"She'll call me like, almost like a lame fish. Like I wasn't going anywhere. I took a lot of abuse from her. I was put down," Jon says of Kate. He seems bitter about the fact that he had to stay at home with the children while Kate traveled on book tours, and admits he was jealous of things she was doing like "lobster dinners, steak dinners." (Surely there is some kind of restaurant in Pennsylvania with a surf 'n turf option.)

Interestingly, Jon's predicament is similar to the housewives profiled in The Feminine Mystique: married too young, defined by spouse and children, and lacks own identity. The difference, however, is that most adults going through a rough patch in search of personal fulfillment don't look for it at the bottom of a bottle of expensive champagne on a yacht on the Riviera, in the pants of a 22-year-old family friend, or in a two-seater sportscar.

Basically, his tears of abuse don't hold much water, because his "self-discovery" just comes off as selfish.

Also in the interview, Jon will go into detail on the following topics:

His relationship with 22-year-old Hailey Glassman. Jon says:

What began as friendship has grown into something more. I know that my decision to appear publicly with Hailey this weekend will be scrutinized, but I hope that people can see I'm a regular guy who is going through a very difficult time in life and wants to move forward.

The rumors about Kate's affair with the bodyguard. The bodyguard was "definitely something that was discussed in the home."

Jon says the show did play a role in the Gosselins' break up.

Jon Gosselin Lashes Out at Kate (Again) [People]
Jon Gosselin Speaks Out [ABC News]

In the clip at left, two actors, Brigitte and John, sit at a bar pretending to be on a date. While Brigitte is in the bathroom, John pours a powder in her drink. While, as anchor John Quinones says, what's frightening is that this happens in real life, it's unlikely this exact scenario would happen, since no human has ever responded to his date saying she feels ill by saying, "I have a pool at my house." The terribly written skit is performed in front of a group of guys and a middle-aged woman, and you can probably guess who intervenes and tells Bridgitte she's been drugged.

As pointed out on Shakesville, the word "rape" is never uttered during this segment. When Bridgitte and the woman cry and hug after it's revealed that it was just an act, Quinones says "Why are you crying? You're an actress!" He adds that Bridgitte was probably all worked up because she was drugged in real life two years ago, but "no one came to her rescue until after she had taken the drink."

Read This—and Resolve Again to Be All In [Shakesville]