‘RHONY’ star Hailey Glassman addresses rumors she broke up Jon and Kate Gosselin’s marriage

“Real Housewives of New York” newbie Hailey Glassman is denying rumors she broke up Jon and Kate Gosselin’s marriage. During Tuesday’s episode of the Bravo show, Glassman told her castmate Jessel Taank that she and Jon began their relationship after he had separated from Kate, but the news hadn’t become public yet so it looked like a cheating scandal. “We were on my dad’s yacht, and someone got a photo of us, and then it was on TMZ, and they were like, ‘Jon with mystery woman, and plastic surgeon’s daughter,’” Hailey recalled. “Real Housewives of New York” newbie Hailey Glassman (pictured here) denied rumors she broke up Jon and Kate Gosselin’s marriage. Bravo During Tuesday’s episode, the reality star explained that she and Jon started dating following his seperation from Kate, but their split wasn’t made public yet. Bravo “So it became this whole, like, ‘Home-wrecking Hailey, she ruined a family of eight.’” “That was never the story,” she insisted, adding that the tabloids at the time “only care about salacious lies.” According to Glassman, 39, she and Jon, 49, met when her father performed a “tummy tuck” on Kate after she gave birth to their sextuplets, and from there Jon and her parents became “family friends.” When Jon and Kate separated, he moved into her parents’ house. Glassman noted that happened around the time she came home from college, and the two developed a close friendship that turned romantic. “So it became this whole, like, ‘Home-wrecking Hailey, she ruined a family of eight,’” Glassman (pictured with Jon in March 2009) said. / SplashNews.com Glassman (pictured with Jon in July 2009) insisted that the tabloids at the time “only care about salacious lies” and there was no truth to the cheating rumors. ABACA / Shutterstock In her confessional, Glassman explained that the media’s portrayal of her and Jon’s relationship deeply affected her and still impacts her life today. “The media was just destroying me, and at 22 you don’t know who you are,” she said. “It’s almost like if you could rewind your life in time and pinpoint that one moment where a piece of you died but there was no funeral for you. That whole ordeal ruined my life.” Hailey told Jessel that, at the time, tabloids “invaded” Indiana University, the school she attended, and asked people to give them a “juicy story” on her in exchange for $100. Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. Thanks for signing up! According to Glassman, her dad performed a “tummy tuck” on Kate after she gave birth to sextuplets and her parents became close friends with Jon (pictured in 2009). / SplashNews.com After Jon’s seperation from Kate, he moved in with Glassman’s family and their friendship soon turned romantic. (Pictured: Jon and Glassman reuniting in 2015.) / SplashNews.com She also said the media frenzy was why she and Jon, who dated from June 2009 to October 2009, ultimately broke up. “I was just so beaten down,” she admitted. Jon and Kate wed in 1999 and rose to fame on TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” which followed the couple and their eight children. The show aired from 2007 to 2009. The former couple announced their divorce in June 2009 during an episode of the TLC series. Jon and Kate (pictured in April 2009) rose to fame on TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8” which followed their large family. Barry Talesnick/Globe Photos/ZUMA Press Wire / Shutterstock The exes (pictured with their kids in July 2009) filed for divorce after 10 years of marriage and are not on speaking terms. / SplashNews.com After their split, Kate continued starring on the renamed “Kate Plus 8” series from 2010 to 2017. The exes — who share twins Madelyn and Cara, 25, and sextuplets Aaden, Joel, Collin, Leah, Hannah and Alexis, 22 — are not on speaking terms. New episodes of “RHONY” air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!