well he s for sure going thru a mental, moral breakdown or he wouldnt feel the need to do it. He probably wants to purify his tarnished image for some reasons, the real question is...why does he do it, probably cause he wants to sell something afterwards to the masses.
It would have to be... It makes no sense otherwise.
He is obviously never going to get back what he's lost, so there is no upside... It's stupid.
He should just simply stick to the "lie". People will always call him a cheater anyway.