Rabbi Shmuley's Got No Time for Kate

By Jo Piazza Posted Nov 4th 2009 07:42AM

Jon Gosselin's new spiritual advisor celebrity rabbi Shmuley Boteach tells PopEater he has his hands full at the moment dealing with Jon so Kate is out of luck if she wants to get some of the Shmuley love for herself. "I'm not up to that yet. Right now I can only focus on Jon," Shmuley told us after his public confessional with the dad of eight kids that kicked off the latest in Jon and Kate's battles: The war of public apologies.

Jon drew his sword when he got all confessional with Shmuley during a public forum in NYC Saturday night. He even admitted to some bad behavior in the last few months. "Half the stuff I've done, if I look at my moral compass, I shouldn't have done," he said. "Every day I look in the mirror and I wonder [why I'm famous]. I don't sing. I don't dance. I'm not a Nobel Peace Prize winner. I just had eight kids and I had a show on TLC." Jon also said he plans to apologize to Kate.

"I'm working on Jon's moral development," Shmuley told PopEater. "Jon was once a good husband and father and somewhere along the line that changed and I am helping him to return to his former self."

Shmuley wants to let folks know he isn't Jon's mentor, but more of a spiritual advisor (note Shmuley was also Michael Jackson's spiritual advisor). The two have been meeting for a few minutes a day and sometimes more. Jon is also working with a local pastor.

While Jon had Shmuley over the weekend, Kate found solace in her go-to public pulpit, the 'Today Show', by allowing morning show host Natalie Morales to conduct a teary tell-all TLC special that aired on Monday night. Kate admitted she was sorry for berating and bossing Jon during their marriage saying she was "wrong to treat him that way."

"It's hard to comment on an apology designed not to help the healing in a divorce but instead designed to manipulate us and what we think of them. It's meaningless and not only have we seen it before, we've seen it done much better," says radio host and author of 'Cult of Celebrity,' Cooper Lawrence of Kate's apologetics.

So now that the two have both moved into the apology phase of their marriage meltdown and divorce like Cooper wonders: Should we buy it?

PopWrap's Jarett Wieselman is skeptical.

"Jon Gosselin's remorse strikes me as faker than his marriage. A truly repentant person doesn't continue to issue press releases spotlighting his sorrow -- he simply lives it," Wieselman says. Although if an entire week goes by and he doesn't pop up on 'The Insider', at a party with Michael Lohan or in a staged photo op, I might begin to consider his contrition."

"We all want to change," Shmuley says about whether he himself buys Jon's remorse. "But at the end of the day words are not as important as actions. We should judge him by his actions."

So far John's actions aren't exactly screaming remorse. Tuesday morning Jon took to Twitter to digitally dig at Kate.

"Kate even slipped last night and admitted we split up a year ago! Though she claims she 'didn't remember' who called it quits," he tweeted about Kate's TLC confessional.

But like Rabbi Shmuley says, all real change takes time and everyone involved in this sitch seems to have a long way to go.

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Wednesday 04 November

By mygt1998

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wah wah wah Jon...no one in their right minds feels sorry for you ...you are a l.o.s.e.r. that needs a lot more than religion or some crack pot who is in it for his 5 minutes (yeah you "rabbi") these two loonies deserve each other.

By amanda

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are you kidding me? So who are we all suppose to feel sorry for KATE...HAHAHA I don't think so.

Sunday 03 January

By Karin

Excuse me, but I can not believe you are one of Kate Gosslin's followers, SHE is the loser, I was so glad when Jon finally left her.I am an female adult over 50 and I can not believe that it took Jon that many years to realize what Kate was all about, the money and the power. She was the one who wanted more children, so let her take care of them and raise them instead of nannies and others.

By origamib

Jon is a schmuck. Kate is no prize--but look closely at what she has said since the separation began. With the notable exception of telling the world that Jon took a lot of money from the household account against court orders (which she told the truth about as the judge ordered him to pay it back), she hasn't really bad mouthed him at all. His own rotten behaviour is at fault for his bad public image. The worst she's uttered is when she jokingly said that she thought the 'real Jon'had been abducted by aliens. By now we are all hoping some will.

By SRSapb

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Tubby ex-hubby needs to just go away! Kate is stuck in this never-ending morass--somebody please put a muzzle on Jonboy!!!

