Diddy Apologizes. No Charges Pending

Sean “Diddy” Combs apologized Sunday for beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, two days after CNN published video of the brutal 2016 attack in a Los Angeles hotel.

Combs, 54, admitted it is him seen in the disturbing video and said he was “truly sorry,” in a video statement he posted on social media. “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video,” he said. “I was disgusted then, when I did it. I’m disgusted now.”

The video showed Combs, wearing only a towel, running through the hallway of the since-closed InterContinental Hotel. He catches up with Cassie, whose legal name is Cassandra Ventura, as she stands outside an elevator.

Combs grabs Cassie from behind, throws her violently to the ground, kicks her twice and begins dragging her along the floor. After Cassie eventually stands up and picks up a phone, Combs shoves a vase in her direction.

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Los Angeles County prosecutors told The L-A Daily News no charges are forthcoming against rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs after the release of disturbing 2016 surveillance video taken in a Century City hotel, which appears to show the rapper and producer physically assaulting then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.

“We are aware of the video that has been circulating online allegedly depicting Sean Combs assaulting a young woman in Los Angeles,” the District Attorney’s Office said in a statement posted on social media late Friday. “We find the images extremely disturbing and difficult to watch. If the conduct depicted occurred in 2016, unfortunately we would be unable to charge as the conduct would have occurred beyond the timeline where a crime of assault can be prosecuted.

The video, obtained by CNN, was taken at the then-InterContinental Hotel in Century City, the network reported.