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Fans knew "It's Showtime" host Amy Perez was about to say something that carried an air of seriousness to it when the music on the studio came a sudden stop during this Friday's episode.

And they were right, as she delivered a sincere apology for a crude joke a member of the noontime program's girl group, GirlTrends, made about being an orphan.

"Ang buong programa po ay humihingi po ng inyong paumanhin. Hindi po namin intensyon na mawalan ng respeto at gawing katawa-tawa ang kahit na sinong tao," Perez said.

The joke in question was from Erin Ocampo and came during an "It's Showtime" segment where hosts trade banter with one another.

She asked Hashtags' member Jimboy Martin: "Paano gumawa ng panget na anak?"

A post shared by Erin Ocampo (@erinocampox) on Jun 7, 2018 at 12:13am PDT

A post shared by Jimboy Hendrix Martin (@hashtagjimboy) on May 17, 2016 at 8:17am PDT

After giving it a thought for a minute or two, Martin replied: "Bakit hindi mo tanong sa nanay mo?"

Ocampo then clapped back by insisting in jest: "Mali. Tanong mo sa totoo mong magulang kasi ampon ka!"

She drew ridicule from many viewers online, as well as from Norfil Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization that provides orphaned children help.

The joke was labeled "insensitive" and "ignorant."

We at NORFIL Foundation Inc., would like to express our grave alarm and dismay to Showtime's episode that was aired yesterday, June 7, 2018 (Thursday). During the “Purokatatawanan” portion of the show. Erin Ocampo... https://t.co/0eei1qsQmS

— NORFIL Foundation (@NORFILfdn) June 8, 2018

Okay napanood ko na yung "JOKE" ni Erin. Girl, hindi mo alam ang pakiramdam ng malaman na ikaw ay isang ampon at malayo sa tunay na magulang. Hindi mo alam ang pakiramdam ng hndi magkaanak kaya nagampon sila. Hays. Kaya sana hinay hinay sa bnbitawan. #ShowtimeNanJUNEkaNaNaman

— WorldWide Handsome (@unJINibubble) June 8, 2018

"Jimboy, paano gumawa ng panget na anak?" - Erin
"Bakit hindi mo itanong sa nanay mo?" - Jimboy
"Ano? Bakit hindi ko itanong sa nanay ko? Mali! Tanong mo sa totoo mong magulang kasi ampon ka."- Erin

Pinaparinggan na siya ni Anne na "Erin, bahala ka dyan ha" di siya nakinig 😪 https://t.co/LfyOgvkWlN

— ,, (@iluvkjd) June 8, 2018

Naalala ko yung Joke ni GT Erin ba yun grabe naoffend ako...Ano problema niyo sa ampon argghh bakit masama ba maging ampon😒😒😒😡😡😡#ShowtimeiLoveYa #ShowtimeNanJUNEkaNaNaman

— Mari Ryanne Jackque Viceral (@RyanneMari) June 8, 2018

Huy ang panget ng joke ni Erin ngayon sa Showtime. Kahit na joke yun, di pa rin niya dapat sinabi yun. Hindi niya naisip yung nafefeel ng mga tao tungkol dun and I, thank you.

— Allenie (@LenieAckerman) June 7, 2018

Perez's apology acknowledged that the joke was in poor taste and added: "Magtiwala po kayo na mas lalo po kaming magiging maingat, responsable, at sensitibo sa aming mga salita para sa kasiyahan po ng lahat. Muli, amin pong paumanhin sa lahat at mahal po namin kayo, Madlang People. Maraming salamat po."