purely on what was said in this interview.