Sofia Vergara's ex-fiance is speaking out about their dispute over frozen embryos created while they dated.
In an op-ed published by The New York Times on Wednesday, Nick Loeb explained his rationale for fighting to keep the two female embryos he shares with the actress.
"I wanted to keep this private, but recently the story broke to the world," Loeb wrote.
"It has gotten attention not only because of the people involved -- my ex is Sofia Vergara, who stars in the ABC series "Modern Family" -- but also because embryonic custody disputes raise important questions about life, religion and parenthood."
Loeb says he met the actress in 2010 and they got engaged two years later, at which point they decided to create the embryos and conceive a child via a surrogate.