David Letterman Apologizes to wife Regina Lasko

David Letterman Apologizes to wife Regina Lasko

David Letterman Apologizes to wife Regina Lasko and staff on Monday’s “Late Show,” saying she had been “horribly hurt by my behavior.”

Dave and Regina have been dating since 1986 and have a five-year-old son together. The couple finally wed in March.

"Let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me," said Letterman, according to an early transcript of the program released by CBS.

Letterman’s apology is below:

“I’m terribly sorry that I put the staff in that position. Inadvertently, I just wasn’t thinking ahead. And, moreover, the staff here has been wonderfully supportive to me, not just through this furor, but through all the years that we’ve been on television and especially all the years here at CBS, so, again, my thanks to the staff for, once again, putting up with something stupid I’ve gotten myself involved in,” the 62-year-old said.

“Now the other thing is my wife, Regina. She has been horribly hurt by my behavior, and when something happens like that, if you hurt a person and it’s your responsibility, you try to fix it. And at that point, there’s only two things that can happen: either you’re going to make some progress and get it fixed, or you’re going to fall short and perhaps not get it fixed, so let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me.”