The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi is addressing an alleged groping incident that reportedly happened at CAA's Golden Globes party earlier this year. One day after the news broke, the filmmaker took to X (formerly Twitter) Saturday morning to apologize and explain his side.

The Apprentice' director, Ali Abbasi, responds to claims of inappropriate conduct that led to him separating from his U.S. representation.

"The Apprentice" director Ali Abbasi apologized on Saturday for what he called a "slap on the rear" of an A-list actor at a Golden Globes party in January which he said was not sexual, and said he dropped CAA and Management 360 rather than the reverse,