As always, my first priority remains our children."

So what happened to make a couple with eight children break up?

We’ve got the complicated back story.

Jon Gosselin outside the courthouse in 2009 after a divorce hearing with then-wife Kate Gosselin.

“I’ve been struggling with the question of ‘Who is this person?’

for a while.”

She went on to tellPeoplein 2016 that Jon had become a different person shortly before their divorce.

Kate Gosselin at a book signing in 2010 following her divorce.

Her brother later stated that Deanna had been having an affair with Jon for months.

“This isn’t healthy for her.

But she is refusing to help herself, so here I am trying to help her myself.

Jon Gosselin on the red carpet in 2018.

I hope this clears the air,” Deanna’s brother, Jason, toldUs Weeklyin 2009.

Us and People both noted that Jon denied the affair.

I was thinking we were going to beat that.

Kate Gosselin in 2009 with her children.

I don’t know if I can say that anymore" (perPeople).

“I have always made more money than Jon,” she explained to People.

“That doesn’t bother me at all; it all goes into the same pot.

But it obviously, at this point, really matters to him.

And now he’s resenting me for it.”

But now I think we’re in different libraries."

I’m opening my house in open arms if they’re willing to come."