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Jon Gosselin is turning to a higher power.

The reality TV star admits that he has been meeting with a rabbi so he can “reconnect” with his “deeper, more spiritual, more altruistic self.”

In a statement, the embattled father of eight, embroiled in a tabloid war with estranged wife Kate Gosselin, now says that he got a bit “carried away by the challenges of fame.”

The 32-year-old dad, who recently claimed he is “half-Korean and half-Jewish,” went on to say that he was “troubled to learn that the media has accepted as true the scurrilous rumor that I would appear in a reality television program with Nadya Suleman.”

Referring to earlier rumors that the star had signed on to star side by side with Octomom in a dating show, Gosselin continues, “This is utterly false.”

But the partying father, who’s been spotted with a number of women since his split from Kate, adds, “I do, however, accept that some of my previous actions have in some way lent credence to such outrageous stories.

“I am well aware that my behavior over the past few months has not always reflected my personal and religious values,” he said. “I further accept that I have allowed myself to become somewhat severed from my own moral anchor and be carried away by the challenges of fame.”

In the statement, Gosselin goes on to say, “I wish for the public to know my regret at having, at times, betrayed the moral principles that have always guided me. I am committed to making things right with Kate and especially my children. I ask you to please give me the opportunity to prove myself.”

To rectify this, the octodad will appear at New York’s West Side Synagogue on Sunday to “publicly apologize in a sacred place to those whom I have hurt.”

The former star of “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ also stated he had been meeting with none other than Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who recently made headlines for his tell-all book, “The Michael Jackson Tapes”.

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The gossip apocalypse has arrived: Jon Gosselin and Nadya Suleman will be going on a date.

The “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ star has reportedly agreed to appear in a cheesy new reality show in which he’ll date Octomom Nadya Suleman, former “Cheaters” producer Bobby Goldstein told In Touch Weekly.

“I heard that Nadya has an insatiable desire to spend time with Jon and to put their families together,” Goldstein said. “And I had the idea that this could be a very entertaining fiasco.”

Though reps for both parties deny that any show is in the works, Goldstein says he will produce the pilot, called “Jon – Kate = Jon Octomom,” with a former producer of “The Jerry Springer Show.”

According to a press release, cameras will follow Gosselin “as he contemplates what hooking up with Octomom could really be like. He’s totally creeped out by the idea that if they got married, they’d have 22 kids.”

To increase the creep factor, the plotline for the 33-year-old single mom reveals that she will be so obsessed with the octodad, “she’s already talking openly about the two of them getting married.”

The press release continues, “It’s so bad that when they finally meet, Octomom’s brood may start calling Jon ‘Daddy.’ If this doesn’t make Jon lose it, then Octomom modeling her bikini body for him will.”

The odd couple’s scheduled rendezvous comes after Suleman embarrassingly admitted that she thought Gosselin is “hot.”

“I kind of have a crush on Jon Gosselin,” she gushed to RadarOnline.com.

While it’s no surprise Suleman is gung-ho to film the potential reality TV disaster, Gosselin’s decision to jump on board is rather surprising.

Not only is he in the midst of a heated court battle with his estranged wife, Kate, 32, he is still involved in a relationship with 23-year-old Hailey Glassman.

Regardless of personal issues, Goldstein believes the father of eight’s quest for fame trumps everything else. “I think that he wants to remain in the limelight,” he told In Touch. “Notoriety is a component that some humans place a lot of value on.”

He added, “It will be like watching a train wreck. You know you shouldn’t look, but you can’t turn your head away.”

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