Kate Gosselin slams rumors she stole her children’s college funds

Kate Gosselin is setting the record straight and firing back at rumors that have followed her since the cameras stopped rolling.

The former "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star opened up during a candid moment and addressed misconceptions about her that she wanted to clear up.

"That I stole my kids' college money," Gosselin said during a TikTok Live on Friday night.. "They all have their college money, all the money that was in my control, anyway. And they have more than enough for college. That’s not a thing. That never happened. I’ll just leave it at that."

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The 49-year-old mother of eight also shut down another accusation – that she’s estranged from daughter Hannah, one of the sextuplets who chose to live with ex-husband Jon Gosselin in recent years.

"Hannah’s texting me," Gosselin said. "First of all, the misconception that Hannah and I don’t talk — we always have … Hannah and I have always talked. She comes and visits, she is in touch with the kids all the time. Not true."

She admitted that she "could go on and on with misconceptions, but those are the two that came to mind."

Kate’s comments come after she gave a glimpse into her current day-to-day life, which includes working 12-hour shifts as a pediatric nurse.

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"Today was a busy day, it was another 12-hour day," Kate told her followers on TikTok earlier this month.

"And so now I work again tomorrow morning, so I have my dishes loaded into the dishwasher … so I can go to bed and get up early and do it all over again," she continued.

While several people praised her work ethic in the comments, one fan asked her what happened to all the income she earned working on the show.

"Honestly? Providing for 8 kids, college funds which I am proud to say covered all of their college and more and LAWYERS. Sickening but I was drug into court constantly and that costs A TON," she said in her response. "Sad bc my kids could have a lot more saved and I could have a retirement saved if it weren’t for lawyers. It’s OK. I’m helping other families and I feel needed and I enjoy helping!"

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The former reality star first gained national attention when she appeared on the hit TLC show, "Jon & Kate Plus 8," which chronicled how she and Jon managed their eight children, which included one set of twins and one set of sextuplets. 

The show was on the air from 2007 to 2009, before the couple's divorce in 2009 brought it to an end. Kate then starred in the show's spin-off, "Kate Plus 8," which showed what her life was like as a single mother.

Fox News Digital's Brie Stimson and Lori Bashian contributed to this report.

FBI raid of John Bolton's home reportedly linked to classified documents probe

FBI agents raided the Bethesda, Md., home of former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning, marking a new tension point in his difficult relationship with President Donald Trump. Agents also raided Bolton’s D.C. office.

The reason behind the raids was reportedly linked to a probe of allegations that Bolton sent classified documents to his family from a private email server while working at the White House, according to the New York Post. The Post cited a Trump administration official who said FBI Director Kash Patel ordered the raid.

The outlet also reported that yet-to-be-unsealed search warrants reference a controversy over his memoir to establish a pattern of behavior. However, a senior U.S. official told the Post the probe was a "clean break" from the investigation regarding Bolton’s book.

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Shortly after the raid began, Patel wrote on X that "no one is above the law… [FBI] agents on a mission."

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino shared the post and wrote, "Public corruption will not be tolerated."

Bolton, who served in Trump’s first administration, has not been arrested or taken into custody. Trump revoked his security clearance and Secret Service detail in January 2025.

Trump was asked about the raid on Friday and said he did not know about it ahead of time, claiming he saw it on television. The president then made clear his disdain for his former national security adviser.

"I’m not a fan of John Bolton. He’s a real lowlife," Trump told reporters. He went on to call Bolton "not a smart guy" and said "he could be very unpatriotic."

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The president also said Bolton was "a very quiet person except on television if he can say something bad about Trump."

Vice President JD Vance told "Meet the Press" on Friday that "we’re in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation into John Bolton." Vance denied Bolton was being targeted for criticizing Trump.

A source familiar with the Bolton raid and the evidence used to justify it told Fox News Digital that "Bolton really had some nerve to attack Trump over his handling of classified information," but would not give more details.

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Bolton criticized Trump’s handling of classified documents after the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago in 2022. Trump was later indicted on 37 felony counts, which expanded to 40 before the case was dropped in July 2024.

During Trump’s first administration, a probe into classified documents was launched but later shut down by the Biden administration. The Justice Department argued that Bolton’s 2020 memoir, "The Room Where it Happened," contained classified material and attempted to block it from being published. 

The FBI and Bolton’s office declined to comment on the matter.

Reporting contributed by Axios and Fox News’ Michael Dorgan, David Spunt, Breanne Deppisch, Emma Woodhead and Brooke Singman.

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