Jon Gosselin stops the divorce

When Jon Gosselin heard that his estranged wife, Kate, had a breakdown during the taping of a TV pilot in September, he knew he was responsible for her suffering.

In addition to flaunting his relationship with his new girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, and partying at clubs all over the country surrounded by scantily clad women, Jon went on ABC's Primetime recently and said he "despised" the mother of his eight children.

Jon Gosselin says he despises estranged wife Kate

'He woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and didn't like the reflection,' Jon's attorney, Mark Jay Heller, tells In Touch. 'He realized he'd made some bad choices.'

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Jon and Kate were due to be officially divorced by the end of November - but now he claims he's had a serious change of heart. 'I regret my conduct since Kate and I separated [on June 22],' Jon tells In Touch exclusively. 'I used poor judgment in publicly socializing with other women so soon.'

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For more on Jon's change of heart, check out this week's issue of In Touch.

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