Jon Gosselin slammed ex-wife Kate Gosselin for allowing his oldest daughters, twins Cara and Mady, to appear on the "Today" show after he worked "so hard" to get them off reality television.
In an interview with Hollywood Life, Jon explained why he believes Cara and Mady were uncomfortably quiet during their nationally televised interview with Kate.
"I think out of fear, they went silent," Jon told the gossip site. "They were never scripted before, it was a reality show - do what you want, say what you want. They were in a moral dilemma. All the stress got to them and they didn't say anything."
Jon told Hollywood Life he believes Kate wants attention and claims her need to be in the spotlight it hurting the children.
"I think it's f-ing horrible that she'd put them in a [position] like this," Jon said. "She put them on TV for herself. She's narcissistic."
"They haven't been on TV in two years, so why are they speaking out? I care about my children and I am worried about them being normal kids. I've worked so hard to get them off TV and now she throws them back on TV," Jon added.
The father of eight children and former "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star told Hollywood life he was completely shocked by their behavior. He believes it just further proves his kids need to be kept out of the spotlight.
"If they felt that way, they would have said it," Jon said. "I've just never seen them not talk. I was like, 'Holy cow.'"
The "Today" show interview wasn't the first the girls "spoke out" publicly. The 13-year-olds, along with their mother Kate, did an interview with People magazine to explain they're growing up well since the show ended.
"People expect us to be damaged," Cara told People, Mady added: "People think we're supposed to be messed up, like, 'Oooooh, the poor Gosselin kids, they're going to be scarred for life, waaaaah.' Here's the big news: we're not messed up."
You can watch the "Today" show interview in the video below.
