Sean “Diddy” Combs apologizes for alleged attack seen in 2016 surveillance video

Sean “Diddy” Combs apologized for CNN’s recently released security video that claimed appears to show him attacking singer Cassie in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.. He said his behavior was “inexcusable” and that he took “full responsibility” for his actions.

The hip-hop mogul took to social media on Sunday to apologize for the alleged attack and said in an Instagram video that he was “disgusted” by his actions.

“It’s so hard to reflect on the darkest moments of your life, but sometimes you have to do it,” Diddy said on Instagram. “I was screwed – I hit rock bottom – but I can’t make any excuses. My behavior on this video is inexcusable.”

The video, first released by CNN on Friday, is the latest in a series of public allegations and revelations of physical and sexual abuse against Combs.

In the video, Combs, wearing only a white towel, is apparently seen punching and kicking the R&B singer who was his longtime protégé and girlfriend at the time. The footage also shows Combs allegedly pushing and dragging Ventura and throwing a vase in his direction.

The security camera video, dated March 5, 2016, closely resembles a description of an incident at an InterContinental hotel in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles. described in a November lawsuit filed by Venturawhose legal name is Cassandra Ventura, who alleged years of sexual abuse and other violence at the hands of Combs.

The lawsuit alleges Combs paid the hotel $50,000 for the security video. CNN did not say how it obtained the video, but said it verified where it was filmed by comparing the footage with publicly available footage from the InterContinental Hotel.

Diddy has denied the allegations in the lawsuit, but neither he nor his representatives had responded to the video as of Sunday.

“I take full responsibility for my actions in this video,” Combs said Sunday. “I was disgusted at the time when I did it. I’m disgusted now. I went and sought professional help. I started going to therapy, going through rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I am truly sorry. But I am committed to being a better man every day.

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Friday that it was “aware of the video.” They said the footage was “extremely disturbing and difficult to watch” but that “we would not be able to press charges as the behavior would have occurred beyond the period in which a crime of assault can be prosecuted.” “.

A lawyer for Ventura told CBS News in a statement that Combs’ statement Sunday was “more about himself than the many people he hurt.”

“When Cassie and several other women came forward, he denied everything and suggested his victims were looking for a paycheck,” Meredith Firetog, a partner at Wigdor LLP, said in a statement. “The fact that he was only forced to ‘apologize’ after his repeated denials were proven false shows his pathetic desperation, and no one will be swayed by his disingenuous words.”