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Jon Gosselin celebrates holiday with daughter Hannah, 16, and girlfriend Colleen as teen remains estranged from mom Kate

JON Gosselin celebrated the Fourth of July with 16-year-old daughter Hannah and his girlfriend, Colleen.

The teen has been living with him and has remained estranged from her mom,  after Jon claimed she mentally abused their eight children.

 Jon Gosselin shared this sweet selfie of him, Hannah, and Colleen
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Jon Gosselin shared this sweet selfie of him, Hannah, and ColleenCredit: Instagram
 Hannah and Colleen showed how close they are
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Hannah and Colleen showed how close they areCredit: Instagram/Colleen Conrad

, 43, took to Instagram to wish his fans a happy Fourth of July while giving them a glimpse into his day with his girlfriend and daughter Hannah at the Back Bay Ale House in New Jersey.

Along with a selfie of the three, the father of eight wrote while shading those who start rumors about the family: "Happy Fourth of July to everyone!!!

"Sorry for the late post!!! Collin had other plans with his friends this weekend, that’s why he is not in the picture (shame I have to explain all that, but I just did)!!!!"

 Collin was missing from the pictures because he was with his friends
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Collin was missing from the pictures because he was with his friendsCredit: Instagram/Colleen Conrad
 Jon has custody of Hannah
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Jon has custody of HannahCredit: Instagram
 Hannah hasn't spoken to her mom Kate in a while
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Hannah hasn't spoken to her mom Kate in a whileCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Colleen, his girlfriend, also shared another sweet snap of the trio posing in front of a stunning ocean view.

Along with two other photos of Hannah posing with each of them separately, she wrote: "Happy 4th of July!!

"Missing Collin who dissed us for his friends."

 Collin and Hannah have both described Colleen as a mother figure
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Collin and Hannah have both described Colleen as a mother figureCredit: Refer to Caption
 Jon claimed that his kids had been 'mentally tortured' by Kate
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Jon claimed that his kids had been 'mentally tortured' by KateCredit: Instagram
 Jon rescued Collin from a mental institution that Kate had put him in
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Jon rescued Collin from a mental institution that Kate had put him inCredit: Instagram

have been embroiled in a for custody since their  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.

Jon, who has previously claimed  – claims she has denied – previously said he's finally at peace with the situation and will support his children no matter what they decide.

"Leah, Aaden, Joel and Alexis, I love you. You're welcome to come over, call Hannah, Collin," he concluded.

What happened to Jon and Kate Gosselin?

Jon and Kate Gosselin were together for nearly a decade before they divorced 11 years ago.

The pair split in December of 2009 after ten years of marriage.

The couple both claimed that the other had been unfaithful during their marriage.

They also claimed that Kate didn't want to be married anymore because Jon didn't want to do the show anymore.

 Jon and Kate were the stars of Jon and Kate Plus 8 along with their twins and sextuplets
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Jon and Kate were the stars of Jon and Kate Plus 8 along with their twins and sextupletsCredit: Kobal Collection - Rex Features
 Kate and Jon were married for 10 years
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Kate and Jon were married for 10 yearsCredit: Getty - Contributor

Over the last few years, the former Jon and star won custody of Hannah and Collin, after Kate had sent the latter of whom to an inpatient facility and Jon had gotten him out of there.

Kate, who was allegedly fired from TLC last year, has legal guardianship of their other four underage kids - Aaden, Joel, Alexis and Leah.

Mady and her twin Cara are legal adults and choose to stay with Kate when they’re home from college.

Jon Gosselin says bitter custody battle with ex Kate is finally over after 11 years as kids get to decide where to live
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