Nick Cannon has issued an apology to the five mothers of his eight children following his recent baby news.
The comedian, 41, apologized for "failing" to "protect and respect" their privacy when confirming the news that he was expecting his eighth child.
During Monday's episode of his talk show, Cannon confirmed that he and model Bre Tiesi are expecting a baby boy together, less than two months after he and Alyssa Scott lost their son Zen, who died in December from brain cancer.
Watch Nick Cannon apologize to the mothers of his children:
Thursday morning, Cannon apologized live on air after saying he "failed" to "protect and respect the privacy of the mothers of all my children" when he shared the news earlier this week.
"I misspoke and probably went too much into detail on Monday expressing my feelings and it probably felt like I was making some comparatives when talking about the passing of my son Zen and then also talking about the new child I'm expecting," he explained.
"I didn't need to do that because those are two completely separate moments in my life and they both deserve the respect," Cannon added.
Cannon vowed to "do better with delicate and sensitive discussions" and promised the mothers of his children to be more understanding and compassionate.
He then explained during the show that he and Scott are still grieving the loss of baby Zen every day.
"I know it seems awkward because people are trying to do the timing and all that … none of that matters. We lost a child and it still is a sincere and real situation," he said.
"I love her, I love my son Zen, and I always will," Cannon continued. "And I'm gonna love my new child. I'm a responsible human being and I take full responsibility for everything so I must say I sincerely apologize to everyone involved for any extra pain or confusion that I may have caused."
Watch Nick Cannon open up about his "celibacy journey" following baby news:Cannon - who revealed he knew about Tiesi's pregnancy before Zen's death - said he wants to "respect the grieving process" with Scott while still sharing his excitement to welcome another child.
The child will be Tiesi's first and Cannon's eighth.
In addition to his late son Zen, the actor is already dad to 10-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe, whom he shares with ex-wife Mariah Carey; 4-year-old Golden Sagon and 1-year-old Powerful Queen, whom he shares with Brittany Bell; and 7-month-old twins, Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir, whom he shares with Abby De La Rosa.
