Anthony Edwards is going on a press run for his shoes.
He actions resulted in the creation of bad press at a bad time
So either he shuts up about it
But if he does talk about it, it is not like he can be honest. He can't be like "I got the sex worker pregnant because I engaged in unprotected sex with her. When she told me she was pregnant I panic. And since I don't respect her, I felt no need to be respectful toward her during our discussions regarding terminating the pregnancy for a large sum of money, and her hesitancy regarding about getting an abortion....I should have made better decisions."
Or you listen to your lawyer, agent, and publicist and let throw you under the bus in a statement.
I think he should have stayed quiet, but his statement was standard given he couldn't be upfront about the details of his stupidity in public.