14 DAY TRIAL // Jon Gosselin is seeking help and – to a certain extent or another – redemption for his past actions, which also include chasing after fame, bad-mouthing his now-estranged wife Kate, being emotionally blind to girlfriend Hailey Glassman’s needs, and much more. As such, under the guidance of celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the father of eight took the stage at a Jewish NY center this Sunday to talk about the issues that pain him the most about his life as it is today, People magazine reports.
Speaking of his actions in the past, the same that brought his name up in the headlines and drew a lot of criticism from the public, viewers of his former TLC reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” Jon simply says he forgot to check his moral compass. He was photographed out in clubs, looking intoxicated, in the company of young girls, he agrees. This alone was more than enough to make people believe he was after instant fame with the help of the paparazzi and clearly he can’t blame anyone for saying that.
“Half the stuff I’ve done, if I look at my moral compass, I shouldn’t have done. I know that but I did it anyway. It’s like fame canceled out conviction,” Gosselin said during Sunday’s ceremony. With all this, and despite living these past couple of years in the harshest of spotlights, Mr. Gosselin says he still can’t understand what’s the deal with this amount of exposure. He shouldn’t be famous, he believes, and he would rather he wasn’t because of the things fame and media coverage have done to his family and personal life.
Speaking of which, Jon also touched upon another topic that has been getting serious coverage in the press these days, namely his relationship with Hailey Glassman. They haven’t called it quits yet, but they are putting the brakes on the relationship until things cool off. However, Glassman’s interview, in which she claimed to be emotionally abused, had nothing to do with the decision, the father of eight insisted: he still supports her actions and will always love her.
“We decided not to take a break, just slow things down, until I get through my divorce and I know everything is settled and okay. I don’t want another failure in my relationships. I don’t want to make the same mistakes I made with Kate, with Hailey. I would just be repeating the pattern over again. Good for her, she got all of this out. I have to be accountable for my actions. Maybe she used the wrong terminology, but she’s 22, that’s what she knew. Those are the words and that’s how she felt,” Jon Gosselin also said of Glassman’s recent interview.