( Entertainment Weekly ) -- Jon Gosselin dug himself into a deep hole Tuesday morning on `` Good Morning America '' with a clip of him saying of his wife Kate , `` I despise her . '' Jon Gosselin speaks out about his bitter break-up with his wife in a new television interview . But during the full-length version of that interview , shown as part of ABC 's `` Primetime : Family Secrets , '' Gosselin probably only made things worse for himself . Talking about his girlfriend Hailey Glassman , he said , `` I love her more than I did Kate . '' Jon told interviewer Chris Cuomo , `` I was abused . I went through therapy . '' His message to Kate via the cameras ? `` Help me out . Go to therapy . Give me closure . '' `` We were a better team before [ 'Jon & Kate Plus Eight ' ] , '' he told Cuomo on Tuesday night . Watch a panel discuss the interview » . And indeed , it did sound pretty crass that the only therapy Kate would agree to was the celebrity kind : with Dr. Phil , said Jon . `` I said , 'Huh ? ' ... It was all about protecting the brand [ of 'Jon & Kate Plus Eight ' ] . '' Jon declined to meet with Dr. Phil , who gave ABC a terse , `` No comment . '' Jon 's comments allowed Kate the opportunity to issue a classy-sounding response , saying , `` For the sake of my children I maintain that I 'm not going to go into details of aspects I believe should remain private . '' Here 's the thing : as those of us who used to watch `` Jon & Kate Plus Eight '' with pleasure during their rosy days know , Jon was always uncomfortable and less articulate in front of the cameras . That 's why Kate 's the one pursuing a TV career , such as her upcoming guest-host stint on `` The View . '' To his credit , Cuomo quietly but persistently tried to point out to Jon , again and again , where he may be going off the rails . But what can you do with a guy who tells you one moment he 's been drinking a lot , and in the next breath says , `` My father was an alcoholic , '' that his grandfather was an alcoholic , and he knows he does n't want to inherit the disease ? Jon seems to tend toward making bad decisions , such as seriously considering a `` Divorced Dads Club '' show with Michael Lohan and Kevin Federline . `` I do n't know , '' he said when Cuomo asked if he was going to do that project . `` That 's why I have a legal team . I might not be able to do it . '' For his own sake and his kids , let 's hope someone prevents that . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . Copyright 2009 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
I love girlfriend more than I did wife , Jon Gosselin says in a television interview . The only therapy Kate Gosselin would agree to was with Dr. Phil , he says . Jon and Kate Gosselin have been going through a bitter break-up . The pair star in the reality TV show `` Jon & Kate Plus 8 ''