Sean 'Diddy' Combs admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, says he's sorry after video emerges

Sean "Diddy" Combs admitted Sunday that helium bushed his ex-girlfriend successful a edifice hallway successful 2016 aft CNN released video of the attack, saying successful a video apology helium was "truly sorry" and his actions were "inexcusable."

"I instrumentality afloat work for my actions successful that video. I was disgusted past erstwhile I did it. I'm disgusted now," the euphony mogul said successful a video connection posted Sunday to Instagram and Facebook.

The video aired Friday shows Combs, wearing lone a achromatic towel, punching and kicking Cassie, an R&B vocalist who was his protege and longtime woman astatine the time. The footage besides shows Combs shoving and dragging Cassie, and throwing a vase successful her direction.

Cassie, whose ineligible sanction is Cassandra Ventura, sued Combs successful November implicit what she said was years of sexual, carnal and affectional abuse. The suit was settled the adjacent day, but spurred aggravated scrutiny of Combs, with respective much lawsuits filed successful the pursuing months, on with a national transgression sex-trafficking probe that led authorities to raid Combs' mansions successful Los Angeles and Miami.

He denied the allegations successful the lawsuits, but neither helium nor his representatives had responded to the recently emerged video until Sunday.

"It's truthful hard to bespeak connected the darkest times successful your life, but sometimes you got to bash that," Diddy says connected the video. He adds, "I went and I sought retired nonrecreational help. I got into going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to inquire God for his mercy and grace. I'm truthful sorry. But I'm committed to beryllium a amended antheral each and each day. I'm not asking for forgiveness. I'm genuinely sorry."

Combs is looking somber and wearing a T-shirt successful the selfie-style apology video, and appears to beryllium connected a patio. It is the hip-hop mogul's astir nonstop effect aft six months of allegations that person threatened his estimation and career. Previous statements person been released done his lawyers.

The information camera video, dated March 5, 2016, intimately resembles the statement of an incidental astatine an InterContinental Hotel successful the Century City country of Los Angeles described successful Ventura' lawsuit.

The suit alleges that Combs paid the edifice $50,000 for the information video instantly aft the incident. Neither helium oregon his representatives person addressed that circumstantial allegation. CNN did not accidental however it obtained the footage.

Combs is not successful information of being criminally prosecuted for the beating. The statutes of limitations for the battle and artillery charges helium would beryllium apt to look expired years ago.