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Sean “Diddy” Combs, 54, broke his silence and apologized after an 8-year-old video resurfaced, which showed him brutally beating ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, 37.

 

 

 

 

The surveillance video from 2016 captured the music mogul grabbing, shoving, and kicking his then-girlfriend before dragging her through the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel.

Sean “Diddy” Combs released a video on Instagram addressing the “gut-wrenching” video of him assaulting singer Cassie Ventura“It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that. I was f—ed up — I mean, I hit rock bottom — but I make no excuses,” said the Last Night singer in a video, posted Sunday, May 19. “My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I’m disgusted. I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now.”

After the incident, “I went and I sought out professional help,” he said, noting that he went into therapy and rehab.

“I’m so sorry. But I’m committed to being a better man ecaptured him and the Me & U singer during their stay at the since-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.

Dated March 5, 2016, the hotel surveillance footage included clips from multiple camera angles and showcased the moment Cassie exited a hotel room only to have Sean run behind her with a towel around his waist.