Jon Gosselin says bitter custody battle with ex Kate is finally over after 11 years- but he is still not speaking to her
JON and Kate Gosselin's bitter 11-year custody battle is finally over, the former reality star has claimed.
In an exclusive interview, Jon told The Sun: "There is no custody battle - it's done."
They have been embroiled in a vicious for custody since their 2009 divorce but now their sextuplets, who all starred in TLC's Jon and Kate Plus Eight, are allowed to decide which parent they wish to live with.
"It's like chickens, it's free range now. You can do whatever you want and there's nothing we could say," Jon, 43, explained.
"I don't speak to my ex-wife. The last time I spoke to her is when I went to court, I think that was in September.
"But we don't speak in any kind of terms, so there is no relationship. There's no wavering or anything either. I've been divorced longer than I've been married, so it's in the past.
For now he said one of his biggest hopes is that the kids will start therapy and mend their relationships with each other.
And he says his door is always open to his other four children and he bears them no ill will.
"I love them and there's an open door always and they know where I live, do what you want," Jon said.
"I think Hannah has expressed that to them as well. There's no ill will so you know, no one's going to hold down anyone against their will.
"I believe they all miss their siblings as well. So it would make me happy if they could see each other and be together and enjoy their lives togethers as siblings. I'm not going to stand in their way."
He added: "Everyone's quarantined so they can't see each other either cause there's two separate households," he said.
"So Hannah and Collin live with me, they go to different schools, even though we only live two miles from mom and the other four kids.
"After this is all over, hopefully, they can see each other again or whatever is going to transpire.
"They'll all be 16, and my kids will hopefully safely get their license and figure all that stuff out.
"You know, I love all my kids, so hopefully, all those things will pan out.";
And when asked about his current feelings towards his ex, he said: "Do I hate Kate? I don't even think about it anymore. Honestly it doesn't matter anymore.
"She's still the mother of my children... I got married, we had our twins, and then we had our six. And of course I wouldn't have married someone if I didn't love her.
"That's so long ago. I got married so young and now I look at, I'm 43, I got married at 22 I look at a 2- year-old now and I'm like: 'Don't get married. Just wait, ride it out. Think about things'..."
And now the custody battle is over, Jon adds: "It's just odd to keep on going back to court to fight for things that don't even matter. You know? It's like 'It's over'. So what's the point?"
The Sun reached out to Kate and her attorney for comment but they did not respond.
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