Jon Gosselin made shock cheating claims against his ex-wife Kate Gosselin Wednesday, with his son Collin backing up his account.
The 48 year-old reality star hinted that the relationship between ex-wife Kate, 50, and her one-time bodyguard Steve Neild, 50, went from professional to romantic – effectively ending their marriage at the height of their reality TV fame.
Jon took to Instagram with a photo of Kate and Neild, and a link to a Page Six story about them currently dating, which he implied was more of a rekindled romance.
‘Guess who really ruined the marriage,’ Jon said. ‘Read for yourself.’
The Wyomissing, Pennsylvania-born reality star maintained that he was ignored at the time he made the claims, but they turned out to be accurate based off current events: ‘Maybe when I speak people will listen now!!!’
The Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Kate for comment on the story.
Jon Gosselin made shock cheating claims against his ex-wife Kate Gosselin Wednesday
Kate and Jon Gosselin pictured at the height of their reality TV fame in NYC in 2009
Jon and Kate’s son Collin, 21, backed up Jon’s account in a post on Instagram Stories Wednesday.
‘What really upsets me is that my mom had an affair with our bodyguard way back in 2009,’ he said, ‘and for years would share hotel rooms with him while we went on family vacations, while I was in a connected room!’
Collin added: ‘Now everyone thinks her being with him is some cute novel romance.
‘By the way my dad received death threats and got shunned by the public for years for “having an affair” and “leaving his kids.”‘
Collin later said via Instagram Stories that he wasn’t looking to stir the pot with his post, but rather set the record straight amid misconceptions from the public about the family dynamic. (Jon has denied claims that he had stepped out on the marriage.)
‘I’m not big on drama, and I’m very busy in college, at work, and running my business, so don’t think I feed on this,’ Collin. ‘However, I feel very strongly on the matter of cheating and then blaming someone else for your own actions.
‘Everyone says my dad and I are hung up on my mom. We are not. We have suffered the damage of a narcissist and cried together.
Collin concluded in saying, ‘So no we won’t just go and make TikTok’s and act reformed when we still feel pain from our past.’
Kate Gosselin and her bodyguard Steve Neild leave after having lunch at Sarabeth’s Central Park South on March 17, 2010 in New York City
Collin stated his case in an Instagram Stories post Wednesday
Jon pictured in an Instagram post with his fiancee Stephanie Lebo
The former couple and their family were a TV sensation with the popularity of their 2007–2009 series, Jon & Kate Plus 8.
They had wed in 1999 and welcomed twins Madelyn and Cara, then sextuplets Aaden, Hannah, Leah, Alexis, Collin and Joel, who as result of In vitro fertilization. Their divorce was finalized in 2009.
In the wake of the divorce, TLC recast the show as Kate +8, and six more seasons aired before it ended in 2017.
Jon said in a 2025 interview with E News! that he hadn’t spoken with his ex-wife Kate in around seven years.
‘We don’t communicate,’ he said. ‘I think the last time I heard her voice in person was, like, 2018.’
Last month, Kate shared sentiments on parenting in a TikTok post, saying, ‘I don’t know if you have kids or don’t have kids, but I just, I made decisions based on how I would want to be treated, honestly.
‘And I didn’t buy into all the drama and the hate, and the ugly. And I had kids involved, so I wanted it to be as peaceful for them as I possibly could.’
