Nick Cannon has apologized for any ‘extra pain and confusion’ he may have caused the mothers of his children when announcing baby number eight after the loss of his five-month-old son Zen.
Cannon, 41, revealed he was expecting a child with model Bre Tiesi on Monday and acknowledged the loss of his son Zen, who passed after a battle with brain cancer in December, in his announcement.
But speaking on his eponymous talk show on Thursday, Cannon admitted he had misspoken and had ‘probably’ gone into ‘too much detail’ expressing his emotions.
‘It felt like I was probably making some comparatives or probably discussing when talking about the passing of my son Zen and then also talking about the new child that I’m expecting. I didn’t have to do that. I didn’t need to do that,’ he said.
‘I misspoke’: Nick Cannon has apologized for any ‘extra pain and confusion’ he may have caused when announcing baby number eight after the loss of his five-month-old son Zen
Nick started his apology by stating: ‘I actually would like to take a moment just to be honest and even take a moment to listen and reflect on what I was saying and what’s popping and apologize properly.
‘I wish to always protect and respect the privacy of the mothers of all my children and you know me. I just really want to be sincere and whether that’s someone who’s new or someone who’s had my child and I have such a great relationship and great admiration for everyone in my life.
‘I believe I probably, no, I failed to do so on Monday because it was a lot going on. I didn’t know how to explain it, I didn’t know what to say, so I was probably talking too fast and probably misspoke and I know I could do better when dealing with delicate and sensitive discussions.
‘So I promise you, I promise the mothers of my children, I promise my family that I would do better, continue to be more understanding, caring, compassionate like they often show me, each and every day through these processes.’
Baby makes eight! Cannon is currently expecting his eighth child with model Bre Tiesi
Heartbreak: Nick and Alyssa Scott lost their five-month-old child Zen last year following a battle with brain cancer
Cannon admitted he had misspoken and ‘probably went too much into detail on Monday expressing my feelings and it felt like I was probably making some comparatives or probably discussing when talking about the passing of my son Zen and then also talking about the new child that I am expecting.
‘I didn’t have to do that, I didn’t need to do that ’cause those are two completely separate moments in my life and in life and they both deserve the respect that they are. Grieving is a process, and I’m still grieving, each and every single day, and myself and Alyssa, our family we still deal with that. And I know it seems awkward because people try and do the timing and none of that matters.
‘You know, we lost a child. And it is a sincere and still is a sincere situation. And I love her, I love my son Zen, and I always will. And I’m going to love my new child, and I’m going to love every child from that point on. I’m a responsible human being, 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.’
‘So I promise you, I promise the mothers of my children, I promise my family that I would do better, continue to do be more understanding, caring, compassionate like they often show me, each and every day through these processes,’ he said
‘Grieving is a process’: The actor said he was ‘still grieving’ the loss of Zen
News of his eighth child emerged after photos of Nick and Bre hosting a gender reveal party emerged.
When confirming his expanding family on Monday, Nick admitted he grappled with how to announce the pregnancy in light of Zen.
‘I’ve known about Bre’s pregnancy for a while now, before my youngest son Zen past in December. And so even going through all of that, this was always in the back of my mind. When’s the right time, how do I share this?
‘We didn’t expect Zen to pass away. All of the news was so unexpected, to kind of figure out a chronological order of hierarchy, it kept me up at night.
‘She held off making her announcement’: Cannon said Bre didn’t announce the pregnancy out of respect for Alyssa
‘I always talk about the guilt that I feel in losing Zen and even how to deal with this with my other children. That was a lot of the guilt as well. The guilt for everyone involved and I just really want to say “thank you” to every one of my family members who just been so understanding and helping me through this process.’
‘I wanted to definitely respect the grieving process with Alyssa and Bre was respectful enough to – she held off making her announcement and speaking on social media. She’s a very, you know, in the public eye type of person but keeps her stuff private as well.
‘And it was just one of those things – I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know to say it when I was dealing with Zen or to hold off. Even right now that it came out yesterday, that wasn’t planned to talk about it,’ he said of the gender reveal snaps.
‘We wanted to hold on for as long as we can. But it happened. We here. And I’m with my family, I get to discuss it, I get to be open.’
After Nick announced the baby news, Alyssa posted a statement to Instagram where she said it was ‘painful’ seeing her son included in conversations ‘that aren’t in alignment with his light and legacy.’
Speaking up: After Nick announced the baby news, Alyssa posted a statement to Instagram where she said it was ‘painful’ seeing her son included in conversations ‘that aren’t in alignment with his light and legacy’
‘I want to thank every single person who has messaged or thought of me over the course of these last few months,’ she posted to Instagram. ‘I always say Zen expanded my heart in ways I never thought possible. He filled that space with compassion, knowing I would need that most.
‘It is painful having my son be apart of conversation that aren’t in alignment with his light and legacy. It isn’t something I chose for him or myself. It’s important for me to let you all know.. I am centered, I am at peace. I look at everyone’s predicament with loving eyes. I will not judge.
‘I will consciously decide what I will participate in. I am surrounded by love. God, my mom, dad, sister brother and daughter continue to carry me.’
Cannon also shares seven-month-old twin sons Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir with DJ Abby De La Rosa.
The All That vet also has daughter Powerful Queen, 13 months, and son Golden Sagon, nearly five, with Miss Guam 2014 Brittany Bell.
The actor also shares 10-year-old fraternal twins Moroccan and Monroe with his ex-wife, Mariah Carey.
