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Jon Gosselin gave his side of the story to CNN interviewer Larry King on Thursday (October 1). Here’s what the 32-year-old reality TV dad shared:

On why he wants to pull the plug on Kate Plus 8:“It’s not healthy for my kids to be on the show… it’s detrimental to them. It’s my right as a parent and as a father of my kids to determine whether the show is good for my family. I don’t think it’s healthy for them because we’re going through a divorce right now. I don’t think it should be televised and I think my kids should be taken off the show.”

On why the change of heart: “I had an epiphany one day. I looked in the mirror and I said, ‘I don’t want to be this person anymore.’”

On if he regrets doing reality TV in the first place: “In the beginning, it was for financial purposes. I can’t tell you if I would have had a better life then or now. Would we have been better off? I don’t know.”

On learning from his past: “I’ve made mistakes, I’ve learned form my mistakes, I regret things. I have to move forward…I really didn’t mean despise. I regret saying that word. I was very emotional…sometimes you just say things you can’t really mean.”

Watch Jon’s interview on Larry King Live below!

A sign is hung on the front gate of the Gosselin family home in Reading, Pennsylvania following Jon Gosselin shutting down production of Kate Plus 8.

The sign reads: “Notice: No film crew or production staff from TLC is permitted on this property under penelty of trespass Johnathon Gosselin”. (The misspellings and grammar mistakes are all included!)

Mama Kate Gosselin is speaking out against her estranged husband: “I’m saddened and confused by Jon’s public media statements. Jon has never expressed any concerns to me about our children being involved in the show and, in fact, is on the record as saying he believes the show benefits our children and was taping on Friday with the kids.”

The 34-year-old reality TV mom continued, “I check in regularly with each of the kids to be sure they want to participate in and continue with the show and will continue to do so. I do the show for my family because I believe it provides us opportunities we wouldn’t otherwise have. Jon used to share that belief until as recently as the day the network announced the name change of the show and indicated that Jon would have a lesser role in the show. It appears that Jon’s priority is Jon and his interests. My priority remains our children and their well being.”

On Saturday, Jon is expected to make an appearance and create his very own milkshake at the West Hollywood shake shop Millions of Milkshakes.

Jon Gosselin’s legal team has been telling TLC lawyers that he “unequivocally believes that his children’s continued participation in your client’s television production is ‘detrimental‘ to his children. Accordingly, Jon expects that your client will cease and desist from any and all further production which includes his eight children.”

TLC is firing back with their own lawyers in a statement obtained by JustJared.com: “We are aware of Jon Gosselin’s recent statements, and remain deeply disappointed at his continued erratic behavior. He and the family were shooting as recently as last Friday, without incident, and his latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic. Despite Jon Gosselin’s repeated self destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC. Direct filming of the children has been currently suspended, pending further conversations between both parents.”

And the claws are out, people!!

After news hit that TLC retitled Jon & Kate Plus 8, Jon Gosselin has been trying to shut down production on the show by not allowing his children to be videotaped.

His attorney fired off a letter to TLC, saying, “Effective immediately, no production crews are to enter Jon’s family home for any reason. In the event that anyone enters the marital property, Jon Gosselin will notify the local authorities to effectuate police action against any trespassers.’ ”

The Insider reports, “Jon found out about the name change the same way we all did — through The Associated Press. He and his attorney assert to ‘The Insider’ they’ve been in discussions to pull the plug on the program and take the kids off the show for weeks prior to (Tuesday’s) announcement.”

What a mess and a half!

TELL JJ: Now that Jon isn’t part of the show anyone, do you think he has the right to shut down production on Kate Plus 8?

Kate Gosselin picks up her children from the school bus in Reading, Pennsylvania on Wednesday (September 30).

On Tuesday, Jon Gosselin announced he intended to “put the brakes” on the pair’s planned divorce, in order to “regain control over the future of (their) family.”

But an insider revealed to Radar Online that, “Kate sees no reason to wait and drag this out. She doesn’t think Jon is being sincere in his comments. She thinks it’s all a publicity stunt,” the source said. “If he meant any of it, he could have easily told her in person or on the phone. Jon is trying to repair his public image.”

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TLC has decided to drop Jon Gosselin from their hit reality series Jon & Kate Plus 8. The show will be relaunched on November 2nd under the new title Kate Plus 8.

The program now include a deeper focus on Kate’s journey as a single mother. TLC will continue its exclusive relationship with Jon and he will continue to appear on the show, but on a less regular basis.

“Given the recent changes in the family dynamics, it only makes sense for us to refresh and recalibrate the program to keep pace with the family. The family has evolved and we are attempting to evolve with it; we feel that Kate’s journey really resonates with our viewers. Additionally the network is in development on a Kate project for 2010” says Eileen O’Neill, President and GM, TLC.

WILL YOU TUNE IN to watch Kate’s journey as a newly single mother raising 5 year-old sextuplets and 8 year-old twins?