Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, apologizes for ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, apologizing in a video.

“I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I was disgusted then when I did it. I’m disgusted now,” Combs said in a video statement posted Sunday to Instagram and Facebook.

The security video aired Friday shows Combs, wearing only a white towel, punching and kicking Cassie, an R&B singer. The footage also shows Combs shoving and dragging Cassie, and throwing a vase in her direction.

Due to the violent nature of the video, it is not posted here but can be found at CNN.

Cassie, whose legal name is Cassandra Ventura, sued Combs in November over what she said was years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. The suit was settled the next day, but spurred intense scrutiny of Combs, with several more lawsuits filed in the following months, along with a federal criminal sex-trafficking investigation that led authorities to raid Combs’ mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.

“The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs,” Ventura’s attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor, told CNN. “Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light.”

The assault took place on March 5, 2016, at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. CNN verified the location based on publicly available photos.

Ventura, who reached an undisclosed settlement with Combs, declined to comment. She alleged years of sexual abuse and other violence from Combs.

The lawsuit alleges Combs paid the hotel $50,000 for the security video. Ventura’s lawsuit was settled in a day but spurred several more lawsuits, along with a federal criminal sex-trafficking investigation that led authorities to raid Combs’ mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.