He could say something, but he really can't say anything though. He'll look like a dumba$$. He took it way too far-pretty much to the point of no return. If I had to guess he didn’t really think his ex-was going to actually move on and he realized he put his foot so deep in it that it’s hard to come back from telling someone to move on. All in all OP knows he screwed up and is regretting it which explains his almost obsessive behavior with checking her posts multiple times a day almost every day. I could be wrong, but this is what I’m gathering from OP.Not to say I disagree with you, but why not just speak up if that's the case?
No point in asking OP because he'll just deny everything...