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Retired NFL star Terrell Owens claimed a fight caught on camera in which he punched a man in a CVS parking lot was the result of an 'aggressor' threatening him and a fan he was talking to at the California store.

Owens, 48, said in a statement that he acted in self-defense Saturday night when the man 'made offensive gestures and threatening statements' to him and a fan who approached Owens.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver said the man approached him and the fan in the store, and in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, he walked outside, where the man followed.

'The aggressor continued threatening the fan just as he did in the store,' Owens told the AP. 'Once again, attempting to diffuse the ongoing situation, I placed myself between the fan and the aggressor. I made verbal demands asking the aggressor to stop his threatening behavior.'

Owens said the man 'swung at me first' before he 'felt obligated to prevent the aggressor from becoming more violent.'