In the second part of his interview with Good Morning America, Jon Gosselin continues to slam estranged wife Kate, claiming that her “constant verbal “abuse” caused friction in their 10-year-marriage.
“Our relationship will never be fixed,” he tells ABC News’ Chris Cuomo. “… I don’t trust her anymore. I was abused … I was beaten down … I’m not going back to that life style.”
The Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad also slams Kate for not being honest to the media about the collapse of their marriage.
“She knows the truth,” he says. “I wish to God, she would speak from emotions … She’s not speaking from the heart. Please — the stuff you tell me in private should be the stuff you tell me on TV.”
Jon says their marriage reached a breaking point once he “stood up to Kate” for the first time, telling her that he wanted to go out with his friends.
“In 10 years, I’ve never gone out … When she said, ‘I don’t want you going out,’ I … I used to say, ‘OK, I’m not going to go out.’ I was very passive. This is the first time I said, ‘You know what? I want to see my friends. I’m going out,’” he says. “That was the first time in my life I ever stood up to Kate … I just felt like I had to take back some time in my life, and I did it. And I felt really good. I made my own decision … I was beaten down for so long, I couldn’t even make my own decision. And when I did, I was like, holy cow! You know? Yeah, what’s she gonna do? Divorce me? All right. Obviously. You know.”
According to Jon, he tried therapy but Kate refused to go with him.
“I have a $22,000 therapy bill. I mean, I tried to have marriage counseling. I did it myself. She refused to go”, he says.
What does Jon want to say to viewers?
“I just want to let the world know that I’m a real person with feelings,” he says. “OK, I’ve made mistakes. Maybe it wasn’t the best idea to go out to the clubs. But we all learn from mistakes, except mine are public.”
You can watch the full Jon Gosselin interview on ABC’s Primetime: Family Secrets, Sept. 8 at 10 p.m. ET
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JON: I want to go out with my new friend. Okay?
KATE: How many times do I have to remind you that we can’t risk the hundreds of thousands of dollars we’re raking in by allowing cameras to follow us around? You can’t do just anything you want anymore. Why don’t you invite your new friend to the house?
JON: I’m not allowed to have a girl as a friend? What’s your problem? I’m sick and tired of your stupid old rules. You’re not the Mama of me! Fine! I’ll just wait until you leave on your stupid vacation and then I’ll do whatever I want, when I want.
KATE: It’s a book tour, not a vacation. We’re getting hundreds of thousands of MORE dollars for this book and the promotional signings are part of the contract we co-signed. How many times do I have to explain this to you?
JON: Well, if you can have a man security guard on that tour with you, then I can have that hot young teacher I met last week in the mall meet me for drinks at the bar down the road while you’re out of town.
KATE: Whatever Jon. It’s fine with me if you want to go in the car to the mall for some hot drinks with our youngsters while I’m gone. I’m going to bed. Remember to take your two new dogs out and to use the bathroom yourself before you go to bed. Have you had your bath yet? Don’t forget. I left the night light on in your bedroom so you won’t get scared in there by yourself. Oh, and I put your favorite Flintstone vitamins on your nightstand.
JON: Fine! Go to bed, see if I care. Oh yeah, forgot to tell you, while you’re gone, I’m interviewing a cocktail waitress to be the rug-rat’s nanny!
KATE: Huh? What makes you think I’m waiting for a cocktail? Goodnight!
THE END
HAHAHA Fauleigh!! too funny
Here is what I don’t get, you are married, you are in your late 20′s, [early 30's] have 8 really cute kids, and now you want to go out? Yeah, isn’t that what you do before you get married, you go out, stay out all night party and have fun? Did you want to “go out when Kate was stuck in the hosp waiting the birth of your kids? [not that I would EVER defend Kate, the woman is a bitch] and finally a $22,000.00 therapy bill, what have you been going for 10 years? TLC can’t supply you with health insurance? and Jon you keep letting out little secrets like therapy and you are opening another can of worms only to have Kate fire back STFU
Isn’t their 15 minutes up yet? OK — who keeps resetting the clock?
Lizzie I am so ready to bash that clock into a gazillion pieces. Enough already of these nobody want-a be’s.