Jon Gosselin Really, Truly Ready to Make Peace With Kate

Octodad says goodbye to another ally as he attempts to fight custody battle alone; despite signing off on legal filing, says he never wanted full custody

Jon Gosselin's seen the light? Eh, probably just the legal bill.

The unemployed octodad announced via Twitter today that he has canned his attorney and will attempt to win his latest legal battle all on his own, using nothing more than his wits and charm.

No need to suppress your laughter, we'll wait. All good? OK, then…

"Mr. Anthony List Sr., Esq. is not my representing attorney; I terminated him on April 15, 2010," Gosselin tweeted. "He has no legal right to speak to the press or anyone on my behalf.

"Kate, her attorneys and I are moving forward to work out things privately and amicably."

Funny how this change of heart comes only after Kate Gosselin danced her way out of posing a threat to Jon's press-hungry ego.

There's still no word (or corroboration) from Camp Kate as to whether or not she's on board with the amicable schtick. She returned to her Reading, Pa., headquarters from California today and then quickly took off again without speaking to reporters. But given Jon's shoddy history with communicating, we're guessing this news will come as a surprise to her.

Another surprise, no doubt, will be Jon's new claim that, despite his most recent legal filing, he never wanted to strip Kate of her custody. (Jon failing to take responsibility, on the other hand, will come as a shock to no one.)

"I never wanted primary custody, [List] filed for that," he tells TMZ. "I only wanted a more flexible custody schedule so I could be with my kids."

List, however, is calling foul on the remarks, and says that Jon's tweets are the first he's heard that his services are no longer required.

"The only thing I know is what I read in the blogs today and that he is going to handle it privately," List tells E! News.

"I was shocked because we were making some progress. I wish Jon and Kate the very best, but particularly the ones that I am worried about are those eight kids."

List, who only offered his services to Gosselin due to a close friendship with Jon's late father, says he has "no hard feelings against Jon."

"Would I have preferred it being done differently? Sure. Because it wasn't just a professional relationship, it was a personal relationship that went back from when he was 18 years old."

You know what this means: From now on, when Jon's accused of being completely "incoherent," he has no one to blame but himself.

—Reporting by Claudia Rosenbaum and Whitney English