By GotIt

I finally figured this out...This is all scripted. They hate each other, they want to apologize, they miss each other, etc. The girlfriend is the daughter of Kate's plastic surgeon- that was on the show. Rabbi Schmuley had his own show on TLC-Shalom In the Home. Now Jon can beg forgiveness and Kate will be able to sleep at night again. Sickening

By PR

They are confirmed fame whores. They want money and apparently the only way to earn it is to somehow remain in the spotlight, even after the show is over. They are both insincere and an embarrassment for constantly going on television to air their dirty laundry. Why don't they just stop doing interviews and work privately on their problems? Why? Because that would make everyone forget about them, that's why.

And another thing...Rabbi Schmuley Boteach may be a very learned man and a leader in the Jewish community, but to allow Jon Gosselin to make a public spectacle of himself on a stage alongside the Rabbi is to cpndone the very behaviour that is going to cripple the Gosselin children emotionally for YEARS to come. Rabbi--you have 9 children yourself. How can you sleep at night letting this man use the public forum of your synagogue to get more attention from the media instead of spending private time helping his children heal? Shame on you. Shame on you both.

By Anne

origamib, why blame the rabbi. Jon and Kate made their beds. The children are not seeking a rabbi to help them heal. They are not jewish and need the minister of their church to help them. Kate admitted she has not gone to church since the seperation. She is a Christian when its convient. Rabbi is helping Jon because Jon sought his counsel..

Thursday 31 December

By Amy Rosenberg

It should not matter the religion of your spiritual advisor. WITH ALL OF THE MIXED RELIGIOUS FAMILIES, EITHER OR BOTH SHOULD OFFICIATE.After all, Jon is Jewish according to liberal religious leaders, as are his children.
The older religious folks were playing a dangerous numbers game and claiming more adherants to their faith because it game that religion more power. It is time to stop playing those games.
All clergy are trained in the religious practices of other faiths and can therefore serve as clergy during a crisis. They are trained and can perform death bed rites and other emergency functions as well as participate at festivals for all faiths.

By PEPPA

The beginning of the end for this FAMILY , was when they agreed to put their lives out there (for money) on TV, for all to see.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE TRUTH FOLKS.

Sure it takes a lot of money to raise a large family, BUT .... they took the easy way out.... they exploited their sweet children, and themselves...PERIOD !
>>> they don't need a RABBI or whomever to tell them...DUH ???????

By shele12

Kate should be glad that Shmuley does not have time for her. He wasn't exactly good for Michael Jackson. And Jon needs to run as far as he can away from him. He most definitely should not tell him his most intimate secrets. He can not be trusted and his advice is not all that great either!

By themeeker

Nope, still don't care.

By starhopper

After all this time Kate finally says she is sorry for the way she treated Jon during their maarriage? Sorry Kate I wouldnt believe you if you were standing on a mile high stack of Bibles. Your eyes say it all and you lie from the time you were concieved till the time of your death. You care not one whit about anything that does not enrich you or gain you fame. I hope you end up being the trailer trash you reaLLY ARE!

By Venus

Not to worry, Jon, you have a whole planet of people wondering why you're famous, too! So be not afraid to look in the mirror. Of course, talking to yourself portends of a completely different set of problems but, hey, let's just tackle one thing at a time.

By Glen

I wouldn't be sleeping at night either if I lived every single day publicly like an oozing drunk. I still feel stupid about the shoulders I cried on years ago about my poooor wittle split-ups, I can't imagine having it all those stupid thoughts and words caught on tape and displayed nationally. Talk about a really bad hangover when these two wake up; good luck shaking this off.

By caramelosdos

Sorry Rabbi, I used to think you were good, but now
I don't. When you give advise to a couple trying to
repair their lives and salvage the little that is
left for the sake of the children, then BOTH PARENTS
must be given advise. For the Rabbi to say he can't,
does not have time, is a lot of crap. Rabbi Go back
to your beginnings, and your bible. You need it.

By jceasars911

The rabbi is as much of a nutbag as ol' jon is! Saw him on bonnie hunt last season and his opinions/advice are horrific! Someone in the audience asked him what some of the signs of a cheating spouse were! He replied that for men it was they they were suddenly exercising and eating healthier and for women it was that they were buying new underwear! Really??? Really???? I can only imagine the trouble he caused for many couples with his BS! The unnecessary suspicions and maybe even some abuse from jealous spouses! He is not one to fix anything anywhere except maybe a bank account! lol

Thursday 05 November

By Kitty

I don't understand. Why did Kate choose to have 6 more children when she knew they could not afford them? Where did she get the right to have a total of 8 kids, and publically say she and Jon could not afford them?

By maryann

are you crazy? did she have the kids alone? it takes 2 dim-wit

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