T.O. punched man at CVS, says was threatened

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Retired NFL prima Terrell Owens said a combat caught connected camera successful which helium punched a antheral successful a CVS parking batch was the effect of an "aggressor" threatening him and a instrumentality helium was talking to astatine the California store.

Owens, 48, told The Associated Press successful a connection that helium acted successful self-defense Saturday nighttime erstwhile the antheral "made violative gestures and threatening statements" to him and a instrumentality who approached Owens.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver said the antheral approached him and the instrumentality successful the store, and successful an effort to de-escalate the situation, helium walked outside, wherever the antheral followed.

"The aggressor continued threatening the instrumentality conscionable arsenic helium did successful the store," Owens told the AP. "Once again, attempting to defuse the ongoing situation, I placed myself betwixt the instrumentality and the aggressor. I made verbal demands asking the aggressor to halt his threatening behavior."

Owens said the antheral "swung astatine maine first" earlier helium "felt obligated to forestall the aggressor from becoming much violent."

TMZ first reported the combat astatine the CVS successful Inglewood and published a witness's video.

It was unclear Wednesday whether constabulary were called to the country implicit the weekend. Inglewood constabulary did not instantly respond to telephone calls and an email seeking comment.

"Like anyone else, I was making a halt astatine CVS and was blindsided by each of this," Owens said. "Unfortunately, I had to enactment utilizing self-defense to extremity a menace towards myself and the fan. I volition effort to marque affirmative from this antagonistic experience."