Kate and Jon Gosselin. (Photo by Getty)
Jon Gosselin is clarifying where he stands with ex-wife Kate Gosselin more than a decade after their acrimonious split.
Speaking to E! News in an interview published on Friday, January 31, Jon, 47, admitted the former couple are no longer on speaking terms.
“We don’t communicate,” Jon confessed to the outlet. “I think the last time I heard her voice in person was, like, 2018.”
The Jon & Kate Plus 8 star explained that his last conversation with Kate, 49, in real-life was in court during a custody battle over their son Collin, 20. (Jon and Kate share sextuplets Collin, Hannah, Alexis, Aaden, Leah and Joel, all 20, as well as twins Mady and Cara, both 23.)
Gonzalo Marroquin/for BHRC Jon Gosselin is still not on speaking terms with ex-wife Kate Gosselin and six of their children, but he hopes the tide will change — eventually. “I always wish for the best for everything, but as adults now they have to make that decision,” Jon, 47, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, […]
At the time, Collin had accused Kate of verbally and emotionally abusing him during his childhood. (Jon was ultimately awarded custody while Kate has denied all abuse allegations made against her by Collin.)
While the exes no longer communicate in person, Jon said the dynamic is less dramatic than it has been in the past.
“It’s been calm,” Jon said. “[It’s been] very calm, knock on wood, for two years now.”
Jon and Kate were married for two decades before they finalized their divorce in 2009, despite renewing their vows in Hawaii in August 2008.
However, tension between the pair was visible on the show as they disagreed over how to raise their eight children.
Jon Gosselin. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
In May 2009, Us Weekly broke the news that Jon had allegedly been unfaithful and Kate filed for divorce just one month later.
“Parents of multiples have triple the divorce rate,” Kate said in a May 2009 episode of their reality show. “I was thinking we were going to beat that. I don’t know if I can say that anymore.”
Meanwhile, Jon has since moved on from Kate, popping the question to his girlfriend-of-three-years Stephanie Lebo in November 2024.
Entertainment Tonight reported Lebo’s parents were present to witness the occasion, with her father becoming emotional after Gosselin asked his daughter to become his wife.
“You don’t know how long I waited for this day for you, and there was a time where I thought it was never going to happen for you,” Lebo’s father whispered in Lebo’s ear, ET reported. “I’m so very happy for you and Jon.”
He added: “My best advice is never stop being in love. Love comes first.”
Despite some strained relationships with his children, Jon told Entertainment Tonight in December that all of them would be invited to the wedding.
“I don’t see why they wouldn’t get an invite,” he said, noting that the invitation would likely be extended through his daughter Hannah. “Whether they come or not, that’s going to be up to them since they’re adults now and can make their own adult decisions.”
