According to a new report, former reality television star Kate Gosselin used to force her children to go on trips with her against their will just to help drum up ratings for her old reality show, Kate Plus 8.

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Author Robert Hoffman, who wrote the tell-all Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled The World, explains how Gosselin forced her daughter Mady to go on an all-expenses paid trip to Alaska with then Governor Sarah Palin as part of their show.

"Mady couldn't take it anymore and called Jon the night before, begging him to come and get her and take her back to his apartment," Hoffman wrote in his book. "She absolutely did not want to go away for more filming and especially not as far away as Alaska. I know this because I went to Kate's house that night with Jon to pick up Mady, and I heard the discussion between Jon and Kate - through the intercom at the gate."

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What's more, Hoffman said Gosselin disregarded her ex-husband Jon Gosselin's concerns and was completely livid with him when he tried to reason with her and have Mady stay with him.

He added, "Kate completely disregarded Jon's concerns about Mady and blew it off by saying that Mady was just tired and she didn't mean what she said. She, of course, managed to insult Jon several times during the exchange. This was at night, in the dark, with no paparazzi watching; it was just a loving father coming to get his unhappy daughter who had called him for help."

Hoffman also added that during the incident, the mother-of-eight even threatened to call the police if her ex-husband would take their daughter away with him.

"Jon told Kate that he would be back in the morning to get Mady, and Kate told him that she would have the police at the house to arrest him if he tried," he added.

Hoffman recently re-released thee book after more claims and allegations were made that Gosselin allegedly uses her eight children to help elevate her celebrity status. So far, no network has offered her family a spin-off show even though she's made multiple statements on how much her children would love to be on a television show again.

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