Diddy caught on camera assaulting then girlfriend Cassie Ventura at a hotel in Cali.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is responding to the release of a 2016 video that shows him shoving and kicking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie.
On Sunday, May 19, the 54-year-old musician shared a statement via an Instagram video, captioned with the words: “I’m truly sorry.”
“It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life,” Combs said in the footage. “Sometimes you gotta do that. I was messed up. I hit rock bottom, but I make no excuses. My behavior in that video is inexcusable.”
He continued, “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video.”
“Disgusted. I was disgusted then when I did it, and I’m disgusted now. I sought out professional help, going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to ask God for His mercy and grace. I’m so sorry, but I’m committed to being a better man every single day,” Combs added.
The music mogul concluded his statement by saying he is “not asking for forgiveness” and is “truly sorry.”
A representative for Combs did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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The surveillance video, released by CNN on May 17, shows an altercation between Combs and Cassie (born Casandra Ventura) that matches allegations she made in a lawsuit settled last November.
The security camera footage shows Ventura exiting a hotel room and walking toward an elevator. Combs follows her, grabbing her by the neck and throwing her to the ground. He is then seen kicking her and grabbing her purse and suitcase.
Combs kicks her again and begins dragging her back to the hotel room, then lets go and walks away. He next sits down in a chair, grabs something off a nearby table, and throws it at Ventura before walking away. Combs also turns toward her again when someone else exits the elevator.