TORONTO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The embattled mayor of Canada's largest city of Toronto apologized on Thursday after he shocked the public once again for an outburst of sexually explicit language on live television earlier in the day.

Rob Ford quickly summoned a formal press conference to apologize for his graphic language.

He said he was now "receiving support" from a team of health- care professionals for drinking alcohol in excess, adding that allegations of cocaine use and prostitution in some previously redacted court documents released just the day before had pushed him "over the line."

"I acted on complete impulse in my remarks," he told reporters around noon with his wife standing by his side. "When you attack my integrity as a father and a husband, I see red."

Ford shocked reporters in a media scrum earlier in the day when he attempted to refute allegations in the documents that were collected through police interviews with his former staffers and some others.

He specifically addressed the claim in the documents which stated he talked obscene language to a former female employee.

"I've never said that in my life to her, I would never do that. I'm happily married, I've got more than enough to eat at home," Ford told reporters in the morning.

Ford also responded to other allegations, including that former special assistant of communications Isaac Ransom told police Ford was seen consorting with a suspected prostitute.

"It hurts my wife when they are calling a friend of mine a prostitute, Alana is not a prostitute- she's a friend," Ford said. "It makes me sick how people are saying this."

Ford also threatened legal action Thursday morning against his former staffers and others who had made those claims, saying that their allegations were "outright lies."